| We have an unfortunate conundrum here.
In the current status of things, there are strange and subtle differences between the manner in which men and women are treated. If we were to be silent, these conditions would most likely continue to exist and be propogated as a social meme.
If those of us who are for equal rights between men and women speak either on an international or personal level as a group, however, we are almost inevitably lumped in with either of the extremist sides based on our gender thanks to the anecdotal experiences everyone has that is similar to Zhavric's own experiences.
So, how do those of us who are for equal rights speak without being able to be called extreme? How do we posture, without coming across as belligerent? And if our posturing as rightists makes us the assholes we are, then how do we propogate our views while being silent?
The way I see it, one of the most common problems with rights is the non-differentiation between ideals and the people who follow them. Just because feminists are bitches does not mean that feminism as an ideal is wrong, just as the fact that some machoistic men are ruddy, horny bastards in no way discredits men in general. |