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Women were never unhappier than they were in the 1950s. Even less happy than women in the 19th century, who had less rights but were held in esteem for their role as mothers.
It is long, long past due for the men to stop blaming women, grow up, stop blaming someone else, and start by supporting your own kind, and not making an enemy of half your species.
The definition of feminism is simple, anyone should have the same choices and capabilities to pursue those choices, regardless of sex. Plain and simple.
Actually, all the countries that are leading the world have one thing in common, women have pseudo equality. The third world and backward counties all have one thing in common, they don't.
InTheLight
reply to post by orangetom1999
Orangetom, putting all your one-sided posts aside for now, you still haven't addressed my previous question as to why you believe feminism is the only cause of the downfall of the traditional marriage (while modern educated couples are now rewriting what exactly is a traditional marriage and how it works for them). Is that too much of a risk for you?
InTheLight
For the record, Orangetom, I don't reply to what I deem as nonsense as evidenced in my option to not pick apart your last post or any of your previous posts.
At any rate, you are free to think as you will and so am I and any other poster that joins in. At this point, I feel as if your thoughts are cemented in the past perhaps by childhood programming, or perhaps by choice, whatever it may be, I have no desire to go around in circles with you.
His research shows that the death toll from democide is far greater than the death toll from war. After studying over 8,000 reports of government-caused deaths, Rummel estimates that there have been 262 million victims of democide in the last century. According to his figures, six times as many people have died from the actions of people working for governments than have died in battle.
robbystarbuck
Oh yes divorce went up due to the feminist movement. All those pesky abused wives finally had an out. All those damn whining anti-lipstick women who were being cheated on finally had a way out. All those liberal wives who's husbands abused their kids finally had a way to get those kids safely away... Damn feminists!!
Is this thread serious? As a proud husband of a woman who embodies the definition of a strong woman I can't take this seriously. My wife takes care of our kids WITH me. We do all our parental duties 50/50 and consult each other on everything. She has dreams and aspirations that I admire. She works hard for them but always makes sure our family is a priority JUST like I do. It doesn't matter that I make more money in our relationship. We're equals. Feminism just like anything else has extremists but to label feminism in such a poor way is unfair. The majority of women like my wife give their kids something to truly be proud of. Their mom doesn't give up. She doesn't throw her dreams down and say for the better of my husband and so I can dote on my kids school I'm giving up on my dreams. Nope. She just does it all because she can. This is a dumb thread & sounds like someone wants a betty crocker wife to shut up when she's supposed to! Don't you touch my tools. I'll stop watching TV when i'm good and ready, you shut those damn kids up during my program!! Hey I'm ready for sex, get in the bedroom! Absolute lunacy.
Actually, all the countries that are leading the world have one thing in common, women have pseudo equality. The third world and backward counties all have one thing in common, they don't.
Most couples say they prefer an equal partnership, but studies show that few couples live up to their rhetoric. In most marriages, women do an unfair share of household tasks and the majority of child care, regardless of whether they work outside the home or not. Specifically, women do two or three times as much housework as men. Mothers spend 3 to 5 hours actively involved with their children for every hour that fathers spend. Men, on the other hand, have traditionally had more power in decision making.
InTheLight
So, with the thought in my mind of moving onwards and upwards, I posted a link below to an article with great advice of how to attain equality in a marriage...a modern marriage, that is.
Most couples say they prefer an equal partnership, but studies show that few couples live up to their rhetoric. In most marriages, women do an unfair share of household tasks and the majority of child care, regardless of whether they work outside the home or not. Specifically, women do two or three times as much housework as men. Mothers spend 3 to 5 hours actively involved with their children for every hour that fathers spend. Men, on the other hand, have traditionally had more power in decision making.
foreverfamilies.byu.edu...
InTheLight
reply to post by orangetom1999
Orangetom, you really need to start read the articles I post more than once, so as to overcome those thoughtless tangents. Moving forward now. LOL
InTheLight,
I've read those articles not only yours but others as well. And they all have one clear identifying fingerprint. They start from and assume that the women are doing so much and RISKING so much that they need men to take on more of their traditional chores. The men must do this "in addition to" doing the men's traditional chores or labors or RISKS. The women are seeking to lower their RISKS and vulnurabilities while putting more in the wagon for the men to pull for them. They are not offering the men more or reducing the RISKS for the men.
I can see vulnurabilities in your posts as well as Nixie Nox.. in both of you..your hesitation to respond to what I post...and then you return to this kind of stock position for which you think is your strong suit and that no male can see what is on the other side or the fip side of the coin.
Most of them cannot..they have the rescue me complex and to much sports conditioning to run touchdowns...even if it means pulling a wagon in which everyone is putting more stuff in it for them to pull ..but they themselves. They are to busy pulling. So many men and males think this is their natural default setting ..pulling wagons while someone else puts more stuff in it for them to pull.
I am getting ready to go to work now and will once again be down in a reactor..around the reactor coolant pumps. Do you want to walk a mile in my shoes?? This in addition to doing your traditional work???
Do you think for one minute that the women I see...are interested in the RISKS I take in earning my monies when I am spending it on them or their children?? Or is this to be taken for granted in a female social context only??? By default!!
This is a concept never brought out by the feminists while attempting to stand on what they think is their strong suit. I dont think so.
For you see InTheLight...a strong woman would instinctively know and understand this concept about the man in her life. You and Nixie Nox do not see to even be want to get anywhere near it.
Hence I speak of male expendability and disposability. Males to be seen and not heard.
Thanks for your post,
Orangetom
The only redundancy and or extinction I see for women and men clinging on to traditional gender roles, that no longer work in this modern age, are the ones that don't put every member of the family in a position of equality and respect, and I for one will be glad to see those types of men and women fade away into oblivion.
Orangetom, my nephew is a nuclear engineer and continually explains how safe it is, so don't pull that dangerous work crap with me.
InTheLight
reply to post by orangetom1999
I was only firming up my previously linked studies and my points, not yours, which yours were specifically targetting certain men and their behaviours as victims due to feministic goals (attainment of progress). You, as usual, missed my meaning, in which, certain people (men and women) who cling on to outdated beliefs and behaviours that work for their unchecked or uncorrected emotional needs and then go into a relationship with this baggage (whether realized or not) are setting themselves and whomever else is involved, for a fall.
As for the nuclear plant safety or non-safety issue, I thought we were discussing a nuclear plant here in the West. Are you saying you work at one of the plants at Fukushima?edit on 11-11-2013 by InTheLight because: (no reason given)
"A tradition without intelligence is not worth having". T.S. Eliotedit on 11-11-2013 by InTheLight because: (no reason given)