I have to agree that while the world is still mostly male- dominated, there are many aspects in which men have no leg to stand on... and quite frankly it's pretty sad.

Take for instance the way men are stripped of their kids in family courts after divorces. While it is logical that the mother is supposed to be the nurturer, there are plenty of unfit mothers out there, who abuse the system in order to hang onto their kids. Just look at most divorces in America and abroad. In very rare cases, the father gets custody. On top of that, the men are left to pay both alimony and child support. This baffles me and bothers me. I can understand that whichever party does not get custody should pay for child support, but alimony is just a form of restitution so that the wife can get back on her feet, so to speak. Now, why, if the two parties are divorced, should the husband be forced to pay for his ex-wife, when clearly they are no longer married.

Is society telling me that a woman is incapable of finding a job, or a job that can pay decently? Technically, isn't this a double standard then, or exploitation at best? Judges give women the power in a sense by favoring them in court cases by rewarding them with their children and things such as alimony, but at the same time, the very payment of alimony is a statement that women are incapable of surviving without a male's support.



I also have to agree with Nathan on the subject of any type of interpersonal relationships or relations with women. It's incredibly hard to be trusting these days, just as it's incredibly difficult to try and make a move with a girl unless you have a signed waiver, notarized and photocopied in triplicate, that you wont be deemed guilty of anything ranging from sexual harassment to rape. It's a scary feeling to wake up the next morning after a random hookup wondering if the cops will come knocking on your door. It happened to a friend of mine once, who wound up taking a girls virginity because they were both incredibly drunk. His only saving grace was that all of her friends knew she was less drunk than him (think incredibly sloppy as opposed to blackout) and she had essentially forced him to perform. The next day he was picked up by the cops and had to tell his story... which he remembered none of. Blowing a .13 at noon the day after was proof to the cops that he was near comatose. Despite the lesson in drunken antics, it taught us all a lesson, and made us all a little distrusting of the female species.


On my last topic... I'm also not a fan of affirmative action, at all. I don't think it's fair that more qualified people are denied jobs because there are too many people of that race or gender already doing it. Take firefighters for example. If my home is burning down and my family needs to be rescued, I want the very best people for the job to be coming down the block in their fire truck. If 15 white guys scored the best, then they should be given the jobs. If it's 15 women, then let them come. What bothers me, as it does Koda, is when women complain about equal pay. For office jobs, I can totally agree with this; women should get paid the same as men, if they are doing the same work at the same skill level. I also think that in comparison to men, women are physiologically weaker and not capable of lifting as much, etc as men, and for that reason, should not be working certain jobs, like construction and the like, simply because it would be more productive to have a male there. Naturally, a male who could lift and accomplish what the job demands.



And thats all I have to say. Night folks!