Letters to the Editor
Parson Jim
Published Letters: 582 Editor's Choice: 7
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@FilthyHarry
[Read the article: The 9/11 backlash against women]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"I think one of the problems with feminism is that it bought into the myth that what men do is worthwhile and what women do is worthless just because women weren't allowed to do it."
I agree. But hardcore feminists have fought tooth and nail to prevent divorced fathers from parenting children, despite the many men who wish they had a chance to do so in the event of divorce. The same feminists have also fought to prevent unmarried fathers from being able to parent their kids, much to the detriment of children in both situations.
Simone de Beauvoir was serious, not sarcastic, when she made the statement I wrote in my previous post.
When you write "Problem is stupid male-oriented society refuses to recognize that something a women does best is the most rewarding thing you can do", you're blaming the wrong gender.
Gender feminists, not members of "male-oriented society" are the people working hard to devalue domestic life and family.
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@FilthyHarry
[Read the article: The 9/11 backlash against women]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I am a part-time single dad - I know the happiness of which you speak.
Nonetheless, to blame men for old-guard, anti-family feminism is bizarre, to say the least.
Representative of this view is a quote from NYU prof Linda Gordo: "The nuclear family must be destroyed... Whatever its ultimate meaning, the break-up of families now is an objectively revolutionary process."
I hardly think the family- and men-hating feminist movement is a product of a male point of view.
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@BettyBoop
[Read the article: The 9/11 backlash against women]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]..and lets not get all misty-eyed about the extended family, which feminism was never in favor of, either.
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Hey!
[Read the article: The 9/11 backlash against women]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Why are you posting on this blog, you man?
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Feminist hypocrisy
[Read the article: The 9/11 backlash against women]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The difference is that the feminists felt that their husbands or companions should share equally in the excessive cleaning and child hovering.
Except, of course, in the event of a divorce. In that case, the feminists want to do all the child hovering and get a juicy check just the same.
Looking forward to presumptive joint custody in America, a day when equality will finally rule the day, as opposed to feminism, which lost its way decades ago.
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????
[Read the article: Quote of the Day]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Where does Salon find this stuff....?????
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Miniscule Wage Gap
[Read the article: Shrinking the wage gap]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]When you control for age, occupation and experience, the wage gap is only about 2%, i.e., women make 98% of men's wages for comparable occupations worked in by women with comparable experience.
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2% does not equal 24% or 12%
[Read the article: Shrinking the wage gap]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]On the other hand, the "custody gap" is far, far larger than the "wage gap". The response from American feminists is.....dead silence.
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I know
[Read the article: Yet another discrimination suit for Michael Bloomberg]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]He sounds just as screwed up as a woman trying to cut off her children from their father in a divorce.
Too bad he doesn't have a gender-specific get out of jail free card like PMDD or post-partum depression to pin the blame on.
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Silenced
[Read the article: Yet another discrimination suit for Michael Bloomberg]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Men like him are really hard to reach. His brain isn't wired to understand why anyone has any feelings at all. He doesn't trust human feelings as real things and he doesn't understand that his actions can leave a deep and lasting impact on other human beings.
He just doesn't get it, and unless someone forces the issue through an intimate relationship or a big enough lawsuit, he may NEVER get it, ever, for as long as he lives."
You know nothing about him and already you are assuming the worst. Misandric, sexist bias that is part and parcel of so many women's perceptions today.
Try to get beyond your sexism and prejudice, and you might end up a better person.
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Feminist losers
[Read the article: Not lady enough]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"it's taken many years to teach men they don't have a god given right to everything (sex, check. higher pay because they have families, check. entree into elite colleges because daddy went there. well, almost check). but apparently not bathrooms. rather than complain when women come in, why not share and enjoy being able to bring relief to someone clearly suffering (if they're resorting to the mens room)."
Talk about female entitlement. We can't even go to the bathroom in peace. Of course, wanting to go to the bathroom in peace is equivalent to entitlements to college, etc. This is feminism in America today. Why are so many feminists such whiny losers?
Pathetic, pathetic, pathetic.
I wonder what would happen if a man went to a women's bathroom?
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Sad
[Read the article: Is Bill O'Reilly sorry now?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]and sickening.
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Wow
[Read the article: Quote of the Day]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Sounds like you've experienced a shocker, Catherine...
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Is this true?
[Read the article: Can feminism help your love life?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"...I considered myself a feminist in that I believe that women deserve the same chances at life that men do"
Funny, I don't see any feminist organizations lobbying for equality in domestic violence laws or parity with regards to joint custody legislation. In fact, feminist groups are against "that kind" of equality.
Feminism in the real world in the U.S. today is about benefits and entitlements to women, not about equality.
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Benefits and entitlements - here are a few
[Read the article: Can feminism help your love life?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]State money for domestic violence services here in California is restricted to services for women only - there are over 100 domestic violence shelters for women in the state and only two facilities which accept male victims.
Presumption of parental fitness in custody litigation in the event of divorce.
Rape shield laws which prevent mention of a woman's sexual history in rape cases, even mention of previous false accusations of rape.
Disparate enforcement of child support collection from men versus from women.
Disparate enforcement of domestic violence laws regarding female violence against men versus male violence against women.
"No-drop" laws which encourage arrest of men but not of women in domestic violence cases.
Asymmetric child support obligations that take into account the household income of the obligor (usually the father), but not the total household income of the recipient (usually the mother).
Less stringent physical fitness standards for entry into the armed forces, police and firefighter departments.
Title IX laws which allow for "positive discrimination" against boys, but do not codify such discrimination for girls.
There are many, many more. Perhaps you should get out more and educate yourself...