21st Century Equality - A Response

I'm responding to this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMRVg_I7YCk

The original video highlights specific examples of women and men not being equal (apparently). Some of these have more merit than others. I take each in turn and offer a rebuttal.

In addition, my overall view is this: Whilst I don't doubt that there are certain instances where men can be discriminated against (e.g. when fathers try to get custody of children) there are also many instances where women are discriminated against (e.g. the wage gap), so to say that society is skewed in favour of women is simply wrong.

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• feminism
• discrimination
• women
• equality

[SuperShoebag]

Fail! Grasping at straws... & If you're an Atheist, why the hell do you wear an Ankh?

[AtheistBrit]

@SuperShoebag "If you're an Atheist, why the hell do you wear an Ankh?" Because I like ancient Egyptian things... geez, it's only a heiroglyph!

And how exactly was I grasping at straws? Please provide some constrictive criticism and I'd be happy to respond.

[stealthbadger]

Men's Right's Activists make me itch. To be honest, those very few feminists who feel that all men persecute all women all the time don't make me terribly comfortable either.

I believe that you're right - the overall cultural playing field is unfairly tilted in favor of men, but that individual situations are very complex, and treating people like human beings is about the best start you can make.

BTW, is that an ahnk? Just curious. ^.^

[AtheistBrit]

@stealthbadger I agree with you completely. Both extremes tend to get up my nose for the same reasons.

Yes, it is an ankh, well spotted! Quite a few people have asked why I'm wearing a cross so perhaps I'll clarify it in the annotations! I love anything to do with ancient Egypt and that's a sterling silver ankh engraved with heiroglyphs.

[clawdfrawg]

I have a problem with one point you made, lumping women& children together in times of disaster may be nessasary, we can't have lifeboats full of children alone, no one would survive.Mothers & children or everyone who is not a able bodied adalt might make more sence.

[AtheistBrit]

@clawdfrawg Agreed. I wasn't suggesting that "women and children first" shouldn't be applied in disaster situations, that was in fact the suggestion of the video I was responding to. I think it's a difficult one because what if there was a single dad with a child in a disaster situation? Would he have to stay behind and let the child go? If you said "parents and children first" that's not really creating a priority is it? A child could have both its parents with it. It's a grey area.

[StanMarsh1]

Wow, I didn't know that women played with different golf balls, I wonder if it's the same for other sports such as rugby and football.

Take it from someone who has only done one half marathon so far, anyone who can run 26 miles non-stop, regardless of their gender, deserves a lot of respect. :P

[AtheistBrit]

@echoesoftruth Thanks! I see little point in hating anyone because of who they cannot help themselves to be. :)

[papafox]

Well said. Human rights. FTW. :-)

[robytzu97]

soceity sucks