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ORIGINAL: longwayhome
Did it ever cross your mind, RM, that many of the "privileges" and "inequalities" you highlight are precisely a product of traditional gender roles? Finally a little light begins to dawn, eh?
Keep going down that path, you'll realise that men and women are different and have different privileges. And that anyone whining because they don't have the privileges of the other gender is an entitled loon.
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I don't want to be stuck in traditional male roles and am quite willing to "give up" whatever power and "advantage" accrues to me because of that. So you're a pussy. Be a pussy all you like but don't expect society to be structured around your weakness.
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Things like being paid more than women, Men get paid more than women because they work longer hours, work harder, take more risks and die on the job much more often than women do. If you cut your hours, your risks and substitute working conditions for dollars, then congratulations dude - you can realise your goal of being paid like a woman.
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having easier access to the political system, Women aren't as interested in politics as men are. They're less likely to be leaders because few of them possess the stuff of leadership.
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taking all the financial responsibility. Oh waaaahhh. Cry me a river.
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The flip side of that coin is about sharing things that were traditionally seen as more female, such as full participation in family life, having my emotions taken seriously and not dismissed, taking responsibility for the emotional effect I have on others. You want to cry like a bitch and be patted on the head for it. Your desire to become a fucking pet for women is irrelevant to other men. Really.
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Many of these things have two sides to them. What seems like power or an advantage can also be a responsibility or a burden. Well fucking DUH. Men's so-called privileges come with a crapload of down-side. Of course, men shoulder these burdens because it's what we do. It's just annoying to hear an over-privileged little bitch whine about how she doesn't have all the privileges of men while simultaneously being completely unwilling to shoulder our concomitant responsibilities.
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Traditional gender roles seem like a straitjacket or a prison to me, even as a man (and I am supposed to be the one with the "advantages", none of which I have to say I particularly bothered about "losing"). No, they're an evolutionary success meter. Naturally, those people who are losing will try and pretend it doesn't matter.
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At the end of the day, you would probably say that I am a feminist, because I think that the historical pattern of male power and male/female relationships has stunted and constrained both women [b]and men. However, once you accept that, you have to also accept that some patterns of male/female behaviour are ugly and abusive. Most of all you have to feel comfortable that things will change and that you cannot entirely control that process. No, I think you're a pussy. Life is tough, get a fucking helmet.
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