Do You Think It's Still Harder to Be a Woman?
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2012/07/12 20:00:00
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Women still have it rough. Here is how you get through it all.
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Top Opinion
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Bibliophilic 2012/07/13 23:08:21Yes, but it is getting better
+23Yes, the majority of men don't have to think of the possibility of being raped when walking to the car. Also, men can expect to be paid what they're worth, unless theres another form of discrimination at hand. It's easier to be a man in the workplace, especially a single man. Single women do not often receive the respect that single men do. Women are expected to 'let men down easily' and always be receptive to their advances, but the same is not said of men. When a woman wants to have sex with different people she is called a slut, but most of the time it's accepted for a man to do so. It's easier to be a man, unless you already face discrimination based on race or sexuality etc.
I would even go as far as to say that most of the stereotypes and problems endured by women in contemporary society are perpetuated by women more than men. There are women who still manipulates the world through sex appeal; women, also, degrades other women based on superficiality that was stereotypically from men. There are women who abuse their husbands verbally, more than physically, but isn't verbal abuse far worst than physical? Or is that just something we say when the situation calls for it? Let's see, what else: Women are continuously raped by oth...
I would even go as far as to say that most of the stereotypes and problems endured by women in contemporary society are perpetuated by women more than men. There are women who still manipulates the world through sex appeal; women, also, degrades other women based on superficiality that was stereotypically from men. There are women who abuse their husbands verbally, more than physically, but isn't verbal abuse far worst than physical? Or is that just something we say when the situation calls for it? Let's see, what else: Women are continuously raped by other women: it's in the news everyday. Ever since women have gotten more rights, there has been escalated degrees of crimes involving women that has been historically male crimes. In the news everyday, you hear about mothers torturing their babies to death... Therefore, men and women really need to stop perpetuating this ridiculous/nonsensical stereotype that women are just the salt of the earth and can do no wrong, and men are the cause of all evils in the world.
Women and men need to stop playing the DAMN victims and GROW UP.
Take care,
Having said that no one has it harder. We all have to deal with our own issues and I get sick of women saying they have it worse just as I get sick of men saying that they have it worse.
Juggling Being a mom, school, wife , bills, dept, cleaning up after everyone and keep intact with your home and your self, having little time at the end of the day to relax or get assignments done, being hormonal and dealing with all those crazy emotions gets tiring haha
But everyone goes through it even men, life in general isn't easy but it wouldn't be worth living if it didn't have those challenges.
Personally, I think gender has nothing to do with it. Sexism is hard to describe most of the time and some women use it as a false defense. Do not get me wrong there are still flaws in our (America's government) system that are slightly sexist and unfair, however I think now American women need to shut up.
Honestly, look around the world, in some places women are still in the dark ages, and here we are sitting around complaining about how we dont get paid while they dont even get the chance to show their face to the public without getting hit by a stone.
Not many people who are in America that answer this (ecspecially women complaining about how hard it is) don't even know how lucky we are. America has let women do amazing things, and it all started (which I am proud to say) in Wyoming to let women vote. Take what we have been given for granted ladies and dont waste your time wondering how to do more, but instead how lucky you are to even have as much rights as you do!
Just remember that there are alot of things unfair here, but let me tell you other women have it worse.
The fact that great women fought for the right to vote and the right to work, doesn't mean "well, that's enough" it means, they wanted equality! The fact that there are women in the world who don't have equality at all, is a terrible thing - but saying - "well, we;re just have almost equality" isn't going to make their struggle any better - in fact it could make it worse because Saudi arabia could look at the US and say "see - even they don't give women equal treatment - even the yanks know women are lesser"
All I am saying is that we should be glad for what we have, we've come a far way but we arent the only ones. There are other women who still need the chance to catch up to us now, and we should be focusing on world equality on the war of sex's, not just American women. If the entire world can be equal, despite color of skin, the sex of a person, or the country they come from, then there will be true equality. But god only knows how long that will take. This war will go on for ages between people like you and I who face off in differing opinions, and it always will. There will never be a true equality if there are so many people with different beliefs and opinions. The ony thing we can do now is to agree to disagree, and try to atleast show this forum that their can be equality within atleast the disagreement of people.
P.S Women didn't fight to vote in Wyoming. The men just counted the women and cows together because Wyoming was so small and to be able to vote as a state it needed to count them. Women didn't even put up much of a fight there.. It just happened.
But ladies, I've got news for you. The only real oppression your gender is still seeing, institutionally, is unequal pay for equal work. That is flat wrong and needs to be corrected, but seeing sexism in every little thing isn't going to help your cause.
Rape is an individual thing, not institutional. It's horrific and men who commit rape should be castrated, but it's no longer a tacitly accepted part of our society.
And guys don't get to "have it all" either. That's life.