Having to bow down to men.
Submitted by deathgirl94 on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 20:39
For as long as I can remember, it has always been implied that men are stronger and hold more power than women. I for one do not believe this. We can do anything a man can do. Where does it say that we can't? I have gotten in arguments at school over this with other girls who think men should rule and have almost gotten suspended, but I don't care. I will sacrifice anything to have the satisfaction that women can be respected. To those women who believe they have to bow down to their husbands/boyfriends, stand up! You can defeat this! You do not have to live a life of misery because a man thinks he owns you.
i totally agree with you. i think the same way and last year to prove it i played boys football. i LOVE football and all the guys said its not right for a girl to play cause its a "man" sport. it was funny when i tackled one of the boys.that showed them.haha
I completely agree. Just because we are women does not mean we don't have the same rights as men do. I don't think we should bow down to their commands it isn't right, and to the women who think otherwise then you are just plain ignorant because women are not to be pushed around or turned into maids or servants. Men wouldn't like it if the tables turned on them so why do it to us.
It should be more people replying to this. I completely agree.
I know so many guys who think women arent as active as they are. But most of them are so weak minded if you think about it. Guys who think like that are just ignorant.
Stratification of gender organizes our society in a way that results in certain members of the male sex group having more access to wealth, prestige, and power than other males and members of the female sex group. This is repeatedly illustrated in Maxim and Cosmopolitan magazine. Sociologist Erving Goffman’s defines being male as:
"A young, married, white, urban, northern heterosexual, Protestant father of college education, fully employed, of good complexion, weight and height, and a recent record in sports…Any male who fails to qualify in any one of these ways is likely to view himself…as unworthy, incomplete, and inferior." (85)
There is this constant struggle of hierarchy among men. This idea of what it is to hold power creates violence among those men that do not fit these particular ideals and as illustrated in the media, violent masculinity is becoming a cultural norm. When we do not follow the expectations and definitions that society has developed for us, the outcomes can sometimes be quite dangerous and demeaning. Individual’s everyday are tormented, harassed, and even killed for not ‘living up to’ or ‘meeting’ the guidelines of masculinity or femininity. For instance, why does the idea of homosexuality scare people? Magazines teach compulsory heterosexuality and racism to their readers. When men fear homosexuals and their own homosexual feelings, it causes violence and leads to killings. The media has created a climate and atmosphere that also legitimizes violence against women. One of the major reasons that women go to the emergency rooms is because they were brutally beaten by the men they live with.
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You and me both sister. For the past 2 years i have been the only girl in my gifted and talented class out of 5-9 peole and the only game thay can beat me at is triango. and even in that i was in the top two. since im in the fifth grade i can honestly say that i am the second smartest person in the school. and i do care if it is the law, i will not bow down to any man as long as live. and i dont care if i get sespended because if i stand up for my rights then i didnt do any thing wrong. (visit my forum called puppy mills are wrong)
carllaayyx0 i have a friend just like u. see out showed all the boys by playing football and she kicked but. im not in to football but i love sports and i am an awesome swimmer and softball player. and i am totally against women beng treated like slaves.
totally agree. women shouldn't have to do what a man says or thinks they should do. we are people too. all the guys at my school think they "own" whatever girl they want. it's so wrong because the girls just go along with it. We have the same rights as they do and we should stand up for ourselves, and not be pushed around by guys.
there is an amazing quote about this, and it goes something like this:
"Women who strive to be as good as men lack ambition!"
I love that quote because unlike many other quotes,it poses the question, "why is our goal to be as good as men?" which is a good question!! great discussion, and everything you said is absolutely true!
but men are not the highest thing to attain to,it is our own uniqueness, our own strength, our own beauty that we need to draw from!
I agree. but i also think that the guy has to get what he wants sometimes... with their needs like sex but i wouldnt want it to be forced, thats wrong. like if he wants a taco, the girl should at least do something about it. if the guy has been doing everything for her (very rarely do you find those guys) then the girl should do something for him... no matter what it is just as long as she approves. uuh does that make sence?
I agree 100%. No female should have to bow down to any man because he believes he is superior to them. Its Ironic that I am reading this, because our long time wrestling coach at my school always said. "The day a girl is on my team is the day I pack up my stuff and leave." And Today, a friend of mine, who is a female joined that team, because she couldn't be denied it. And guess what? The coach did not quit after all because, he KNEW he was wrong.
Bowing down to men? Not at all something that i would agree with. A young lady/woman has the ability to be able to do whatever a man does, and even more.
We are capable of achieving watever goal we set our minds to.. we can change the world, run the worl, become whomever we want.. have strength passion and integrity and you can accomplish anything you set your mind too.
Surely there will be road blocks during the way, but thats wat only makes you stronger!
totally, guys are always telling me that they are more athletic or that they could beat me at anything. the only thing i have to say to that is lets have a competition! if you win, then fine whatever but dont go in thinking that your better then me, thats the part that really gets me. also women always look at the things they did wrong and the next time they do the same thing they fix the mistake, so doesnt that give us the capacity to be just as good at everything and better at some things?
wow...this almost seems to have been written by my ex-gf. lol.
Carlaay... that's real cool of you. The thing is-since the begining of time people have thought that. Women have had to fight for their rights just as the Cambodians, Blacks and the English settlers,(I still credit the Indians though haha), so why don't we exercise them?:FEAR and CONFORMITY. Though there are so many women like Rosa Parks and Susan Brownwell who have fought for us, some of us still live in fear. We're afraid to be anything more than what we are told, and so we sit. But I have never backed down to a guy...ha...and I never will. The idea of being subordinate to anyone infuriates me..I can't even tolerate the thought!! While men as men should embrace their masculine roles-meaning being a decent human being,taking responsibility,being a good father and son etc.; women should embrace their powers as females. We are Yin and they are the Yang (or which ever way you prefer). We need to bond together and lead the world in unison-truthfully, there no no other way point blank. We all need to respect each other and value each others' talents as opposites. Like Mieko says "girls need attention and boys need us so let's make everybody glad"
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I agree.. I come from a family of independent women. Out of nine Aunts/Uncles only two of them are uncles on my momma side. My Grandmother was strong-willed herself (R.I.P. Rosie Marie,) and i couldn't even imagining my Gram-gram bow-n down 2 my gramps. Women are the most beautiful creatures and most powerFUL if you ask me. With every powerful man, there's woman that he couldn't have done without. Pres. Obama & Michelle, and his Grandmother that past. Bill & Hillary, along with his mother, etc. that whole theory should be re-evaluated.
-Mr. Spazz_Tastic
I know what you mean
I live in England and my grandad did not 'allow' my grandma to get a job and my mum missed out on university. Still, she is the director of finance in a university and never bowed to a man ever. I f anything my dad bows to her. I dont admire her for ruining my life with a divorce but she certainly is the career mum.
I will never let a man be above me, I believe in equality. In my school there are football clubs for boys and netball for girls. In primary (kindergarten) the boys were picked to carry a table or whatever and the girls to look after little ones.
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i lived abroad for a few years in a country where the general attitude is just that. i grew up a country girl cutting and stacking firewood with my brother (and i always did more because i wanted to show his little sister did more than him, haha) and when i lived abroad no one ever wanted to let me do anything. i owned a house there (had to sell it) but i designed it, and supervised the construction. the construction workers did NOT like taking orders from a woman. but told my husbands grandfather i scared them! hahaha! (they ticked me off and i told them off) i have NEVER let anyone tell me that a man is above me. oh if they do they're asking for a head ache with me. i like to think my husband and i are equal, but the reality is that he spoils me... and he treats me extremely well. he respects me, and he does more for me than i do for him, and i know that. we always talk to each other before making most decisions. we never make big ones without talking to each other first. and i think that's how it should be. when we married he refused to cook, and said he would clean... but didnt act on that. now he often does more of the cleaning and cooking :D
there ARE things men cant do... that we can... and there ARE things women cant do that men can. accept it... but that doesnt mean one is better. sorry girls but my hubby is my height and stature and i concider myself a strong girl and he doesnt work out but guys just naturally have more muscles :( and sorry guys, but you just cant make babies... and dont have the natural endurance girls are built with. and yeah... girls tend to think waaaay more complicated. guys make things more simple (though that may be good?) so NEITHER is superior. we are equal! but have our own traits! :D in the end where would guys be without us? or girls without guys? we need each other equally ;) and that should be reflected in a mutual respect.
FEMINISM RULES.
I'M A FEMINIST AND THERE'S NOTHING OPPRESSIVE MEN CAN DO ABOUT IT!!!!!
frist off i would like to say that women are not better than men BUT i would also like to that men are not better than women we are equal like yin and yan one is not better than the other and i truly think that we can live together in harmony
love peace joy :)
sorry about the spelling errors but i think i made my point
WE ARE ALL EQUAL MEN ARE NOT BETTER THAN WOMEN AND WOMEN ARE NOT BETTER THAN MEN
love peace joy :)
I would never bow down to a man. I believe in equality. I would say that i am far from being the stay at home mom. I want to have a career and put food on the table too! I have a mind of my own so i dont see why i should have to act weak and like i cant do anything for myself. My mom and grandma are kinda old school, ya know. Like fix the men dinner and cook and clean. Sure, i dont mind fixing my brother or dad something to eat but their not dumb! they can go fix themselves something to eat every once in a while. When i get married i want a husband who is equal to me. I wouldnt mind cooking for him but i would like it if he cooked and did the chores sometimes. Men and woman are equal. No gender, race, sexuality, religion, etc is better than the other!
We are just as human as men. You guys are right that we should not have to bow down to men, have less rights, and not be respected because of our sex. Us women have fought and are still fighting for our freedom and to be recognized as an equal.
Then again, Men are supposed to be the protectors. The head. They are the defense and the security. Women are the precious object to be protected and secured. We are sacred. We are strong, we are smart, we are human. We should have every bit of respect that men do. But, yes in the constitution and the bible, mostly everything, men come first. Why? because man was created first but Women was created from man as an equal. To comfort, love, and live with man. We belong to mankind. Man and WoMAN have been together since the beginning and they will be together in the end. Thats the way it is and always will be even if men are cocky, and vain and are blind to our independence. we will continue to fight to remove those blinders
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