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MicaelS

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7. I am a Christian....

Reply to Initech (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 10, 2019, 06:50 PM

Jul 2019

And agree with you100%.

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Let's face it. We're living in a society that devalues women. [View all] onecaliberal Jul 2019 OP

It is becoming more and more apparent. Mach1miles Jul 2019 #1

Winning men's teams are now paid 1.2 million. Women are paid 250,000 onecaliberal Jul 2019 #2

These are tough times for sure. Mach1miles Jul 2019 #25

Which is why we have to fight so much harder for those living inside the cage. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #26

Yes... Mach1miles Jul 2019 #28

Can I ask a question without getting yelled at? LeftTurn3623 Jul 2019 #8

See post #2... Mach1miles Jul 2019 #10

Sorry but that doesn't matter. /END onecaliberal Jul 2019 #11

Umm yes it kinda does. Sports is a business. It's all about the benjamins Dream Girl Jul 2019 #33

Show me the facts and figures. The benjamins. 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #38

CNN reported that the women's team brought in more revenue. cwydro Jul 2019 #32

Depends on how you define revenue. Most teams in soccer generate the greatest share of revenue from Dream Girl Jul 2019 #35

True enough. cwydro Jul 2019 #37

Surely you're not just learning this? cwydro Jul 2019 #3

Naw... I used to think we had a shot at equality. Mach1miles Jul 2019 #27

I personally blame religion. Initech Jul 2019 #4

Christianity, Islam, and Judaism SHRED Jul 2019 #6

Asian & African societies with other traditional religions are as Patriarchal whathehell Jul 2019 #12

Yup SHRED Jul 2019 #14

I am a Christian.... MicaelS Jul 2019 #7

Of course you do.. whathehell Jul 2019 #19

I think it's one of those "one wouldn't exist without the other" scenarios. Initech Jul 2019 #29

I don't think religion needs toxic patriarchy whathehell Jul 2019 #43

Man created God to control woman. CrispyQ Jul 2019 #30

Uh Huh. whathehell Jul 2019 #42

Utter indifference and propagation of sexual & reproductive slavery. n/t CousinIT Jul 2019 #5

Do you know of any that do not? whathehell Jul 2019 #9

Yes, and has been promoted by men in all religions and govts BigmanPigman Jul 2019 #20

Exactly.. whathehell Jul 2019 #22

Thank you! Nt raccoon Jul 2019 #41

This degrading of women bdamomma Jul 2019 #13

recently learned something KT2000 Jul 2019 #15

Good observation. I am very independent as a result of my experience although it was at the hands onecaliberal Jul 2019 #34

How about warmfeet Jul 2019 #16

I'm down. I voted for a woman POTUS in 2016. My senators are both women. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #23

Devaluing is such a nice word. efhmc Jul 2019 #17

Those words and so many more. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #24

This has been going on for several thousand years BigmanPigman Jul 2019 #18

True that saidsimplesimon Jul 2019 #21

We are a species at war with itself. CrispyQ Jul 2019 #31

Men are not subjugated like women for the most part. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #39

I would add children as well. n/t Yavin4 Jul 2019 #36

Yeah, devalues is just the tip of the rotten whole. 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #40