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>folks who insist that the equality of men and women is literal As far as I can tell, this opinion, held without qualification, is beyond fringe - it is vanish
by happytoexplain 5y ago
>folks who insist that the equality of men and women is literal
As far as I can tell, this opinion, held without qualification, is beyond fringe - it is vanishingly rare, and frequently pointed to as a strawman in arguments about [in]equality (see the dead sarcastic comment in this very thread: "This is considered highly controversial in 2022"). I hate to say "non-existent", because somebody will find some example, but even then, usually when I see a supposed example of it, it is actually an example of something dramatically lesser, like "women can be as strong as men", or "women are just as [metaphorically] strong as men", not the ridiculous "women and men have no inherent differences, literally", which can only exist as a form of provocation, not an earnest opinion. It seems like a distraction to insinuate otherwise, designed to create an easily mocked image to be projected onto people who don't actually match the description.
- JamesBarney 5y agohttps://twitter.com/shereebekker/status/1504899936843935746 https://twitter.com/shereebekker/status/1504899936843935746 Just saw this tweet this morning. A professor arguing women's sports exist to protect men from having to compete with women.
- bennyelv 5y agoYou have either misunderstood or misrepresented this. My grok of what has been said here is quite different. The tweet author has pointed out some quite legitimate examples of when women have been excluded for reasons that can't be justified by "different strength capabilities": - Skeet shooting - Womens professional football being banned - Figure skating I don't agree with her broader points, but I don't think this is an example of what this particular thread is about.