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2014-03-13 Home Front: Culture Wars

40 Years After the Failed Gender Revolution

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-03-13 07:48|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 The 70es have a lot to answer for.

Right on starting with the Citation.

Posted by Shipman 2014-03-13 08:37|| 2014-03-13 08:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Arlington and scores of other veteran cemeteries remain largely gender segregated. Where's the affirmative action to 'level' those playing fields? The old republic was built upon the bodies, bones, trauma, desolation and last full measure of devotion by legions filled by those who's posterity are demonized for making a simple hand gesture of a gun on a school playing field.

Privilege and prerogative are not equality when they lack responsibility and consequence.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-03-13 08:42|| 2014-03-13 08:42|| Front Page Top

#3 You're saying Girls WILL NOT "Play" with guns, what are the actual shooting deaths, By Gender.

Don' know?

Then you're part of the Gender Separation, My Daughter Carries a weapon, Hasn't had to use it,(Not yet) But ready.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-03-13 09:18|| 2014-03-13 09:18|| Front Page Top

#4 The gender wars *were* successful in destroying traditional roles - which was the goal all along. The stated goals of "equality," rainbows and unicorn farts were always a smoke screen.

Posted by Iblis 2014-03-13 11:16|| 2014-03-13 11:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes, I'm expected to do a certain amount of the house work and child caring now. My wife, however, has never been expected to change the brakes on the cars or run the chain saw after a big wind storm, or go investigate when we hear something go bump in the night. She doesn't know how a table saw works, but she likes the bookshelves it built. She would never attempt to fix the burnt out wire behind the duplex outlet or climb under the house and put a wrench on that leaking pipe fitting. There is nothing critical that she does that cannot be delegated to me, inversely, 85% of what I do cannot be done by her or baby.
There is no "equality" in my house, just updated expectations. Not complaining, but let's call it what it is.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2014-03-13 17:09|| 2014-03-13 17:09|| Front Page Top

#6 And that's the problem, bigjim. Too many (most?) women want men to share their traditional tasks, but don't even consider sharing men's traditional tasks.

Though I know how to change the oil in a car, use a chainsaw (having been a firefighter earlier in my life pays off a lot), chop wood, cut the grass, shovel snow, put up shelves, etc., I'd really rather not.

But in return I don't expect a man to do the shopping, sewing, or cleaning (though I do expect everyone to pick up after themselves), or other house-type stuff, and don't care who cooks. That's more like actual equality in my mind.

Posted by Barbara 2014-03-13 21:23|| 2014-03-13 21:23|| Front Page Top

#7 In our household she kills it, I grills it. Works well.

Posted by Glenmore 2014-03-13 22:29|| 2014-03-13 22:29|| Front Page Top

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