Chivalry is dead:Man jumps out of way, leaving girlfriend to be hit in face by baseball

[McDiggy]

11. This is an interesting article...

...and another example of female privi...er, I mean benevolent sexism (sorry, forgot that I have to use the proper euphemisms here). This dude is expected to risk his own body to save a woman from potential physical harm. Reverse the sexes and its not even a story. Actually, people would probably laugh at it. When people wonder why in the world MRAs exist, its stuff like this. It perpetuates the societal expectation of male disposability for the sake of women. Men are expected to relieve themselves of patriarchal benefits, but hold on to patriarchal responsibilities. This is a perfect example of such. "How dare you protect yourself by jumping out of the way of a baseball traveling 150MPH. There is a WOMAN behind you!"

In a true egalitarian society, this "man must protect woman" thing wouldn't exist. The US still has a long way to go. If you care about womens' rights, this is the stuff you need to fight against, too. Because otherwise, many men will never get on board if they see nothing but less benefits, yet still heightened responsibility out of it. Less benefits, but less responsibility, especially via-a-vis the sacrifice of ones physical well being...that flies much better.