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History of Feminism

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redqueen

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 11:06 AM Sep 2012

Have you ever seen an article about how women with children have a harder time getting dates? [View all]

And how it isn't fair because what are women supposed to do, stay virgins or get abortions until they join a dating site? How as a woman you're expected to be psychic and know beforehand if a relationship won't work out, so that you can stay childless for Mr. Right?

Or how about older women having a harder time getting dates with men their own age? And it's so unfair, cause what are they supposed to do? Stop time?

And let's not even get started about looks! The media's popular 'dorky chubby guy gets hot girlfriend' trend has resulted in some interesting experiences, as we all know.

Is there any example of this kind of entitlement where women are concerned? Maybe I've missed them, but I always got the impression that women just accepted these little unfairnesses as part of life. It's even arguable that some of these aren't even necessarily unfair, so that makes it even more puzzling.

I read an article recently about how unfair it is that women are less likely to date jobless men. But who says jobless men are entitled to dates? There are fewer women willing to date jobless men... so? There are fewer men willing to date women their own age, or women with kids. That's life.

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