Feminist...sure but equity only
Feminism seems popular today. Let's go with that.
Equity feminism, the only reasonable form to my mind, but what does that mean?
Equity is the quality of being fair and impartial. Feminism as it's used today claims to be, but it's not. We constantly see men being marked as having something inherently wrong with them (toxic masculinity), women as being somehow oppressed (especially here in the USA..somehow), gender pay gap (it's not what you think) and victimhood.
So, to the first point: TOXIC MASCULINITY -insert ominous music here-
We're told that men are the problem, we need to be afraid and cautious, and every man is potential predator just waiting for his chance to rape you in the parking garage. So carry your keys like weapons, ladies, get your mace and charge your stun guns. But is this really the situation at hand, or are we just fear-mongering and propagating the worst case scenario?
How can a society expect its young men to grow up well adjusted when we raise them with foolish and harmful ideologies that tell them that there is something inherently wrong with them because they were born with a penis? Why should any man strive to be better, when no matter what he does society craps on his efforts because "male privilege" and again the scary TOXIC MASCULINITY?
The feminists crowing about how repressed and synonymous with lesser women have been are only doing the same thing in reverse, needless to say that isn't equitable. It's a playground tit-for-tat mentality that only promotes division not the equality that is the supposed goal.
Second: Oppression.
Here in a country where we have the more opportunity than anywhere else I fail to see the oppression. Honestly, who is oppressing you? What are you not allowed to do because you're a woman aside from go into the men's restroom?
Nothing. The end. Sure there are job markets that are traditionally "boy's clubs", but who or what is stopping you from getting into them? We've actually created an environment where people are afraid to turn down women, because they don't want to be labeled sexist, and again, that's not equality. No one is afraid of turning down a man and getting called sexist.
Moving right along to the third point of the wage gap. I could probably write a whole blog on this by itself, but I'll try to be concise this time.
Is there a wage gap, sure. What does it account for, gender. What else?....NOTHING, absolutely nothing. Not tenure, not experience, not degrees, not qualifications, and most importantly not job types. Men by and large do hazardous and manual labor jobs. Why? Women don't generally put a paycheck over mental/physical/emotional health and safety, also frankly the majority of us aren't qualified for a lot of that work.
Case in point: a job posting I checked out by a concrete company required that applicants be able to lift and carry 70 lbs. I can't do that, and am therefore not qualified. If they turned me down, would it be sexist? No, obviously not. Are the requirements sexist because they rule out the majority of women? Again, no, because I could work hard to build up my body physically if I chose to and qualify myself. And here's the real shocker: people doing manual or skilled labor get paid more money.
You don't really see women climbing to tops of turbines, or working oil pipelines in Canada in the dead of winter, or doing any kind of work that is going to invariably put them in harm's way (not including the military in this) or taking them away from their spouses, families, children etc for extended periods of time. Historically men have sacrificed a great deal for their families, from Native American hunting parties that were gone for weeks at a time to provide for their families at home, to modern day where (as stated above) they travel for weeks, put their safety at risk to get themselves and their families ahead.
And before anyone tries to argue, show me a woman doing the same manual labor as a man, and I'll show you a woman who is in fact getting equal pay for equal work.
Sidebar, manual labor is awful, and if there's someone in your life that does that for a living and it benefits you directly, you should be worshipping the ground they walk on.
So what is the end game for "2nd wave feminism"? Nothing in the actions of it suggest actual equality. So where are we at? Do we encourage ideologies that denigrate men and uplift women? Should we try to level the playing field and act like there are no differences between the sexes?
Of course there are sexist pigs out there no one is denying it, but it's really not as common as the mainstream media and the more liberal websites want everyone -women specifically- to believe. The men are not out to get you, they're just not. They are starting to get concerned that any interaction with a woman is going to be seen as sexist or some form of assault, but they're not contemplating the best way get you as soon as your back is turned.
Tying into that, too often we hear the garbage argument that "men are starting to fear women the way women have feared men". I call BS, the average woman is not living her life in fear, if that were true no one with a vagina would leave the house. I don't live my life in fear, and I won't teach my child to. I practice situational awareness and avoid situations that give me pause for concern, but I generally don't give a second thought to any man that crosses my path. It's not because I carry, it's because I won't buy into the victimhood philosophy that's being peddled.
Are there are men who abuse women, absolutely, there are also women who abuse men and hide behind their gender because why not? Men don't want to be seen as weak, and when they do admit to abuse they are not only ridiculed, but receive some unbelievably heinous feedback. You'll notice no one really questions whether or not women can truly be raped.
Abusers are violent people who have no consideration for others. It has nothing to do with gender and never will. All abusers have drunk water at some point in their lives. Are all water drinkers violent, does drinking water make you violent? Seems unlikely, no? So why then do we paint men with such a broad stroke, and mock those who fairly point out "not all men" (not most men, if we being honest)? If we say all women are whores, "YOU'RE SEXIST!! HOW DARE YOU!!" But if we say all men are whores, "Yeah, absolutely, totally agree, all of them on some level. It's really just a matter of..." And above all, keep towing the party line, "Feminism is about equality".
Equity feminism, the only reasonable form to my mind, but what does that mean?
Equity is the quality of being fair and impartial. Feminism as it's used today claims to be, but it's not. We constantly see men being marked as having something inherently wrong with them (toxic masculinity), women as being somehow oppressed (especially here in the USA..somehow), gender pay gap (it's not what you think) and victimhood.
So, to the first point: TOXIC MASCULINITY -insert ominous music here-
We're told that men are the problem, we need to be afraid and cautious, and every man is potential predator just waiting for his chance to rape you in the parking garage. So carry your keys like weapons, ladies, get your mace and charge your stun guns. But is this really the situation at hand, or are we just fear-mongering and propagating the worst case scenario?
How can a society expect its young men to grow up well adjusted when we raise them with foolish and harmful ideologies that tell them that there is something inherently wrong with them because they were born with a penis? Why should any man strive to be better, when no matter what he does society craps on his efforts because "male privilege" and again the scary TOXIC MASCULINITY?
The feminists crowing about how repressed and synonymous with lesser women have been are only doing the same thing in reverse, needless to say that isn't equitable. It's a playground tit-for-tat mentality that only promotes division not the equality that is the supposed goal.
Second: Oppression.
Here in a country where we have the more opportunity than anywhere else I fail to see the oppression. Honestly, who is oppressing you? What are you not allowed to do because you're a woman aside from go into the men's restroom?
Nothing. The end. Sure there are job markets that are traditionally "boy's clubs", but who or what is stopping you from getting into them? We've actually created an environment where people are afraid to turn down women, because they don't want to be labeled sexist, and again, that's not equality. No one is afraid of turning down a man and getting called sexist.
Moving right along to the third point of the wage gap. I could probably write a whole blog on this by itself, but I'll try to be concise this time.
Is there a wage gap, sure. What does it account for, gender. What else?....NOTHING, absolutely nothing. Not tenure, not experience, not degrees, not qualifications, and most importantly not job types. Men by and large do hazardous and manual labor jobs. Why? Women don't generally put a paycheck over mental/physical/emotional health and safety, also frankly the majority of us aren't qualified for a lot of that work.
Case in point: a job posting I checked out by a concrete company required that applicants be able to lift and carry 70 lbs. I can't do that, and am therefore not qualified. If they turned me down, would it be sexist? No, obviously not. Are the requirements sexist because they rule out the majority of women? Again, no, because I could work hard to build up my body physically if I chose to and qualify myself. And here's the real shocker: people doing manual or skilled labor get paid more money.
You don't really see women climbing to tops of turbines, or working oil pipelines in Canada in the dead of winter, or doing any kind of work that is going to invariably put them in harm's way (not including the military in this) or taking them away from their spouses, families, children etc for extended periods of time. Historically men have sacrificed a great deal for their families, from Native American hunting parties that were gone for weeks at a time to provide for their families at home, to modern day where (as stated above) they travel for weeks, put their safety at risk to get themselves and their families ahead.
And before anyone tries to argue, show me a woman doing the same manual labor as a man, and I'll show you a woman who is in fact getting equal pay for equal work.
Sidebar, manual labor is awful, and if there's someone in your life that does that for a living and it benefits you directly, you should be worshipping the ground they walk on.
So what is the end game for "2nd wave feminism"? Nothing in the actions of it suggest actual equality. So where are we at? Do we encourage ideologies that denigrate men and uplift women? Should we try to level the playing field and act like there are no differences between the sexes?
Of course there are sexist pigs out there no one is denying it, but it's really not as common as the mainstream media and the more liberal websites want everyone -women specifically- to believe. The men are not out to get you, they're just not. They are starting to get concerned that any interaction with a woman is going to be seen as sexist or some form of assault, but they're not contemplating the best way get you as soon as your back is turned.
Tying into that, too often we hear the garbage argument that "men are starting to fear women the way women have feared men". I call BS, the average woman is not living her life in fear, if that were true no one with a vagina would leave the house. I don't live my life in fear, and I won't teach my child to. I practice situational awareness and avoid situations that give me pause for concern, but I generally don't give a second thought to any man that crosses my path. It's not because I carry, it's because I won't buy into the victimhood philosophy that's being peddled.
Are there are men who abuse women, absolutely, there are also women who abuse men and hide behind their gender because why not? Men don't want to be seen as weak, and when they do admit to abuse they are not only ridiculed, but receive some unbelievably heinous feedback. You'll notice no one really questions whether or not women can truly be raped.
Abusers are violent people who have no consideration for others. It has nothing to do with gender and never will. All abusers have drunk water at some point in their lives. Are all water drinkers violent, does drinking water make you violent? Seems unlikely, no? So why then do we paint men with such a broad stroke, and mock those who fairly point out "not all men" (not most men, if we being honest)? If we say all women are whores, "YOU'RE SEXIST!! HOW DARE YOU!!" But if we say all men are whores, "Yeah, absolutely, totally agree, all of them on some level. It's really just a matter of..." And above all, keep towing the party line, "Feminism is about equality".
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