Men are not perfect, what are the shortcomings of Malcom X as an individual and activist?
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it is very hard to say. he changed quite a bit over his lifetime. he was of his circumstances. he wasn't born into a middle class preacher family like MLK. given his circumstances he made the right choices. it's hard to find fault with any of that. maybe one could say he was at first too rigid, militant and uncompromising, for  a while he considered people like MLK to be uncle toms. he changed later after his pilgrimage but that same quality is what lead him away from NOI once he found they were corrupt. he made some errors that seemed correct at the time but he changed with better information.... you can't call this a shortcoming. this includes the kind of blind faith he may have had in Elijah Muhammed.\n\nthough i only know of him through the autobiography etc. so i don't know to what extent that account is idealized. maybe he was too saintly for his own good?
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My ideal man would be funny and smart.  He would be creative and ambitious.  He would be feminist, and he would love me and respect me.  Physically he would be thin and tall.  Actually, short is fine too, and a little meaty isn't so bad either when everything else fits.
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So, in the light of the Additional details you furnished, here I am with my answer-\n\nIn my view, the quintessence of an "ideal" (I presume) man in society constitutes of the following attributes:-\n\n1- Communication\nSome are introverts, some are extroverts; some talk less and some talk more but, inspite of the varying communication levels, there has to be a certain amount of communication with others in a man's life.\n\n2- Action-Reaction\nUnlike other species, us men are affected to a greater degree by the sociological and environmental happenings. As a rule of thumb, our way of thinking IS affected by what happens in our surroundings.\n\n3- Fun\nMankind finds a way to somehow entertain itself. We have a sense of humour and thus, rejuvenate ourselves with the things we find amusing. This attribute is somewhat exclusive to mankind. We also have a terrific musical sense and can enjoy and appreciate music.\n\n4- Hygine\nThis too is an important attribute. Us men have a better sense of hygine than other species and perhaps this sense has contributed a lot in our development as an species.\n\n5- Competitive nature\nA will to excel in all the known fields of study, education, sports and politics also constitutes the major defining attributes of the species we call "men".\n\nThere are a few more categories and sub-categories further down the list but, I better not list them all or I'll put you to sleep.\n\nBest Regards.
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No. See God for details. LOL, just kidding.\n\n No there isnt a perfect man that exist on earth. There are bad men, MAD men, average men, sensitive men, strong men, arrogant men, good men, and great men but no perfect man exist (nor will there ever) on earth.
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Here's my knowledge of the Malcolm Little.\n\nThe bad:\n\nMalcolm dropped out of high school, and moved to Boston to live with a half-sister. After some time, he moved to Harlem, New York, where he became involved in drug dealing, gambling, prostitution, racketeering, and robbery (referred to collectively by Malcolm as "hustling"); he also faked insanity in order to avoid the World War II draft.\n\nWhile in prison, in 1948, his family (not him) converted him to Islam.\n\nMalcolm watched the March on Washington critically, unable to understand why black people were excited over a demonstration "run by whites in front of a statue of a president who has been dead for a hundred years and who didn't like us when he was alive." Later in the year, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Malcolm delivered a speech as he regularly would. However, when asked to comment upon the assassination, he replied that it was a case of "chickens coming home to roost" -- that the violence that JFK had failed and at times refused to reign in had come around to claim his life.\n\nIt is during this time that he was, as many would call him, "anti-white". He was angry, bitter man, and most of it were for the right reasons.\n\nWhat changed him, is what many people of this forum shun, bash, and effectively call out an entire religion as example of the teachings for terrorism. The Hajj changed him and when he came back,\n\n <blockquote>   In the spring of 1964, Malcolm made the Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). The trip proved life-altering. The fellowship he witnessed between Muslims of all races shattered his long-held belief that such communion was impossible. He returned to the United States as a convert to orthodox Islam (and with a new name - El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) and founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity preaching a new interracial acceptance in addition to his belief in black nationalism.\n\n</blockquote>\n\nMost of his beef, later on in his life was towards Nation of Islam (NOI) for many reasons. There was jealousy of him as being more popular than the leader, there was an anti-Islamic practice of adultery by the leader of NOI, etc... Then came the infamous firebombing of his home BY NOI which he and his family survived.\n\nOf course, NOI eventually killed him:\n\n <blockquote>   A week later on February 21, in the Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom, Malcolm had just begun delivering a speech when a disturbance broke out in the crowd of 400. A man yelled, "Get your hands off my pockets! Don't be messin' with my pockets!" As Malcolm's bodyguards rushed forward to attend to the disturbance, a black man rushed forward and shot Malcolm in the chest with a sawed-off shotgun. Two other men quickly charged towards the stage and fired handguns at Malcolm.\n</blockquote>\n\nMy own view and not just basic readings of an encyclopedia (which can only touch upon complexities) is that he was a BIG... well, not a nice man, prior to his pilgrimage to Mecca. But being that I am in firm belief of a human being able to redeem themselves, that's exactly what Malcolm X did.\n\nHe wanted the same rights as every white person had, and while he didn't do it the same way Dr. King Jr. did, he did have the same dream.\n\nHis mistakes are small (in the context) but his biggest one was to get in to a bad organization like NOI. I've often wondered what type of a man he would be if he skipped NOI and went on his own Muslim way.\nI tend to be optimistic that he would have flowered, and all of the people would have benefited.
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I think he is a man with a personal agenda and an audience that he can work with to achieve it.  I don't think there is anything holy about him - personally I find him distasteful.\n\nPeace!
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General public is typicaly ignorant what doesn't effect them daily and in a direct manner. Nudity and and to some part having s*x involves taking off cloths and that seems to enough for many to link the two.\nIgnorance is the root of all evil.
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Balanced, well rounded men exist just as much as well rounded women exist.  Everyone has a range of interests, and personality traits, but there are also social pressures that try to fit us into boxes.  For men, the machoism is more of a pressure than it is for us women to be feminine.  But there are tons of guys that don't fit into the typical "masculine" frame, aren't homosexual, and certainly get a lot of play.  (Like EMO Bands?  Come on!)\nAnd of course there is the "metrosexual" label.\nTo me a well balanced guy can be who he is without caving in too much to social pressures that he should be otherwise.  My current guy likes classical music, but likes listening to it while riding his Suzuki GSXR (motorcycle).  Loves clothes and knows how to dress better than me (suits specifically, and he even knows how to wear pink!--I don't even wear pink!), but doesn't know a skincare product if it hit him in the face.  Cries during a movie, even though it's a Samurai movie.  Doesn't like mainstream sports, but can catch and throw a baseball.  He can be sensitive and caring when it comes to me.  And he isn't ashamed about any of it.  So yeah, it's possible.
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Hm. Not being a man myself, my motion could be denied, but I understand that the male gender in general (including those with homosexual or bisexual tendencies) may be resilient to commitment due to society's masculine power tendencies. In other words, we live in a masculine society, where all true, desicive and definite power is only a man's and never a woman's. The female, on the other hand, is looked upon as fragile, easily deceived; this through the beliefs that the Church has imposed with the story of Adam and Eve. The male figure is strength, and the female figure is weakness. Strength derives from the physical, while weakness is seen in the emotive. There is the connection: emotions are never strong, therefore, if a man is perceived as emotional, he is not a man at all. \nDon't judge me, this is part of hundreds, thousands and millions of years of social history talking.\nIf a man commits himself to a relationship, fully, he is opening himself to the emotional aspects of life. In order for a man to maintain his masculinity in front of society (his peers, family, colleagues, pets, etc.), he must distance himself from the emotional path and build a road back to his masculine side. Some men make a small shortcut trail so they can come and go whenever they understand it is required to do so. \nA man's ideals are also part of his education at home and with his own natural experiences. If he was not brought up as a "macho man", he will understand the emotional side of his brain better than the average Emotion Neanderthals we usually encounter with. However, there will always be that part of society's teachings which will darken his understanding.\nThat is the answer about why men do not accept the fact they have girlfriends. \nNow... if what you meant was that a man would not admitt to another girl that he is in a relationship... then you have encountered with a Neanderthal that only wants to slip into your pants, and you should find something to club him with.\n...\nHey, I'm just kidding about the clubbing.\nJust keep away from that jerk.
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Master race and world domination.  He had lots of issues.
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he is looking at the wrong types of women, because he doesn't have any self worth, and they pick up on that and know that they can get away with treating him that way. he settles for less than he deserves, because he is too in a hurry to find someone. he looks in all the wrong places, probroly under rocks, and places like that. he doesn't get to know them well enough, and doesn't ask questions, he isn't able to discern the good from the bad, and allows others to disrespect him, and fails to confront them, because he fears being abandoned. he is willing to take the worst just to have someone to love, and he isn't really sticking up for himself.
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I would have to agree with u the problem with men is they never grow up.
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I have a lot of respect for Limbaugh, but as a woman I can't imagine that he'd be easy to live with...both because someone with as strong a personality as his could easily dominate a relationship, but also the isolation you would have to live in to keep away from a predatory media would be very depressing.
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I like women that are smart, confident and secure with their sexuality. Its one thing to stand up for equal treatment and equal rights its completely another to go "Butch" over it. There is nothing more unattractive than a women with a big mouth blaming her failures on men. Its unfortunate that the women's movement is dominated by man haters and abortion fanatics describing themselves as feminist revolutionaries struggling for basic human rights for women.
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God appears to be quite a sexist bit of work. Could be jealousy.... as a 'masculine' deity, he can't give birth.Maybe he could do with a bit of balance. (shrugs)
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BIOGRAPHY\n\nMalcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Louise Norton Little, was a homemaker occupied with the family's eight children. His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Earl's civil rights activism prompted death threats from the white supremacist organization Black Legion, forcing the family to relocate twice before Malcolm's fourth birthday.
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Growing up in a heteronormative society where being gay is considered inherently evil, Ted Haggard suppressed his sexuality. In an attempt to change, he turned to God and even spoke out against gays and lesbians. In a bid for normalcy, he married and had a family.\n\nReverend Haggard now knows firsthand that sexuality cannot be changed. His own denial landed him in a relationship that could never bring him sexual satisfaction, despite what emotional bonds he may have with his wife. Unfortunately, it ended with lies and infidelity. It is probably his frustration and self-loathing that drove him to drugs.\n\nReverend Haggard has hurt his family terribly and there is no excuse for that. But the problem is not simply that he is gay -- the problem is that he succumbed to societal pressures and drew other into is fragile, fabricated lie.\n\nIt's not too late for Rev. Haggard to do something positive for society. He knows, perhaps better than anyone, that no amount of prayer can change someone's sexuality. He should admit that his political views were misguided. He should speak out against the pressures of heternormativity and speak up for committed, loving, honest relationships, gay and straight.