The months leading up to the election, and even afterward, proved we still have a long way to go, with those politicians making their outrageous comments about rape. We need to teach new generations properly so antiquated ideas don't keep getting passed on.
Yes, I do think more and more guys are becoming aware of the problems w/ this way of thinking. But patriarchy is still very much steeped in most societies and sadly, I think we still have a ways to go before achieving true gender equality...
Madman With a Box (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 02/20/13 | Reply
I'd like to think not all of us guys are like that. Personally I'd like to be right there helping to tear down the outdated patriarchal system we still have to put up with even now. Its the 21st Century. Time to evolve.
Yes, it really worries me that this is the default way of thinking for a lot of guys. Sometimes I lament my lack of a "dating life," but then I read stuff like this and I completely remember why. *sigh*
The men mentioned in that post... *sigh* I wish there were fewer guys like that.
" I don't want a partner who feels the need to assert his dominance or control over our relationship. I don't want a partner who essentially sees me as inferior to him." <--- yes.
TimeChaser
Madman With a Box (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 02/21/13 | Reply
@bellpickle:
The months leading up to the election, and even afterward, proved we still have a long way to go, with those politicians making their outrageous comments about rape. We need to teach new generations properly so antiquated ideas don't keep getting passed on.
Bazinga!
bellpickle
Pickle of the Year (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 02/21/13 | Reply
@TimeChaser:
Yes, I do think more and more guys are becoming aware of the problems w/ this way of thinking. But patriarchy is still very much steeped in most societies and sadly, I think we still have a ways to go before achieving true gender equality...
TimeChaser
Madman With a Box (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 02/20/13 | Reply
I'd like to think not all of us guys are like that. Personally I'd like to be right there helping to tear down the outdated patriarchal system we still have to put up with even now. Its the 21st Century. Time to evolve.
Bazinga!
bellpickle
Pickle of the Year (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 02/18/13 | Reply
@Kaerlyn:
Yes, it really worries me that this is the default way of thinking for a lot of guys. Sometimes I lament my lack of a "dating life," but then I read stuff like this and I completely remember why. *sigh*
Thank you for reading. :)
Kaerlyn
Tea pixie (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 02/18/13 | Reply
I enjoy reading your posts.
I think everyone 'counts' as that put it.
The men mentioned in that post... *sigh* I wish there were fewer guys like that.
" I don't want a partner who feels the need to assert his dominance or control over our relationship. I don't want a partner who essentially sees me as inferior to him."
<--- yes.