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Diamonds are a man’s best friend, apparently.
On the radio the other day I heard talk of “mangagement” rings for men.
I’m all for equality, but this is a step too far.
Who are these men demanding diamonds to gush to their buddies?
I can picture it now, “Pass me a beer,” and “Hey, guys look at my rock! I’m man-gaged!”
Sounds a wee bit too metrosexual for me.
“When it comes to engagement rings, most people only think of the bride-to-be,” declares the website of jeweler Novori. “But let’s not forget about the groom-to-be.”
What’s next, Manpax tampons?
The company, touting the mangagement ring’srise in popularity, says it’s “not fair to overlook the groom.”
Women should revolt and demand we become the dog’s best friend. Fair is fair, right?
The site also entertains the idea of women proposing to their partner with a men’s engagement ring and offers dozens of manly platinum and gold rings, some set with diamonds and coloured stones.
One of the few women who can get away with proposing to their boyfriend is uber-confident, tom boy singer Pink to motocross racer Carey Hart.
So, unless you’re Pink, save the getting down on one knee routine for the dudes.
And as for the guys (who are you!?) wanting a big rock, Marilyn Monroe knows best.
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.
Similar to ‘Take the Wheel’, this is yet another column reinforcing an antiquated double standard that exists despite the pro-equality agenda of feminism. If it is true that no man would have a need or purpose for an engagement ring, then why continue to support the idea of the same for women?
Rather than supporting that equality means each partner should receive a rather unnecessary and useless, but expensive token as a symbol of their commitment; you propose to continue the tradition of identifying an engaged women as someone’s property, with her worth determined by the size of the diamond, while her potential groom’s burden is the cost of the purchase.
Truely, equality should mean that each partner arrives at the alter without any financial transaction having already taken place.