In one of thet famous quotes in cinematic history, Tony Montana said, in Scarface, “First you get the money. Then you get the power. Then you get the women.” In the 39 years since Scarface was released, generations of men have taken this quote to heart as gospel.
It was a line that foreshadowed the manosphere, a scene that painted women as money-hungry and incapable of affection outside of a transactional dynamic.
But, it was the movies. And the movies aren’t real.
Besides, even if it was true to life, taking romantic advice from drug-addicted kingpins (with miserable wives) who lived a life of crime isn’t a great idea.
Movies portray fictional characters compellingly. The goal is to entertain, not inform.
The money-power-respect line is so far removed from the thoughts and feelings of everyday women, and it’s sad that countless men don’t realize it.
They walk around, oblivious and frustrated.
They think that figures like Tony Montana and other gurus in the manosphere have the answers to their deepest questions about women.
They talk about how women don’t want “nice guys” and how they want complete jerks. Why the binary? Are there really only two options?
Something is amiss here…
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