what it all boils down to, really, is not that i'm an anti-feminist. i'm neither a feminist nor an anti-feminist. i just think that some things have gotten a bit out of hand. i don't believe in equal rights for women - why? because women already have more than equal rights. they outnumber men in many fields and in many business and sectors there are quotas that were put down to ensure that enough women get hired to do certain jobs. women might still not get exactly the same in pay per month as a man in the same job, but honestly - a woman *is* away from the job more and can be more unreliable in terms of illness, as they get babies, they might get really sick from period cramps, they have to stay at home with ill children, etc. (i do know many fathers also stay at home with ill children, but it still is a thing mainly women do). it's about time that we start thinking about equal rights for men.
What I would like to see happen would be that you could just be an individual and act out your gender in the way that seems natural to you, without people saying that 'you aren't a proper man/woman for acting/doing that!' I don't like the idea that people couldn't do something just because people don't think it's appropriate for their gender. THIS. i think it's up to oneself what to do and how to do it, but society just doesn't work like that (yet). which is why i think it's so important to address the issues i mentioned in this comment.
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Re: Long reply is long
Date: 2011-02-19 02:31 pm (UTC)what it all boils down to, really, is not that i'm an anti-feminist. i'm neither a feminist nor an anti-feminist. i just think that some things have gotten a bit out of hand. i don't believe in equal rights for women - why? because women already have more than equal rights. they outnumber men in many fields and in many business and sectors there are quotas that were put down to ensure that enough women get hired to do certain jobs. women might still not get exactly the same in pay per month as a man in the same job, but honestly - a woman *is* away from the job more and can be more unreliable in terms of illness, as they get babies, they might get really sick from period cramps, they have to stay at home with ill children, etc. (i do know many fathers also stay at home with ill children, but it still is a thing mainly women do).
it's about time that we start thinking about equal rights for men.
What I would like to see happen would be that you could just be an individual and act out your gender in the way that seems natural to you, without people saying that 'you aren't a proper man/woman for acting/doing that!' I don't like the idea that people couldn't do something just because people don't think it's appropriate for their gender.
THIS. i think it's up to oneself what to do and how to do it, but society just doesn't work like that (yet). which is why i think it's so important to address the issues i mentioned in this comment.