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Originally Posted by lasti  I can't agree with anything you said.
Man opressed? Who does lead the most countries of the world? Who does lead the most enterprises of the world?
In fact, women aren't even equal yet: In Germany (!) women earn 22% less then men in the same jobs... This is just another point of view. You see the problem is maybe bigger than you think...
There are always problems in society with groups. Black and white, male and female, natives and strangers, protestants and catholics. One mistreats the other and vice versa (aggresion produces agression) and both are unhappy (like songwriter said).
We can discuss a lot about all the facts and problems but the only solution is unconditional love and acceptance. We're all one. When we have understood this, we don't need these wars anymore. |
I agree with you that as far as the workplace is concerned men probably have an advantage, and at the top levels of companies you'll definitely see more men than women, but socially speaking I think men have lost some ground, and I think this is what Akashic_Librarian was referring to.
I, for one, feel very disempowered when it comes to sex and birth control. Literally, the only thing men can use is a condom, and if that slips up, then it's entirely up to women how to deal with the pregnancy. I'm a cautious guy, but that thought still plagues me when I'm pursuing the opposite sex. I wish there was some kind of male pill or something...
The worst part of this is the hypocritical nature of the feminist movement. The "we want equal rights and strong women," and then 6 months later "why are men such wimps?" What these women didn't realize is that the traditional roles of men working and women staying at home gave men confidence, which attracts women, because they felt like they had something to offer, and that's how it's been since the caveman days (Man hunts deer, gives him confidence because he has something to provide, attracts women). Now regular men have NOTHING left to give women so they have no confidence. Is this a bad thing? Absolutely not. I think it's a great thing, because it forces men to be confident in themselves and not having that confidence lie in something external.
However, and this a big however, I think it's going to take awhile before men figure this out, so right now, women are kind of in trouble. Also, because men are so confused right now and so sexually frustrated, there might be a rise in sexual crimes and generally self-hating men. The dating game is just not as simple as it used to be.
Erock