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Originally Posted by urgeok2
thats definately the bigger picture scenario which i believe to be true.
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See? I KNEW we were fighting on the same team.
I'm not ignorant to say that there aren't men out there that hate women, but the bigger issue is honestly gender bias that permeates throughout society. Unfortunately, it manifests it self more violently in different places (ie Asia, Saudia Arabia, etc).
The reason why I diverge from the word "hate" is that you can make the argument that these Men still love
Their Women, though (notice the purposeful possessive pronoun here); Women are
Their Mothers,
Their Sisters,
Their Wives,
Their Objects - the Woman existing as a byproduct of the Men (thank you
Adam for lending me your rib). Patriarchal society has carved out these restricted gender roles and as soon as a woman diverges from that role - Men feel threatened. It's not necessarily
hate. It's gender expectations. I hate it - it drives me crazy, it depresses me, and, quite frankly it's refreshing to hear someone (particularly a Man) bring up these issues. Sure, feminism has come a long way, but we still have a long way to go (especially abroad - no pun intended).
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And people say feminism is dead.