Sexism: The Other Stereotype

[Jin]

Here's the thing. Women are legally equal these days, yes, but they still are not seen as equal in society's eyes. All you have to do is look at the old argument of women's pay versus men's and for certain it is lower for the same job on average. Also, there are far fewer women in positions of power as there are men.*

Here's the problem: you can't change someone's opinion. No matter how legally equal women are, there are going to be men and women alike that do not see them that way. A good 7000ish years of male dominted society can't be washed away in a century. People who think they can change this faster are the current "femenists" (I hate that term because it's so ambiguous, but I'm talking about the male haters now). They want to be either seen as equal or better by all men on the planet. Not going to happen. When they try to force people to agree, that's what people mean when they use the term "liberal fascism" (a great oxymoron). You can't force people to see you as equal in a liberal democracy. The best you can do is give women the same legal rights as men, which they have. People's opinions have to evolve, revolutions don't work.

Men get stereotyped just as much for sure. A woman that looks like a man will get far fewer "what the ****" stares than a man that looks like a woman. Being one that used to wear eyeliner, I know that first hand. The homophobes immediately scoff because you're a "faggot". Why people care so much what others do and look like is beyond me really.

*Some of this is due to the age gap. Think how long it takes to get positions of power. You have to start young and when many of the women of ripe age were young, they didn't have the same oppertunities.