The role of a man portrayed in today's media (specifically in music videos)?

I cannot say for certain that there is one true male image in the media. There seem to be several. In most rap music videos, we see the tough guy grilled-out thug who shows off his expensive purchases and taste. In those videos, women are usually clumped together with said purchases; much like a trophy. Then we have the younger generation coming in with their adorably hipster geeky-ness that seems to be winning over the "Twilight Generation." Something considerably different, that would not have been seen generations ago, is the dark and sulking men who write sappy lyrics that pull at your heartstrings while they slither slowly in front of the camera with pursed lips and their hands caressing their face so everyone can see how deep and tortured they are by their feelings. In today's sitcoms, the men are typically weakened by primitive male-dumbness and completely out of it. Their wives run the household and the kids walk all over them, which is as close to opposite as possible from the 50's sitcom dads. Meanwhile, you turn on MTV's Jersey Shore and the chauvinism and sexism pouring out of the fist-pumping and overly manicured self-proclaimed "dudes" is enough to make any feminist gag. They use women, cheat on them and toss them to the side like its nothing...but the women do it too. I love all of it though. The diversity is the spice of life. We can't all be salt...that would be boring.