Beka13's Comments (132)

“Equal to does NOT mean the same as.
I'm a feminist and a wife and a mother and a business partner and I've had to fight for parity in the workplace so you can enjoy feeling like you're equal.
No feminist even rallied for bigger houses... that's not what equal pay for work of equal value is about. I live quite happily in my small house with the low mortgage. My husband and I downsized when we started our family and I chose to stay home (because I made much less money than my husband) with our kids. At the time I chose to stay home, I was a contract negotiator trying to convince the company I worked for that the male security guards (qualification - grade 10 education) should not make double what a senior purchasing clerk (qualification - 5 years experience + business degree) made. When a junior purchasing clerk (female job) was compared with a junior buyer (male job), it was found that the clerk needed much more education, experience and had greater responsibilities and the buyer job paid 42% more.

The fact that you abandoned your children and slayed men has nothing to do with feminism... if you're lucky to make the same money as a man doing the same job you're doing... you can thank me for that.”

“No. A post-industrial capitalist economy was the worst thing to happen to this country. Easy mistake to make, since feminism arose about the same time...”

“If you think things were better for women in the 1950's you are tripping acid.”

“You do realize that woman and mother are not synonymous, right?”

“The real reason women went to work like GANGBUSTERS is because the cost of living increased and WAGES STEADILY WENT DOWN.

1) Most men will not be six figure breadwinners. When you start dropping babies like there's no tomorrow, the woman will have to go to work.

2) Some women have found that they might want to live for something OTHER than having children. Now they have that opportunity.”

“The corporate state loved the "equal rights" movement -- lots of cheap labor! And women fell right into the trap. Being "successful" means high powered career, having your kids raised by day care and teenage babysitters, and a heart attack at 50, just like the men! Amazing "progress," Good Job Jane Girl.”

“"So because of these misguided feminists:
We are expected to leave our children to go to war"
Expected? You don't register for the draft, no one expects you to go to war unless YOU sign up.
"Only find self worth worth in making money so we can have that fancy house "
I see. The feminists forced you to be shallow and materialistic.
"We have abandoned our children to strangers so we can chase money"
Again, I had no idea the "feminists" had such a strong hold over your mind and actions.
"We have created generations of men who expect us to have babies and bring home the bacon"
I thought that the male is still primary wage earner in 60% of households. If this is your experience, find someone else to be with.
"Tricked us into believing that we can Buffy the man slay any man who gets in our way."
I don't even know what this is supposed to mean. I hope that, whatever it is, you don't do it.
"Made us think we can jog on dark paths half naked and we will be safe because we demand it."
You make a good point. Women should NOT be free to wear clothing suitable to the temperature or run at night without fearing attack. I have often said this.”

“What she said.”

“..As a male, I find that an exceptional point. And a very good argument to be made.”

“Who knows? I do like IKEA...”

“Don't even know where to start.
1. Women hold an unquestionable advantage in divorce court.
2. Men commit suicide a lot more than women.
3. Women abuse their husbands and yes kill them too, much more often than you appear to be aware of.
4. Men are stroger, but I beg to differ as to who wears the pants in most relationships. The overwhelming majority of men would never even consider physical abuse. To suggest otherwise is ignorance.
It sounds like you have a really big chip on your shoulder about men. Good luck with that one.”

“Sure. So I guess the right thing to do would be to even the score a bit, huh?*

* Sarcasm.”

“How about getting some basic martial art training - for both genders - to discipline selves and act responsibly?”

“Seriously?”

“"as long as men have and use their physical advantage over women....We will never be the winers."

"Winers"? Um, I beg to differ.”

“What is the number of women killed by men merely as a result of physical disadvantage?

What is the number of men and women whose social lives have been altered by the changes of the last few generations?”

“Then they scream like little girls when they get what is owed to them”

“Because the Corporate Media is there to represent the interests of their owners who tend to be ultra conservative Republicans. They may throw us a bone via Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, or Ed Schultz but beyond that it still tends to favor the Republicans and their agenda.”

“Beka13 :
" When is the MSM going to wake up ..........?

The MSM is fully awake and doing it's masters bidding.”

“Really?...­Really?...­Sigh.....”

“It really depends on who is doing the false advertising, if its the government its ok.”

“I only wish we'd take it as far as some other countries...where election attack ads are considered election fraud!”

“I don't think Oprah is all that happy. Remember, those who can't, teach!”

“Very well said. There really is the load of do it all, be it all, in terms of dumping it all on and look damned good while you do it, while men feel freed up to flit about.”

“Yep, but with kids and financial constraints that can be tough.”

“It's not a tactic and if it's a double standard it's accidental.

Women either don't care or PREFER a man who has had many partners whereas many men don't like women who have had a lot of partners.

IF women cared more about men being slu.ts then it would not be "OK" as you say for them to sleep with as many women as they want, etc. BUT they don't.

It's the same with the so-called double standard about age....yes, men like younger women, but as Bill Maher put it, there wouldn't be a double standard "if you (women) didn't still want to ___ Sean Connery."

It's all basic free market principles.”

“In a word, NPR.

While not advocating a return, you can imagine the days when the Fairness Doctrine was in place. They scrounge for point-counterpoint continually to some annoyance. They actually were criticized by their listenership for being one of the last news outlets to drop "harsh interrogation techniques" from the Gitmo dialog and call it "torture." But not before having on air editorials of point-counterpoint, why some think it is, others think it isn't. Right siders call CPB the mouthpiece of government even though recent funding cuts by half means the gvmt accounts for about 16% of total funding.”