Is this article offensive?

I attempted to write an article for my college student-run newspaper, about how men are perceived in society as considerably less well-to-do beings compared to women, in order to "empower" women in this day and age. I wrote the article with the intention of breaking down some stereotypes about men and women, and to make both sexes realize how important we are to each other, and that we need each other. I was inspired by my good friend and brother in Christ to write this, after seeing deviations by him addressing this matter, and he even dearly made a commission seen here just for the article. I apologize to you, my friend, in that you may have drawn it for nothing. I was not expecting to receive such a backlash from this article. Below you shall see the article. And here is a list of what the editors, including some men on the editing team, thought offensive. Some I never would've known about. 

1. Using the words "girl" and "ladies" were "demeaning" to their minds. 
2. Stating a child needs both a man and a woman was thought "offensive". You know why...  
3. Claiming that certain inventions were made for women was deemed "implied sexism" and "it implies women are only meant for being in those places".
4. On the whole, they believed the article made unbacked claims that anyone is bashing men in any way, and the editors believed that men are not being disrespected in society.

           

Men are Important

 

Mason Allen Buskirk

 

            As a young man attending college, an institution designed to shape our perception and worldview of the world and society, I am sometimes made to feel less than confident in the way the way men are made out to be, and they way they expect us all to feel. The reason for this is out of less-than-considerate ways some have used to try and encourage and “empower” women, as today it is popular opinion that women are treated inferiorly in the workplace, and are held in great expectations of motherhood, and so forth. The latter, I don’t see what’s so upsetting to some women (I for one at least want to be a father), while lesser treatment and salary I can understand. Sadly, all too many have tried to change societal standards, that they believe “oppressive”, and make their representative name the old fashion way; by taking it from someone else, in this case respect from men, boys young and old, fathers, men in political positions and all. If the people who care about gender equality truly cared as much as they say they did, nothing would be said to discredit men. Clearly, not all women are the same, and neither are men. It’s the women who’ve had terrible experiences with some really lousy men who believe we are. All people have their bad eggs, my friend. Television, movies, novels, commercials, and so forth have for a while now been making men out to be deadbeat, insensitive, power-hungry jerks, and by no means are all men rapists, because rape happens to men as well, but they never show us that. The same is to be said for domestic violence, for we are also made victims. We fellows feel emotion, for we can be happy, angry, hurt, devastated, and we can cry too. We don’t usually react the same way as girls do to some things in life, but that doesn’t mean we’re oblivious and insensitive to your emotions, dear ladies. The two sexes are just different, but what’s not to appreciate about that? There are men, like myself, who care about you and respect you. I request that you do the same, not to I, but to all men on this crazy mud ball that we call earth. Girls do tend to get better grades than boys, but we’re not stupider than them. In fact, in this day and age, boys are often addressed with contempt in school and thought of as “dysfunctional girls”, just because we behave differently and tend to be more energetic. We also have ambition. We also have aspirations in life. There have also been mobs of angry women who’ve wanted to be rid of Father’s Day, but they acknowledge not that terrible fathers, like terrible mothers, are very few and far between. Would they want to get rid of Mother’s Day? Never, for there’ll always be competent, protecting, providing mothers, and there’ll always be caring, home-building, nurturing fathers. A child needs both to be raised properly, and set out into the world wisely, for fathers, like my father, teach us how to live and, in the case of my father, how to fix various things in the house and my car, and how to grow vegetables even. Another thing; please remember that women and men aren’t competitors in life. Not for power, money, not anything. There are two sexes for a reason, and it’s not so one can outshine the other. Men and women are compliments to each other. We need each other. My last point; men aren’t punching bags, just so you know. No one has the right to put their hands on a man unless he is a threat to you or someone you know. I think I’ve just about finished what I’ve wanted to say. Oh, and here’s a thing or two I mean to tell just for you men who’re reading this right now; as men, never run away from responsibility, whenever speaking to a lady always be polite as you can, and ultimately, for this is what I believe, being a man is never about sex and seeing who can do it with the most girls, it’s about being loyal to and honoring the one woman you’ve got, forever…And I mean to say something just for you girls who’re kind enough to read this humble article of mine; please remember that we men aren’t out to put you down and belittle you in the world, for we need you. We are not out to oppress you. As a matter of fact, I can name one reason off the back of my head that women are essential to the world: women civilize men. Yep, if we were left to our own devices, chances are we’d still be building cities just so we could burn them down! And many of the laborsaving devices that we take for granted today: the refrigerator, the vacuum cleaner, the washing machine, and the sewing machine, were all invented by men to ease the lives of women! Think of that. You might as well say that women inspire man’s creativity and ingenuity. To say nothing about all the songs and compositions the great composers of Europe wrote for the women in their lives. I’ve never had a woman in my life, but when I do I know she’ll be someone who’ll love me as a man, just as I’ll love her as a woman, for it’ll be our differences that shall complete her and I. I bid all of you women and men out there the same. Good day.