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When in college taking 'Women in History' there were (for obvious reasons) all women, save me and two other men. Professor asked 'Who thinks men and women shou

When in college taking 'Women in History' there were (for obvious reasons) all women, save me and two other men. Professor asked 'Who thinks men and women should have equal rights?' Everyone raised their hands. 'Who is willing to be drafted to protect those rights?' All 3 men, a handful of women raised their hands. The women in general didn't seem to think it was 'fair'. Professor continued- 'What about abortion rights? Should they be equal? Parental rights?' That set the room off. Made all of us uncomfortable, which was her point. There are double standards all aground, and we clearly as a society haven't figured these things out. And to be fair, it's a very difficult position for me- as a man, wanting equality for women but also being raised to be a 'gentleman', put women and children first. I think we should celebrate our differences, and try to iron out the rest.

dennis_jeeves1 4y ago
>There are double standards all aground, and we clearly as a society haven't figured these things out. We (or at least most people) cannot _ever_ figure it out, is more accurate. From an evolutionary perspective the genders evolved as a division of labor of sorts. And with that came trade offs, so in the simplistic form equality cannot exist, without equality of responsibility. >it's a very difficult position for me- as a man, wanting equality for women but also being raised to be a 'gentleman', put women and children first. We are on the same page. Let start of by taking away the right of women and other imbeciles (which includes most men) to vote, lol. (sarcasm of course, I believe the whole voting/democracy as is normally practiced is a charade to placate the potentially mobbing nature of the masses)