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Poll: Do you think its harder to be a girl?
Member Since: 3/15/2013
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But shouldn't we just move on from that sexism and be all equal? As utopic as that might sound, it would be better for all of us, and let's not mention how in cases live a divorce, the lifes of those kids are in stake
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Member Since: 6/19/2012
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Originally posted by BobBertran1992
But shouldn't we just move on from that sexism and be all equal? As utopic as that might sound, it would be better for all of us, and let's not mention how in cases live a divorce, the lifes of those kids are in stake
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Forgetting about and moving on from a hard problem has never solved it. Talking about it and why we should fix it, has.
And it's not like we could move on from it even if we tried! Sexism is deeply ingrained into society.
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Originally posted by Artemisia
Forgetting about and moving on from a hard problem has never solved it. Talking about it and why we should fix it, has.
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Talking about it, but no repeating the same mistakes but in the opposite (women towards men in the point I've mentioned)
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Member Since: 5/18/2012
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Originally posted by The Knowledge
no, men will earn more simply because they're more physically able to complete a task than a woman is. Men too are less risk adverse and will be remunerated for that with higher salaries
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So a job in science, business and politics is physical now? Those jobs require more logical work than physical work, and yet women are still payed less, and have to go against the glass ceiling.
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Member Since: 9/18/2011
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Girls have that time of the month. Guys don't. I can't imagine going through that on a MONTHLY basis.
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Guys are heartless, dont have their period or get preg yeah yeah don't rub it in...being girl sucks! but at least we can wear ANYTHING! as guys look weird wearing dresses and skirts :P ay ay.
plus having a vjj sucks bc I cant even have sex at all one day my boy will leave....bc he cant just not have sex.
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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I think men have it easier biologically, we don't have to give birth, we don't have periods, we can pee everywhere but women have it easier socially, that is if they're good looking.
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Member Since: 9/18/2011
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Originally posted by chilicheese01
This is true, also.
Colored people are the only ones positively affected by affirmative action!
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That is a misconception.White Females most benefit from affirmative action.
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Member Since: 9/15/2006
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Men and women are created equally. There are perks for being a man, and as well as being a woman. There are also disadvantages.
The only think that will make one better than the other is the way he/she lives his/her life.
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In some areas, I couldn't be doing with periods and going through childbirth if I wanted children
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Originally posted by Sinvius
but women have it easier socially, that is if they're good looking.
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Really not true at all. You're good looking, and you only gain attention for your looks; no one takes you seriously. You're bad looking and you're dismissed immediately.
Men are allowed to be, short, fat, ugly, or rude and still be treated with a decent amount of respect. Women don't have those options, and need to be everything that's good to get by (Nicki Minaj spilled the tea on this).
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Women are oppressed and not given the same opportunities as men and an inability to acknowledge that = sexism.
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Member Since: 6/28/2010
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Girls have freedom of expression though.
A girl can be whoever and whatever she wants. However if a guy doesn't fit a certain mould, he is ridiculed and outcast from society.
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Boys and Girls have different issues.
Women have to work harder and spend more money to fit the beauty standard though, in that sense it is totally harder to be a woman. Also periods ****ing suck.
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Women have better rights than men in a lot of cases actually. E.g. they can be given shorter sentences for the same crimes, the law states that only men can rape, men are less likely to receive custody of children, etc. There are certain areas in which both genders are oppressed.
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Originally posted by Ainsworth
No, men are the majority and have been oppressing women for many centuries. You will RARELY see a man being discriminated against solely because of his gender.
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Um yes they can
Men are expected to act a certain way, and if they don't they're branded gay. A married woman without a job is a homemaker, while a man without a job is seen as a loser who can't provide for him family. Men are expected to be interested in certain things and if they aren't interested in those things (sports is a big one), they're not seen as normal or masculine. Stop being so one-sided
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Appearance: Women. They obviously require more maintenance, even for those who don't care about looking like models.
Job wise: Men. We're held up to more of a standard than women are - and typically women have it easier in job forces than men do.
Both have their downs - I think it's just as hard for both
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Originally posted by brndksk
Girls have freedom of expression though.
A girl can be whoever and whatever she wants. However if a guy doesn't fit a certain mould, he is ridiculed and outcast from society.
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This is true though.
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Originally posted by brndksk
Girls have freedom of expression though.
A girl can be whoever and whatever she wants. However if a guy doesn't fit a certain mould, he is ridiculed and outcast from society.
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Yea, this is true.
Women can be highly feminine or masculine and not have any trouble for being so, but if a man had even the slightest characteristic of being feminine, he'd get clapped by everyone around him. Sometimes for being overly masculine, as well.
Both genders have different issues. You can't really compare and say one is better when they both have their faults in society.
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Member Since: 12/27/2011
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Women do have it harder than men but it is completely ignorant to think men don't see a struggle. It gets tricky when sexuality plays in. I as a gay man I have always been jealous of how females have more room to express themselves. I'm much older and more confident so I choose to express myself without caring of what others think but women hold that priveledge.
Women also hold the privledge of not being able to be punched because "you can't hit a girl". Women are also way more likely to have their dinners paid for them on dates, have doors held for them, courtesy, etc. Those are all priveledges women hold. To see an equal society, we have to ensure all genders achieve or give up these priveledges.
So it depends on what the situation is. I think most of the time women have it harder because of less societal respect.
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