tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986284896496751222.post4423727372420211323..comments2014-10-18T02:07:32.523+11:00Comments on MISTAKES BEING MADE: International Women's Daythoapslhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08009813783965090824noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986284896496751222.post-83871179683528918262010-03-21T23:21:20.243+11:002010-03-21T23:21:20.243+11:00What gets me is cultural sexism - rampant, ubiquit...What gets me is cultural sexism - rampant, ubiquitous, stale and dead as a rotting hot dog at a hamburger stand. It STINKS!<br /><br />Now, if I saw roughly the same amount of half nude men as I do half nude ladies when I open the newspaper, I would be happier :)<br /><br />Where the hell is all the straight woman titillation?Anonymous 1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986284896496751222.post-54587653911050612382010-03-09T10:30:31.426+11:002010-03-09T10:30:31.426+11:00Wow, what great & interesting comments! Thanks...Wow, what great & interesting comments! Thanks heaps, guys! (that's "guys" in the non-gender-specific sense, obvs;)<br /><br />I'm glad it got you thinking - it's definitely a complicated enough issue to be worth thinking about a lot, I think. And I agree with you both Marie & Anonymous that equality is the key ideal, rather than a focus on differences. Sometimes it seems to me like a lot of the current problems (in our modern world) are arising not because of simple obvious sexism, but because some of our people/institutions/apparata are assuming equality while some others still aren't, or aren't completely.<br /><br />To get rid of cultural sexism is such a massive and long-term realignment of our society - so far some parts of our society/culture have transformed really well, but other parts are still a bit stuck, I think; so we're sometimes all weirdly disjointed, as a result.<br /><br />(Not to mention, there's always also that massive "easy to misinterpret/offend" problem! Though I hope that might be more of an issue with the older generations than with the under-30s.)<br /><br />& Cheers too for the article link, Anonymous - I found that piece a little while ago too, it's a great (& yeah, positive!) read.thoapslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08009813783965090824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986284896496751222.post-52549173720332290912010-03-09T09:44:31.059+11:002010-03-09T09:44:31.059+11:00Although I am female, I personally have observed m...Although I am female, I personally have observed more discrimination against men, and have found my gender to be highly advantageous. My own little data point doesn't say anything about the situation more broadly, of course, but it has meant I've also had my views evolve over time as I encountered a wider diversity of experiences. My ideas have grown up a little, but I suspect I still have a long way to go.<br /><br />I spent a lot of time believing that many feminists go around *looking* for things to be offended by and ignoring both the advantages women do have, and the examples where men are under-represented or discriminated against. I feel like sexism diminishes all of us, and focusing only on certain kinds really bothered me. Not to mention the fact that gender isn't really binary, and drawing lines in the sand leaves a lot of people with no real place to stand.<br /><br />I have at times identified as a masculinist, not because things have swung too far in the other direction necessarily, but because I think everyone needs advocates. To me men are also worth valuing, and any individual case of inequality I see is worth speaking out against. Getting involved in the oppression Olympics serves no one.<br /><br />That said, I can no longer keep my blinkers on and pretend that women don't still get a rough deal a lot of the time. But since it's often fairly far removed from my own life I don't feel well qualified to comment much on it. <br /><br />The major problem with my masculinist ideas has been that they are easy to misinterpret and end up offending people. It was probably an inappropriate response, despite the fact that I meant well. Provided that feminists want equality rather than female dominance we had exactly the same goal.<br /><br />These days what I really try to look for is considering equality in a broader sense rather than attempting to deal with one injustice at a time. I think this comes across a bit better.<br /><br />I found <a href="http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2010/02/why-diversity-matter-meritocracy.html" rel="nofollow">this article</a> interesting. And for me it talks about equality in a far more positive way than I'm used to.<br /><br />Sorry for the rambling comment. You got me thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986284896496751222.post-68199214328967658762010-03-09T08:29:51.600+11:002010-03-09T08:29:51.600+11:00wow i feel completely unfeminist now - i didn'...wow i feel completely unfeminist now - i didn't even know, and now its tuesday. hm.<br /><br />this will probably sound odd but growing up i always felt the whole feminist thing was unfair in that why wasn't there a 'masculinist' movement? were males just less angry with the world? again this is probably reflective of the relatively equal environment i grew up in, and as i became aware of things outside my safe little circle i began to understand. there is still a lot of crap in the world, but i don't think that focusing on the differences between genders will make it all better. if you want to be treated as an equal, you have to act like an equal.<br /><br />ok so now i've ranted too! :)mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839309306405707098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986284896496751222.post-66311558122366759372010-03-08T23:59:04.454+11:002010-03-08T23:59:04.454+11:00I like cake too! :)I like cake too! :)thoapslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08009813783965090824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986284896496751222.post-62683366052225270372010-03-08T23:43:57.576+11:002010-03-08T23:43:57.576+11:00I like cake!I like cake!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com