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In reply to the discussion: FFS people. The world is not the finely tuned binary a lot of you seem to believe... [View all]galileoreloaded
(2,571 posts)That elevate either gender over the other despite the horrific stories that they share as individuals.
Has civilization used control mechanisms (such as religion) to control women in the past, absolutely. But those mechanisms also controlled men. In 2013 the landscape is vastly different and any night out in any major city will show you that women as a whole have tossed off those chains and are out living quite free of any restrictions.
As a male I am also now free of oppressive thoughts. I don't have to worry about making a ton of money or providing for a woman in order to drive attraction because they are usually better able to provide than i am. So I don't. Gender roles have reversed drastically in the last 5 years and for the male willing to stay active, refine his social skills, never marry, never have children, and not buy into the antiquated bullshit "provider/protector" meme, institutional feminism is the best thing ever.
No responsibility, unlimited access to unrestricted females, no working yourself into an early grave for ......?
So I support equalism, and call out any trope that attempts to elevate primacy in either gender, and additionally, I will also call out any and all double standards when discussing things such as setting aside a statutory rape conviction for any reason once the threshold (age of victim/abuser) has been met. It shouldn't matter what gender either is.
Make sense?