This comment by M Crisp on the post Patriarchy is Alive and Well Today as We Celebrate International Women’s Day
You really set the tone for this article right from the get go by saying, “I reflect on the term “sexism,” which I define as the overarching system of advantages bestowed on males.” I suppose you have never seen or experienced sexism against males. You used the same outdated points that only bash men in a general sense. This achieves nothing. All it does is make men feel bad for being men regardless of whether they are guilty of “maintain the patriarchy” or not. That is not fair on the men who do call our rape culture, who pull people up for cat calling and outwardly objectifying people of the opposite sex (not just other men either!). There are a lot of things men can do to support you in this cause. Do not bash men as a whole gender. You don’t know me or other men in my situation. You also need to address the issue of women who perpetuate these stereotypes and institutions on their daughters. I want a world of equality not a world where men are bullied into submission by angered supremist feminism (notice how I didn’t attack women as a whole? Just the ideology)
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Food for Thought:
Since equality for all is the goal, should we not focus on common denominators like “equal pay for equal work” and “equal sharing of expenses”?
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When we propose equal pay for equal work that has nothing to do with Sexism. It simply means that gender should not be a factor in the workplace. That also applies to the notion that men by virtue of their gender have a socially accepted obligation to fund the relationship, courting, dates etc. These issue should be left to individuals and couples to work out. Equally, issues of abuse and violence have to dealt with based on the acts not gender. If a woman is abused or a man is abused the remedy and treatment should be equal, fair and… Read more »
“Since equality for all is the goal, should we not focus on common denominators like “equal pay for equal work” and “equal sharing of expenses”?” Problem is, this wage gap thing concludes sexism as the major culprit when dozens of studies have shown that there are other varying factors like choice of occupation and the work required in the job. Now, are these choices natural or influenced by socital factors? There’s where your debate should be had. Not stamping sexism on a complicated issue. And so long as we’re talking about equality for all, I propose “Equal Support for Equal… Read more »