Boyfriend (25M) wants me (24F) to stop giving him oral

My boyfriend and I have been together for 3 years, and we live together. I noticed a sudden change in his behaviour towards me this weekend. He told me that he was starting to feel uncomfortable with me going down on him because in his eyes, it's a degrading act and he wants me to stop doing it. <br><br>I asked him why and he said it was because he "doesn't want to be treated like a lesser being". I told him that he wasn't making any sense and that I wanted to do it because I enjoyed getting him off and in return, he wanted me to stop. I told him I wouldn't do it anymore and he seemed extremely happy.<br><br>Fast forward to yesterday, and I didn't give him oral and instead asked him to go down on me and he said he would, but needed to "collect himself" after the rejection. I asked him what he meant and he said that he felt emasculated by the rejection. I gave him oral because I genuinely enjoyed doing it for him and because I loved him so much, I could never think of doing anything that would intentionally hurt him. <br><br>We sat down and talked about it. I wanted to know what had caused him to feel this way. He told me that he felt like I was taking advantage of him and objectifying him. I told him that he was being ridiculous and asked if he felt objectified after going down on me. He said no and thought about it for a second before saying that I'm not a man and that men and women aren't treated equally.<br><br>After a few minutes of arguing, he told me to stop stroking my hair and asked if I was trying to make myself look hotter because he was angry at the situation. I told him to stop projecting his insecurities onto me and that I was just trying to calm myself down.<br><br>I feel really confused. I understand that there is a large history of sexism and mistreatment of women, and that women aren't seen as equals in a lot of situations, but I don't want to treat my boyfriend as a lesser being. I want to treat him as my equal. I don't understand why he feels emasculated when I try to pleasure him.<br><br>He hasn't texted me or called me all day and I'm starting to feel really concerned that he may want to break up with me. I don't know what to do. Has anyone experienced this? Please help.<br><br>EDIT: Thank you all so much for your input, it's really helped me see this for what it is. I'm going to go to one of my friend's houses to stay the night and I'll call him tomorrow to see where we stand in terms of the relationship. I'm feeling quite confident now and I don't think that there's anything that he can say that will make me change my mind.