So with the recent controversy we have been seeing a lot of accusations of sexism and accusations of misuse of the term. In reading the megathread I decided to educate myself on MRA's as I really new very little about the ideology (I had always somewhat dismissed it out of hand). While I didn't agree with some/most of what I read it did get me thinking; could we really have/do we even want a TRULY non-sexist society?
The subject that first got me thinking about it was "male desposability", that is the idea the society deems males to be more disposable. Touted as an example of this is the life boat situation in which the order of places is assumed to be children then women and only last of all men. I found this interesting because, as a man I would (I like to think) follow that ordering. And yet strictly speaking this is a sexist attitude.
Another example that came to mind was reproductive rights. In this we have a undeniable biological difference between the sexes (indeed THE difference). In the name of an egalitarian society, BOTH parent should have equal rights over any children (even unborn). Yet this clearly isn't, and possibly cannot be, the case. If, for example, the mother wants an abortion and the father wants the foetus kept the deciding vote is (rightly) the mothers.
So I guess the point of this post is just to see what everyone thinks, CAN we really eliminate sexism from our world? SHOULD we? Are there some kinds that we need to find a way to learn to live with? Looking forwards to hearing what everyone thinks!
Capacha: Case closed. If only capacha, if only.
The subject that first got me thinking about it was "male desposability", that is the idea the society deems males to be more disposable. Touted as an example of this is the life boat situation in which the order of places is assumed to be children then women and only last of all men. I found this interesting because, as a man I would (I like to think) follow that ordering. And yet strictly speaking this is a sexist attitude.
Another example that came to mind was reproductive rights. In this we have a undeniable biological difference between the sexes (indeed THE difference). In the name of an egalitarian society, BOTH parent should have equal rights over any children (even unborn). Yet this clearly isn't, and possibly cannot be, the case. If, for example, the mother wants an abortion and the father wants the foetus kept the deciding vote is (rightly) the mothers.
So I guess the point of this post is just to see what everyone thinks, CAN we really eliminate sexism from our world? SHOULD we? Are there some kinds that we need to find a way to learn to live with? Looking forwards to hearing what everyone thinks!
Capacha: Case closed. If only capacha, if only.