Tom Doctoroff: The Mind of Chinese Men: the Anxiety of Disorientation
The Chinese character for "man" (?) depicts "power in the field ." Angular and bold, the pictogram celebrates testosterone-fueled masculinity; it also suggests that men, while ruling the roost, are fully responsible for the material well being of the clan. Confucianism, the Middle Kingdom's cultural blueprint, is rooted in double-edged patriarchy; men boast power but are constrained by the yoke… » Full Story on Huffington Post
