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Originally Posted by Grey Matter
You don't like feminism, I am assuming, because it makes you realize what a cow you sound like, right? Because clearly women love to be used and dehumanized by men like you. I'd avoid you at all costs, and I am not even a woman.
Some replies here are brilliant. Some make me want to shove some of you back into school until you can pass sociology with an A+ and nothing less. Women are demeaned in this society because of gender stereotypes. Men are seen as the "stronger" gender. Women are seen as weak, needy, whiny, etc. It's all fake, doesn't anyone realize that? This is what advertising, abuse, media wants you to believe.
Someone stated here that men, in terms of science and natural progression, were and are the stronger gender. This is simple untrue. No matter the sex or gender, every human was a hunter and a gatherer. One just happened to have children while the other didn't. There were warriors who were women. But, thanks to all the masculinity in science, male scientist tried everything to prove that the skeletons they found were men. Though the pelvis was clearly a women's pelvis. This was recent, and when I can, I will post the link here.
Women are not demeaned because they are weaker, or deserve it, or it's just "natural". Women are demeaned because of systemic, institutionalized sexism that has plagued society for years. If people disagree with this statement, you need to do further readings and educate yourself about the world you are living in, because to disagree based on hurt-man-feelings just means you're a part of the problem.
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I respect your opinion but you are wrong. Biologically speaking, men and women are physically different. Men are designed to be the hunters and women are designed for childbirth. Women have strengths in different areas than men. Most women but not all women are naturally physically weaker than men. It doesn't make them the weaker sex because strength can't be decided by physical strength alone, but does mean that they for the most part can be overpowered by men.
Sexism isn't institutionalized. I do not believe that all or even most men go out of their ways to intentionally be sexist or cruel to women. Some definitely do but even if this were true, it's not fair to say that only women are the victims of sexism. Men are too. Men aren't allowed to express their emotions without being mocked and that's fair or okay. Men need to be able to cry and express the full range of emotions if they want.
I don't like feminism. I am a woman. I think it is ridiculous to side with only one gender and not the other. I don't think that all men are inherently evil. Many parts of moderate feminism I definitely agree with. Women are way too frequently the victims of crime and sexism and something needs to change.