| Louie said: I don't think feminists are inherently evil (and I've never heard that expression from the OP). What I highly dislike, though, is when radical feminists twist statistics to suit their purpose or simply make up false claims which then get repeated by the (in most cases well-intentioned) mass media for everyone to see. I criticise stuff like this: (1)- The Gender Wage Gap, which is a myth (men and women earn the same money for the same work - the statistics cited are simply the average earning of all male and female incomes and don't adjust for different career choices or hours worked - and there *are* statistics that adjust for this, they just don't get cited!) (2)- Domestic violence as a "Gender problem" (50% of all victims of domestic violence are male and 50% of the abusers are female... and everyone knows this!) - "Inequality" as defined by the Human Development Index (take average Life Expectancy: The HDI defines "Equality" as women having a 5 year longer life-span! If country X has an average life expectancy of women that is only 4 years higher than men's that counts as inequality. It's insane.) - "Underrepresentation" of women in political parties and parliaments (in Europe, women are actually overrepresented here. Why? Women show much less interest in politics in general. In Germany, 40% of males but only 20% of females are "highly interested" in politics, but 36% of MP's are women. Women don't care as much for politics - so what? That's neither good nor bad. It's simply a fact.) (3)- "There are no gender differences other than genitalia" (which is a total lie. Newborn babies already show gender differences in behaviour: girls look at faces a lot longer than boys and boys look longer at inanimate objects. Nine month old toddlers show a strong preference for "gendered" toys - boys like cars, girls like dolls. That's not nurture, that's nature.) (4)What I would like to see is equal representation of men's and women's hardships in media and politics. What about those 75% of homeless people who are male? 9 of 10 workplace deaths are men. Men's average life expectancy is 5 years below women's. Men are more likely to die of cancer and 75% of all suicides are men. The 15 most dangerous jobs in society are mostly male (80%+). Victims of domestic violence are 50% male. Why can't we talk about these numbers as much as we do about "the glass ceiling"? Real equality is when men and women are equally heard and equally taken care of. And that is just not the case right now. Oh and if someone is actually interested in the stuff I said: I can give solid sources for each and every number in this post (some are german though) but I will only do so if someone really wants to dig deeper into the topic. And just as a disclaimer: I don't think men are at a general disadvantage in society. But those feminists who consciously make up false claims? They know exactly what they are doing and they only fight for themselves and for selfish reasons. |
1. I doubt that's true. Sure, I do think many of the statistics are misleading, but looking at most corporate jobs, you can easily see how women don't get the same treament/promotion and, as a result, salary.
2. Not sure how domestic violence is determined. But based on my limited experience (i.e. I don't think this is a proper argument) most men are victims of verbal abuse by women. I see it all the time whether it's just bfs and gfs or married couples. It makes me sick how much they oppress men.
3. Not sure about that. If the male toddlers keep being given dolls, I'm sure they'll have great fun with them. If they keep being given trucks and one day the show them both, they most likely will choose trucks over dolls. But, yes overall I do think it's more than genitalia, hence trans people. I just don't trust studies when I don't know how they were conducted.
4. Excellent points.
