Belgian man convicted for sexism, will be jailed if fine isn't paid, Under new law.

[StarOcean]

o_O.Q said:

StarOcean said:

Lol “feminism is a political view”. Only if you actually are a sexist. It is defined as, “the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.” I don’t really care for anecdotal stories you have or similar such drivel. But that is what feminism is by it’s very definition. Do you not believe women should possess equal rights? That’s all it is. Other things are layers of garbage added by sexists by the left and right. I don’t see the equality of women as a political view though, more of a rational one 

what rights do women not possess?

Oh god, this argument. That was not even the point of what was being said. That’s the definition of the word. Dunno why the support or advocacy of the rights of women offends you so much. Also, let’s just pretend for a moment, that instead of reading off the definition of the word, I was talking about the rights of women in general. In that case I would am very much for the rights women lack in the middle east -countries like Afghanistan where women are not allowed to go out on their own without their husband/son/brother or else they face legal consequences... or worse. The abuse rate for wives in that country is over 80%, one of the highest in the world. However, they aren’t the only country where women are second class citizens -many African and middle eastern nations have similar realities. I’m not someone who is focused solely on the US.

But for American women, I think they need to be educated on their rights and be encouraged to use them. Because using your rights is one of the key pillars of democracy, and in a democracy those rights are like muscles, and much like people who do not exercise -those who don’t use their rights are at risk of losing their rights. So I’d advise women in this country to educate themselves for their own sake