Not that it s any bodies business and I have no duabt that the usual ones will pick little bits out of what. I say to drive their own agenda and boost their own ego for trying to bring me down, but what the hell.
The question is am I a feminist if not why not
To be fair I would say it would be wrong of me to say I am as my view is not 100 % in line with the feminist ideology, (pauses to allow them on to gather their pitch forks)and here is why feminism as I see it is idealistic in that it has very honourable , far reaching goals , which in them selfs are great if we lived in a world where ideologies could co exist in harmony unfortunately we don't. (Pauses once again to allow the mob to grow and orginse)!
I personally believe that the world benefits to some small extent to having define rolls for both male and female to relate to and identify with as it allows those who feel that works for the to fit into the world, I do not how ever believe that they should be carved in stone as individuals either female or male we must be able to decide what we want and where we fit within society, as I tell my daughter girls are capable of doing what they choose to do just as well as men and are just as capable of doing the same as women, question is not can you, it is are you willing to pay the price to do it.
If a woman chooses to be a truck driver on a mine site and go down the pub and get **bleep** with the boys then yes she should be able to and be paid the same as them, as long as she is willing to except that if she is going into that environment there will be a price to pay not because she is a woman but because that is the environment she enters, she must except that she will be treated the same as any other person in that enviroment.
I have always told my boys that they must never hit a girl as it is not acceptable to do so, I also tell them that if they hit anyone they must be willing to accept that that person has the right to hit back, but here is the big but if a girl gives up her right to that accord by hitting a man then they have the right to defend them selfs with equal force.
I believe equality is a right both sexes should the right to choose ,but in choosing equality you have to be willing to except that you can't have ying without yang and that there will be a price to pay for both sexes.
I personally like to treat the girls in my life like ladies, I still prefer to open doors for them , I still prefer to be the one to take the lead in many situations but I am also quit happy to play a supporting role in anything my wife or any other woman takes in my life, my wife and I are partners with our own strengths and weekness that balance each other out as we should.
So no I do not believe that my ideology fits with feminism, unfortunately I don't believe any ideology no matter how noble or just is ever going to achieve its goals because ideology fails on 1 big level it can never be everything to everybody our views differ to greatly as individuals for any ideology not to become corrupted and this is where I have a problem with germaine Greer her ideology is so inflexible that it can not register with her that other woman may have a different view of feminism than than her so she either belittles there stance or as in this case corrupts their stance to try and justify her own view of feminism
The question is am I a feminist if not why not
To be fair I would say it would be wrong of me to say I am as my view is not 100 % in line with the feminist ideology, (pauses to allow them on to gather their pitch forks)and here is why feminism as I see it is idealistic in that it has very honourable , far reaching goals , which in them selfs are great if we lived in a world where ideologies could co exist in harmony unfortunately we don't. (Pauses once again to allow the mob to grow and orginse)!
I personally believe that the world benefits to some small extent to having define rolls for both male and female to relate to and identify with as it allows those who feel that works for the to fit into the world, I do not how ever believe that they should be carved in stone as individuals either female or male we must be able to decide what we want and where we fit within society, as I tell my daughter girls are capable of doing what they choose to do just as well as men and are just as capable of doing the same as women, question is not can you, it is are you willing to pay the price to do it.
If a woman chooses to be a truck driver on a mine site and go down the pub and get **bleep** with the boys then yes she should be able to and be paid the same as them, as long as she is willing to except that if she is going into that environment there will be a price to pay not because she is a woman but because that is the environment she enters, she must except that she will be treated the same as any other person in that enviroment.
I have always told my boys that they must never hit a girl as it is not acceptable to do so, I also tell them that if they hit anyone they must be willing to accept that that person has the right to hit back, but here is the big but if a girl gives up her right to that accord by hitting a man then they have the right to defend them selfs with equal force.
I believe equality is a right both sexes should the right to choose ,but in choosing equality you have to be willing to except that you can't have ying without yang and that there will be a price to pay for both sexes.
I personally like to treat the girls in my life like ladies, I still prefer to open doors for them , I still prefer to be the one to take the lead in many situations but I am also quit happy to play a supporting role in anything my wife or any other woman takes in my life, my wife and I are partners with our own strengths and weekness that balance each other out as we should.
So no I do not believe that my ideology fits with feminism, unfortunately I don't believe any ideology no matter how noble or just is ever going to achieve its goals because ideology fails on 1 big level it can never be everything to everybody our views differ to greatly as individuals for any ideology not to become corrupted and this is where I have a problem with germaine Greer her ideology is so inflexible that it can not register with her that other woman may have a different view of feminism than than her so she either belittles there stance or as in this case corrupts their stance to try and justify her own view of feminism
Sorry polks I can't allow the empathy comment to go unchallenged .
To truely empathise with some one you must first know there stance and the decisions that lead to that stance , other than that you are just bringing your personal biases to the table and using somebody else situation to drive your own agenda and as I have not seen anywhere the duutcheses claiming to be anything about her pregnancy I canot see her comments as empathy I see them as exploration of her position to attack the royal family
To truely empathise with some one you must first know there stance and the decisions that lead to that stance , other than that you are just bringing your personal biases to the table and using somebody else situation to drive your own agenda and as I have not seen anywhere the duutcheses claiming to be anything about her pregnancy I canot see her comments as empathy I see them as exploration of her position to attack the royal family
ROTFPMSL, oh that's very big of you you don't condem me, like I could care less what you do or don't condem , I have met lots of "educated" people most I not as smart as they like to think, as to my " barbs " well they give patronising people who try hide their insults in complements to others something to focus on
