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Originally Posted by purple_fins
AkAngel said-- though I'm NOT condoning such practices(I don't care for any person to always be made out as the one without a brain).... it does make sense that women in general would be more defensive about it-- we've only had "equal" treatment for about a century. It's a recent past filled with abuse, no value and no where to turn. Men don't have any past like that.
It's similar to racist jokes.... it seems OK to make fun of white people--(like the movie-- "White men can't jump"-- you'd NEVER see a movie that said Black men can't ______ whatever) one would be in trouble if they made fun of other races. I think it has to do with past oppression. It hits some right to their raw nerve. 
It may seem oversensitive to some-- but-- I think it's more about fear of losing their place they've struggled so hard for generations to acheive.
fins |
Purple_fins is right. AkAngel is right. I'm a man. I'm really not bothered about TV commercials that make men hilarious. I don't think most men are. Women's position is so different. They haven't yet relaxed into their current reality. It will take a long time for them to do so. I don't believe that men are being persecuted. Listen, guys, we've been "on top" (ho! ho!) forever and a day. Give the girls a chance to get accustomed to being equal. It's been a very short time since it occurred. Of course, they're still nervous. Will it last? They don't know. Let's show them that , yes, it WILL last. They will be equals forever after. After several generations they will accept this. And then things will even out. I love women. I don't want them to be uncomfortable and feel bad. If that means putting up with silly commercials, so be it. The kinds of changes we're talking about here don't happen over night. But they do happen. Have faith. Your great-grandchildren won't be concerned about this at all.
Take care.