Master_Pedant wrote:
Given the amount of times I've seen anti-feminist threads on this board (some with pretty friggin' bad arguments, btw), I must ask - does anyone else agree with the feminist propositions? Namely, that...
- Gender equality is an ideal to strive for.
- Structural inequalities that disadvantage women still exist.
I don't like sexism at all. I hate the whole, "I'm stronger so you have to do what I say" way of thinking because frankly, some men are just plain stupid. It makes no sense
. I grew up a tomboy and thoroughly resent all the doors that have been slammed in my face because I was born without man parts. I might have been a feminist had I not birthed and raised three sons. Having a mother's perspective softens my expectations of men. They can't help being men any more than women can help being women. There are just certain things going on that can't be denied. The physical stuff, the hormones, all the stuff we have regardless of ideology.
Saying men can't raise children alone is sexist. I've raised 4 kids on my own and I'll tell you women can't do it alone, either. It's a two person job. We just do it because it has to be done and some of us do a damn fine job, but looking around, I don't think we're doing as well as we should. Divorce should be outlawed until the kids are grown. (Wouldn't that be fun?) You have a baby, we'll do DNA testing and track down your future husband. hah! Maybe then more people might pay better attention to what they're putting in their bodies.
If you think things are bad now, watch a few episodes of "I Love Lucy." She had a great way of making fun of the inequities of the day but if you remove the humor and consider the reality you'll realize we've come a long way in the past 50 years.
Lucy had the right of it. She used comedy to educate the masses. She showed us how silly we were behaving.
I tend to think any man who says he's anti-feminist is arguing for an excuse for bad behavior, however I don't like how feminism vilifies men. One can hardly blame a man for not liking something that portrays him as evil for being born. Can't we all just get along?
I'm more concerned with the rights of women in other countries where they are given less regard than livestock.
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