The whole female supremacy/superiority thing is no better than racism in my opinion. Some push this superiority approach because it’s another fantasy for them to wank to; others do it so they can squeeze money from those who think it’s a hot fantasy. And still others are just sexist asses who are too ignorant to know any better.
Women are people. So are men. Some *individuals* are smarter, wiser, kinder, or more humane………but it’s impossible to make generalizations about gender that are true.
Well, speaking as a feminist, I think that we live in a patriarchal society. That means that women, as the subordinate group, often have to udnerstand men in a way that men don’t have to understand women - because it’s wise to understand those that have more power. But better? No. We are individuals, even when shaped by the society in which we live, and as such we are, as roo-roo said, people.
I think men and women are equal. Just because one stays home and does the housework and being the primary care giver for the kids, that doesn’t mean that person is lesser than the bread winner. It is just a matter of knowing your strengths and weakness and working together.
If one person had to do all the housework and being the primary care giver than that person will burn out quick. We need each other to be different and to work together. We are equal in our differences.
This question is as sensible as, “Which is better green or four?”
Men and women are different — period.
For making donations to a sperm bank, men are superior. For carrying and delivering babies, I’ll take a woman every time.
Beyond that, it depends on the situation. In general, there are some things men do “better” and other things women do “better.”
When dealing with people, there is no such thing as equality. Equality is a mathematical concept that doesn’t apply to non-quantifiable things such as people.
I can be born at exactly the same moment as another person (we are equal in age). The earth can exert the exact same force on our bodies (we are equal in weight). We can be exactly the same number of wavelengths of light in length (we are equally tall). We can have exactly the same score on a standard intelligence test. (We are equally smart?)
None of these things make us equal.
If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. I am glad that most things human, can’t be measured. It makes life a lot more interesting.
March 13th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
The whole female supremacy/superiority thing is no better than racism in my opinion. Some push this superiority approach because it’s another fantasy for them to wank to; others do it so they can squeeze money from those who think it’s a hot fantasy. And still others are just sexist asses who are too ignorant to know any better.
Women are people. So are men. Some *individuals* are smarter, wiser, kinder, or more humane………but it’s impossible to make generalizations about gender that are true.
March 14th, 2008 at 5:26 am
Well, speaking as a feminist, I think that we live in a patriarchal society. That means that women, as the subordinate group, often have to udnerstand men in a way that men don’t have to understand women - because it’s wise to understand those that have more power. But better? No. We are individuals, even when shaped by the society in which we live, and as such we are, as roo-roo said, people.
March 16th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Women are not better.
For every personality trait that varies between men and women, there is far more variation within each group than between the groups.
April 17th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
I think men and women are equal. Just because one stays home and does the housework and being the primary care giver for the kids, that doesn’t mean that person is lesser than the bread winner. It is just a matter of knowing your strengths and weakness and working together.
If one person had to do all the housework and being the primary care giver than that person will burn out quick. We need each other to be different and to work together. We are equal in our differences.
April 21st, 2008 at 5:33 am
This question is as sensible as, “Which is better green or four?”
Men and women are different — period.
For making donations to a sperm bank, men are superior. For carrying and delivering babies, I’ll take a woman every time.
Beyond that, it depends on the situation. In general, there are some things men do “better” and other things women do “better.”
When dealing with people, there is no such thing as equality. Equality is a mathematical concept that doesn’t apply to non-quantifiable things such as people.
I can be born at exactly the same moment as another person (we are equal in age). The earth can exert the exact same force on our bodies (we are equal in weight). We can be exactly the same number of wavelengths of light in length (we are equally tall). We can have exactly the same score on a standard intelligence test. (We are equally smart?)
None of these things make us equal.
If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. I am glad that most things human, can’t be measured. It makes life a lot more interesting.