Letters to the Editor
scarab54
Published Letters: 20 Editor's Choice: 1
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Gender confused young men- wishful feminist fantasy?
[Read the article: It's hard to be a dude these days]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"In trying to empower the girls, we implicitly sent a message that the guys were not as good,".
A point that many of us who have been subjected to an inherently and institutional anti-boy, anti-male society comment on when we see articles like this. Leave it to the author to debunk it with nothing of substance only disagree presumably because it was written by a man. Nowhere in that sentiment is an insistence that woman give up anything as many of the angry misandronysts have claimed. It is a statement of perception based on men's experiences. Women do not own the providence of commentary on gender and do need to listen to men and their views. Emily your touting of your household as a feminist household sounds like a great atmosphere; my only objection is that is not the feminist ideal being preached in the high schools to the women's studies programs. In many males opinions, what is preached is hypocrisy and hatred- much like what has been written in these posts. Your home is a successful embodiment of equality, but not feminism.
We have a serious problem in educational achievement from kindergarten on... it is boy's who are failing. They are failing because the school does not resonate with their biological beings and they do not learn the way girls do. Feminist ideals are not going to fix that, they do quite the contrary. However, when we attempt to address this inequality the ardent hatred as demonstrated here again looms large. The point is, to do anything positive to aid and develop positive masculinity in any form is vehemently denied. That is not gender confusion, that is a result of telling boys and men they are not important of valuable regardless of how they choose to portry their masculinity. There is a false fear that promoting the needs of boys/men and rewarding masculinity will lead to untold horrors i.e see the hateful comments from many of the female posters. To immediately resist male input is a choice you can make for sure, but accept that it will be called out as a sexist misandronystic act, or as the one poster so aptly put it, "go fuck yourselves" we welcome you to tell us the same. Which seems to be happening because quite frankly the assertion that men can't handle women doing the hook-up thing seems larely a fantasy of feminist wishful thinking. As for those so certain of their anti-male views and deny that they are anti-male views- please join the minions of women who are having a hard time finding a suitable mate. And if you do choose to procreate I hope you do not have a son- for his sake.
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Misandry run amuck
[Read the article: Boys just being ... sex offenders?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Scary and shocking. Somewhat of a relief that broadsheet actually questions this sort of thing. But not a relief from those posters who have no problem with this may actually be parents to a son one day. And we wonder why boys don't do well at school- just maybe these sort of things play into that- then heap on the daily dose of berating on Nickolodeon, Disney and network "sitcoms", and in a classroom devoid of recess, full of circle talks about feelings and banned toys like army men. The idealogical feminists have done a splendid job. My best wishes and or condolences to those well meaning parents with boys!!!
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What??
[Read the article: Women need johns]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I am with the gentlemen who absolutely opposes women coming into the men's room. Entirely selfish, entitled, disrespectful behavior consistent with most of the behaviors of particularly white women. The notion of considering how men feel of course, as demonstrated by numerous misandrists here, is irrelevent. To the actual topic, most public spaces since the nineties, particularly large venues, do indeed have more restrooms for females. This has meant fewer restrooms for men in most cases, hence why you now commonly see long lines for men at particularly sporting events and concerts as some of the posters here have noted.
Second Class Citizen
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Brilliant CP!!
[Read the article: Hillary without tears]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]That was an excellent and accurate assessment of HRC. I thank you for splendidly scribing the profound example of white woman baby boomer entitlement that is HRC. Indeed I think you characterize many baby boomers and those that they have efficiently designed in their image via their control of education and social policy. It is particularly refreshing to see so many young people cast aside the social engineering that has forcibly seeped into all facets of society (if we are to believe the exit polls suggesting younger voters overwhelmingly support Obama). A rejection of gender feminism is absolutely necessary, and your independent feminist voice, that is able to embrace masculinist sentiments and views shows you are a true intellectual above the forced herding so prevalent in government and in society.
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Biased against HRC?
[Read the article: How bashing Hillary backfired]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The media is biased against HRC more than any other candidate. I did not realize so many Salon readers were Fox dovotees. Of those most surprised by the results was the Clinton team themselves, with campaign team shake-ups already in place, and their own polling that expected her to lose by eleven points. And of course the notion that white women aren't sexist and racist in their own right is completely overblown- please- it screams loud and clear from New Hampshire. HRC has tried to speak "black" and offered male bashing comments as humor; any other candidate doing the same would have been long removed from consideration- ask Joe Biden. She has been given passes where the other male candidates would not have received them. So I find the gushing of unfair treatment in the whole as untrue or conveniently forgetful . I do see however, white women entitlement, particularly among baby boomers to be ominipresent.