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I, too, enjoy belittling the struggles of groups of people who are not me. I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter.
As a woman, as someone whose ancestors have struggled for my rights in a world that did not grant them even basic human freedoms, I say.....
....lighten up and quit being so offended. As struggles go, it's more of a struggle to frown than to smile*, so laugh a little.
* okay, that's an old wives' tale, but you get my point...
Dour Quakers who take offense over any jest at the Testimony of Equality don't serve a useful purpose.
^^ You'll notice the forum is called IJBM. Please reread the OP, which will clarify the thread ISN'T about inequality. It's about feminists spouting on about 'patriarchy'
Which bugs me.
When you're complaining about people talking about inequality, the thread is, in some way, about inequality or the lack thereof.
You don't get statistics from anecdotes, my friend.
Also, I never cited the statistic; you cited it.
> ^ Glenn was talking about his mom cooking for a family dude.
Ever tried doing it immediately after mowing a half-acre lawn with bagging the grass?
> Rottweiler, I never know if he's serious, so on the safe side I never take him seriously.
People take each other seriously on the internet?
Women are paid less by the hour too, and anyway this is just moving the discrimination buck back a step.
And it's undeniable that men are paid more than women, even within the same job, and that this is due at least in part to discrimination.
When I got to the line "If I am heterosexual, it’s incredibly unlikely that I’ll ever be beaten up by a spouse or lover." I stopped. Because that is the fattest lie of them all.
^ That first site cited a statistic from 1995 and I'm suppose to take that seriously? Honestly, after that I'd doubt anything linked to that site. There is a second site there, but I have no idea if that study takes into account seniority.
^^^ Why is it then, that it seems every woman who ever complains about being discriminated in her salary points to supposed 'studies' which 'cite' she's being paid less per hour instead of talking about how her male coworker "Mr. X" makes 'Z' dollars more then her for the same work at the same hours?
False. Not true.
10. 11. 13. 17. 18. 21. 22. 24. 25. 29. 39. 41. 43.
Irrelevant. Not sexist or the same applies to women.
4.13. 20. 23. 26. 30. 31. 32. 34. 37. 44.
Subjective. Only true sometimes, or depends upon a person's opinion, not something socially granted.
8. 19. 38. 45. 46.
Also, the woman's list left out a bunch.
I decided to ask my Mom on the irrelevant list, for the ones that would apply to women, she agreed with almost all of them.
I guess it's a sign that our forum has come into its own.
13. I could say is subjective.
17. Is not true. I can see plenty today of stereotyped boys and father figures. Notice that the image for ALoserIsYou is a father. Fathers in media today seem to always be portrayed as bumbling.
18. Is a link to their own site. Which I don't trust. Although I'd be willing to say it's subjective.
22. And the same isn't true for boys? The stereotype men are over aggressive and get themselves into wrecks speeding recklessly? There's a reason men's insurance costs more. Which is a far more direct consequence of sexism then a simple stereotype.
29. Hardly. A boy with poor looks is just as likely to be ignored by a woman with good looks as vice versa. Maybe I should've put it under the irrelevant section.
11. Maybe.
30. No matter what a man does. I don't think anything he does will get him called a shrew or a bitch. So the statement is entirely loaded. Replace "shrew" and "bitch" with "asshole" and "jackass" and it can be called false.
34. This one is tough. It's true, but only to an extent. Hyphenated names are getting really popular. People aren't really expected to conform to the old ways of married names.
37. Is irrelevant though. Because anyone can pick their religion.
8. Is not sexist. Men are not often raped, and it's a physical rather then social reason why. Besides, everyone is taught not walk alone out at night in average public spaces regardless of sex or reason.
Can you imagine how outraged feminists circles would be?
It'd be called sexism of the highest order, regardless of what the statistics say. Because car insurance is required to operate an automobile.
The point is. If all you need to do is reverse the situation "If this were happening to women instead of men" to get the reaction of 'sexism' then what is currently happening, is sexism.