"Not necessarily , muchof your posts are precisely BECAUSE of a perceived stereotype that there are truly a significant proportion of men out there who genuinely HATE women. Many of your comments could reasonably be interpreted in that vein as dissing men. As mentioned earlier , there are feminists who are worth listening (Germaine Greer and Mary Kenny) but thir voices have been drowned out since they recognise that the feminist movement was used as a political tool in the latter half of the 20th century. That is why they are able to see the gross inequities (in favour of women) in many societies (health, marital issues etc.) and not just blindly wave their flags."
I dont' believe women should get more privileges than men because that would make me a stupid hypocrite like most people are. Alot of men HATE women. I'm not saying most but alot do. Most men use the word "slut", "bitch", etc. in reference to a woman. If you even look around these boards you'll see that easily. If someone calls a woman those names I take it as hate, just like a black person would say someone HATES them if they called them or other blacks, niggers. Simple as that. Of course demeaning names for women are not as stigmatized as the word "nigger" but it doesn't make it any less serious.
"Sure I can mystique , you give me the evidence of such issues - it's all over your posts. Men don't hate women , they love them , they do everything they can to love them in fact. Most men are headless chickens without women , all the sexual power resides with women as a consequence of Western society, some choose to wield it irresponsibly and society in turn calls them a few silly names since we haven't come up with any more "civilised" method yet. If a man wields his sexual power it's rape , plenty of men convicted on hearsay"
Yes a woman has sexual power in western society in that she can choose from all the men who hit on her who she decides is worthy of her. I agree that there are double standards for men and I do not agree with that nor did I ever say I did. However many anti-feminists try to take the subject away from women and concentrate on men. If you want to concentrate on men's issues go ahead and I'll reply but this thread is about what WOMEN go through. Women are pressured into being "good girls" whether you agree with it or not. These "silly names" do alot of damage to a girl's self-esteem and the way she thinks she ought to be. Of course simple-minded people will tell girls to just get over it and not care what others think of you, but it's more deeper than that. If you were taught from an early age that sex is dirty, especially if it's warranted by a woman by god's sake, it's kind of hard to not care what others think and still see yourself as a normal "good" human being. Most women are taught that they're "bad" and "dirty by how much they display their sexualit so when others reinforce that belief, most women think of it as true and hate themselves and others like them. I don't see why women are soley told to not care what others think of them while the perpetrators can hurt, repress, and harass people. That's like saying raped victims should not care what others are saying and thinking about them and no punishment is given to the rapists. I never said it's only men that are the perpetrators but many women too. I hear alot of women call other women names out of jealousy, spite, whatever. I agree with dr.goodbody in one of his posts. Women should learn to appreciate and embrace their sexuality instead of rejecting and hating it.