<p>WOW. I really feel that men should NOT be denying accurate statistics related to rape. More than 95% of sexual violence is directed toward women and comes from men (and yes, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 college women will be raped–around 80% of these are date or acquaintance rapes, and they frequently go unreported. I myself have been sexually assaulted by a guy I met at a party (he didn’t rape me, but it was still very traumatic), and I didn’t report him). The same is true for school shootings. There’s something wrong with our society when the vast majority of acts of violence are committed by men–clearly men and boys are taught from a young age that the performance of masculinity is akin to violence.</p>
<p>Yeah, but nothing is going to “disappear” until it is brought to light and challenged. If nobody discusses or challenges sexism, racism, homophobia, etc etc etc whatever and ever amen, they’re not going to just go away.</p>
<p>Ego that’s exactly why I said do something about it, go back and read what I wrote, I said if someone shuts you down you keep trying. Change does not come through complaining and whining it comes through action. If someone says you can’t do something because you’re a woman, you don’t just go “omg that’s so sexist”, you prove them wrong.</p>
<p>Leah377 "Here’s the thing–this is a false parallel. These examples aren’t signs that men are oppressed just like women are, they just prove that masculinity is favored over femininity in our society. Girls don’t get offended when they’re called “tomboys.” This is because it’s not a NEGATIVE thing to have traditionally masculine traits. However, would you ever walk up to a group of men and say “Hey girls!” (as opposed to “Hey guys”)? They’d be pretty offended if you did. The same goes for calling men “sissies.” That’s a whole lot worse than female tomboys because no one is supposed to want to be a woman. It’s understandable, though, to want to be a man.</p>
<p>Also, the reason men are discouraged from traditionally female careers like nursing, elementary school teaching, etc. is because they’re expected to do BETTER. Women are expected to fill these lower-paid and less prestigious jobs, while men in them are seen as weak because they’re not maximizing their potential."</p>
<p>Russell and Myrmidon, that’s my point, people don’t want to see women’s sports because they view women as unexciting and unathletic. It’s those stereotypes of women that make no one want to watch women’s sports. Society’s sexism causes the media’s sexism.</p>
<p>There is no “oppression” anymore. When examined, all this “oppression” is simply voluntary social standards that OF COURSE are different for both sexes, because both sexes are DIFFERENT.</p>
<p>And LOL at the reference to women sports not getting as much airtime being an example of “sexism.” Women sports just aren’t as interesting to watch as male sports (of course that’s not always true - i’d say volleyball and tennis are exceptions) because of the way they play. Just take a look at an NBA vs WNBA game. While the male players are making flashy passes and dunks, the female players take the ball and at best make a simple lay up.</p>
<p>Really, some of the replies here just feed into the “feminazi” (seeing sexism where it doesn’t exist) stereotypes. In fact, trying to pretend that men and women are the same WOULD be sexist.</p>
<p>But it’s subjective as to whom is more interesting to watch. We grow up expecting men to be more athletic than women, and as such prefer to watch men play sports.</p>
<p>When I was in high school, two WNBA players from the Seattle Storm came to school and played bump with 8 students. They came in 8th and 4th. None of the guys playing played on the school team.</p>
<p>No not really. We “expect” men to be more athletic because in general they are. It’s evolutionarily based. To prove my point I dare you to find just one culture where women were considered more athletic than men. These “blame society!” false-causation statements just muddle the issue.</p>
<p>Well there is a huge correlation between the two.</p>
<p>And I don’t think you don’t get it - male sports are watched more often because they are more entertaining to more people. Not because “society” says so, but because they just are from individual subjective perspectives. That’s not sexist, that’s just a function of how the sports are played. It’s the same in almost every society on earth.</p>
<p>Again, someone throws that ‘feminazi’ term out.
That’s an offensive term, and I’m sorry that some people think differently than you, but that doesn’t give you the right to start calling people names.</p>
<p>It’s only offensive because people are interpreting it as meaning something it does not. And I never referred to anyone specifically as a feminazi. Either way I will not discontinue using it just because some people get “offended” over something they don’t understand.</p>
<p>Stop name-calling. Seriously. It’s immature and inappropriate. In calling me and others “feminazis,” you’re being really disrespectful. I realize that you don’t have any valid points so you need to resort to that as a defense mechanism, but my Jewish father’s side of the family all died in the Holocaust & I find being compared to Hitler very offensive.</p>
<p>Get over yourself. I didn’t call anyone specifically a feminazi; only crazy claims like “female sports aren’t as watched because of society” that a stereotypical over-zealous “feminist” would make. I made my valid points and plenty of people agree with me and just because you won’t read and will continue to “blame society!” is a reflection on you not me.</p>
<p>You obviously don’t know what the term means so i’m not going to enable your avoidance of my main points by trying to explain it to you again.</p>
<p>And I didn’t call you a “feminazi”, yet you accused me of doing so (“in calling me…”). Perhaps you should take your own advice about the high road and quite being a hypocrite?</p>
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<p>Oh my, I don’t recall ever stating that “my own kind” was superior in any aspect. In fact, I am a feminist in that I believe in female legal equality. But I also believe in MALE equality. Your replies seem to stem from the fact that you think that the term “feminazi” is a synonym for “feminist”, which I have stated many times that it is not.</p>
<p>Of course no one ever addresses the issue of “male equality.” Male teacher caught with 16 year old female student? Lock that pervert up for years! Female teacher caught with multiple 12-13 year old male students? Slap on the wrist.</p>
<p>But go ahead and continue to pretend i’m not making valid points.</p>