Are parents taking away the male's responsibility?

Yes it is. I agree. It has always been this way since the beginning of time. Usually men (not all of them) shy away from responsibility. I don't know why but I'm getting sick of it.

Not only did it teach that guys have no responsibility, it also didn't give you the opportunity to make decisions for yourself. The reason it's hard to be a teenager is, it's the first time in our lives that we are in a position to make choices for ourselves, but we have limited (to no) experiences to back up our choices. We, as parents, need to be protective, but we do our kids a disservice if we "protect" them to the point that they become dependent on the protection of others.

There is definitely a double standard when it comes to what a girl is allowed to do as opposed to a boy. I went through the same things as well, my brother was allowed to stay out and come home at 3 AM at 18, yet I at 18 wasn't allowed to go out without my brother or without family and OH MY if I got home at 3 AM I probably wouldn't be here now to reply to your discussion! LOL. I also remember having loads of chores while my brother had nothing to do. It's really not fair at all. I think society is often still stuck on that 1900's mentality that certain responsibilities are always for a female and others are always for a male. Or that mentality that women can never take care of themselves outside her home, while a man always can. It's really degrading and limiting to both genders, in my opinion. Women and men are built differently so of course some tasks may come easier to us because of that, but that does not mean a man can't clean a house or a woman can't kick some butt if a guy tries to take advantage of her. Hah!