Why "fun feminism" should be consigned to the rubbish bin

[Tumbulu]

231. I read your post last night and had some thoughts to share with you

You seem to have this idea that women have an easier time than men. Am I correct in this idea? And that somehow feminists have made life even more dangerous for men?

Childbearing is hugely risky and some 80% of the female population still bear children. The risk of mortality from the actual birth is right up there between firefighting and commercial fishing (within the top 10 most dangerous jobs- look it up). The main difference in what women die of and what men die of at those ages is that men are paid to work and women are not paid to bear children, or rear them.

It used to be that a spouse cared for the woman during this time of increased vulnerability, but nowadays women work at paying jobs (hopefully not as active firefighters and commercial fisherman- but her I know a lot of farming women and that profession is up in that top 10 as well- but that is another subject) and thus are responsible for both themselves and their young. I see few modern spouses acting as though the child-bearer is doing anything special. In both straight and gay couples, I might add. I do not know why childbearing seems to be so completely removed from all conversations having to do with feminism. It is such a huge thing.

Genetically the childbearing sex of the species has less variation in form and type than the sperm provider. (this would explain to me the higher incarceration rate of men that you refer to and the higher risk of dropping out os school, etc) The non gestating sex therefore can be considered the engine of evolution and thus has more variation and since only 40% of human males reproduce, whatever advantage these males have carries the population forward evolutionarily.

My personal issues with the subject of feminism have to do with my impression of it's failure to recognize (or discuss in a way that I understand) the huge impact of this childbearing and childrearing on opportunities and obligations emotional and physical.