It seems odd that this subreddit would take issue with feminists lecturing women on how to act, when it advocates that women be told how to act by their spouses.
She does in fact bring up her husband but only insofar as he supports what she wants. Why would she bring up aspects of her husband's opinions that negate the conclusions she draws in her article? That inevitably means (and the reader knows) he must carrot chase, how does she not talk about that in any way? I don't think she means "carrot chase" as work, necessarily. I think she means it as "work full-time and raise healthy and well-adjusted children simultaneously." Since it's not really the do…
Do they? Last time I checked, the American electorate sways toward the conservative, particularly in the last, oh, two years or so, and by and large, conservatives tend towards the anti-feminazi side. Furthermore, countless studies have proven the American public to be apathetic and ill-informed -- essentially, politicians vote for whatever benefits them financially, i.e. whoever will donate to their next campaign. Is it feminists' fault they have more sway financially? Or is it mens' rights adv…
Feminism did this? I must have missed the part where Amazons savagely conquered the incredibly male-dominated legislatures of not only the federal government, but every state government as well.
ambient1's comment does not, as you say, speak for all men. Regardless of this, your comment works upon the assumption that he does (thus necessitating your speaking on, not for, all women), unless, of course, you are so presumptuous as to assume that I, the only other person in this conversation (currently), am one to judge a man by his bank account, as opposed to a woman by her spawn. However, that still does not make the aforementioned comment of yours relevant.
No one brought up finances. At all. In fact, this doesn't really have anything to do with men, or judgment passed upon them. In order for your "rebuttal" to be valid, one must assume that ALL women judge ALL men by their bank account, which is not the case.
I was not addressing sexism within in the either of those fields (of which I am a member, thank you), but in croqueenbouche's comment, which smacks of "separate spheres" type philosophy. When one begins to categorize certain subjects or activities as "belonging" to either gender, sexism results, benefiting (and hindering) men and women.
She reconciles herself with her choices and experiences in life and changes her philosophy and outlook accordingly. That's called maturity. People do that as they get older.
it is not fair to have to compete at things that men tend to be naturally better at and enjoy. How, exactly, is this? Should women avoid math and science, just because men tend to be better at such logical subjects? Maybe women should forgo athletics altogether, except maybe foxy boxing or the like? Is sammich-making an effeminate enough activity for you?
I like how you've gotten downvoted for making a rational response to what is clearly a troll or perhaps just an idiot with an internet tough misogynist streak.
The point of an ad campaign is to raise awareness, and that's what this is trying to do. I believe the authors of this would say here that if it prevents even one rape, their work is vindicated.
I'm saying a lot of that isn't considered "rape" here, but in reality that's what it is. In conservative communities, there's a lot of "Well, she shouldn't have been out to begin with" mentalities. The reason I point to the South is because it's an easy example--the African American community has some similar phenomena.
You've been to the South, right? I'm from Kentucky, and bullshit like that happens all the time around here. It's one of those "We don't like to talk about that" things.
I'm guessing you're not a 16-year-old douchebag or frat boy who might be confused on the subject. This campaign is aimed at younger boys and men who might be in situations with a lot of consent grey area, or under social pressure to do what they know is wrong. They're usually not very educated on the law, women, or consent, so it's easy for them to make these mistakes. Believe it or not, the whole concept of "women's rights" is fairly new to a lot of men, especially from more conservative social…