Without comment...
- Thread starter Greg Langelius *
- Start date
Re: Without comment...
The following is the article that generated the follow up above;
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/11/24/war-on-men/
There is much to discuss on the matter. As the father of daughters, it is important to combat the feminist horse shit while at the same time trying to raise daughters who are independent and mindful of the opportunities afforded them in this modern era.
We'd also like to have grandchildren!
We have tried to instill a good work ethic and character without creating yet more unyielding, unreasonable, "battle axes" who create the very men the hold in contempt!
The following is the article that generated the follow up above;
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/11/24/war-on-men/
There is much to discuss on the matter. As the father of daughters, it is important to combat the feminist horse shit while at the same time trying to raise daughters who are independent and mindful of the opportunities afforded them in this modern era.
We'd also like to have grandchildren!
We have tried to instill a good work ethic and character without creating yet more unyielding, unreasonable, "battle axes" who create the very men the hold in contempt!
Re: Without comment...
As the father of a Daughter and the Grandfather of two girls, I have long reserved comment on feminist agendas. I want to see my offspring prosper, but I have also experienced firsthand the consequences of aggressive feminist agendas. For some unclear reason (to me, anyway), I have always seemed to attract their lightning with greater than average intensity. I do my job as best I can and treat folks as decently as I can, but my axe always falls soon after a woman takes over.
It's extremely difficult to plot a course for myself that doesn't run afoul of both extremes in this area. In truth, my race is run, and it's my descendants whose roles are in play.
This article, however, puts the issue in a light that addresses it from a perspective I finally think I can understand.
I think the article's tagline addresses the key question.
So why do I post this topic here? I have long wondered what role feminist agendas play in the assault on gun ownership. I see a definite gender bias, and a clear polarization on the subject along gender lines. Disarmament might be viewed as a form of emasculation. I wonder how politicians play gun control as a ploy to amass feminist votes. I wonder how feminists in office use gun control as a badge of authority in counterpoint to male dominance, real or perceived (Damn right, Sisters; take their guns away and how much weight do they wield now?).
Ponder you that...
Greg
As the father of a Daughter and the Grandfather of two girls, I have long reserved comment on feminist agendas. I want to see my offspring prosper, but I have also experienced firsthand the consequences of aggressive feminist agendas. For some unclear reason (to me, anyway), I have always seemed to attract their lightning with greater than average intensity. I do my job as best I can and treat folks as decently as I can, but my axe always falls soon after a woman takes over.
It's extremely difficult to plot a course for myself that doesn't run afoul of both extremes in this area. In truth, my race is run, and it's my descendants whose roles are in play.
This article, however, puts the issue in a light that addresses it from a perspective I finally think I can understand.
I think the article's tagline addresses the key question.
So why do I post this topic here? I have long wondered what role feminist agendas play in the assault on gun ownership. I see a definite gender bias, and a clear polarization on the subject along gender lines. Disarmament might be viewed as a form of emasculation. I wonder how politicians play gun control as a ploy to amass feminist votes. I wonder how feminists in office use gun control as a badge of authority in counterpoint to male dominance, real or perceived (Damn right, Sisters; take their guns away and how much weight do they wield now?).
Ponder you that...
Greg
Re: Without comment...
The crazy ones are always the ones that want and need the power that they get from being the leader of a crusade. I support most of what these women want but the women that spearhead the crusade only inspire indifference. As is usual with most causes, it becomes less about the common sense solutions and more about crazy people meeting their psychological needs through the abuse of a crusade.
The common thread, to me, seems to be about control. In all forms. Crusaders seem to seek control as a way of taking back the control they feel has been taken from them. There's a healthy way to channel that and be productive in a positive way, and then there are these looney toons that have no idea what healthy is, or where the line should be drawn between their crazy and being productive.
The crazy ones are always the ones that want and need the power that they get from being the leader of a crusade. I support most of what these women want but the women that spearhead the crusade only inspire indifference. As is usual with most causes, it becomes less about the common sense solutions and more about crazy people meeting their psychological needs through the abuse of a crusade.
The common thread, to me, seems to be about control. In all forms. Crusaders seem to seek control as a way of taking back the control they feel has been taken from them. There's a healthy way to channel that and be productive in a positive way, and then there are these looney toons that have no idea what healthy is, or where the line should be drawn between their crazy and being productive.
Re: Without comment...
I read a very interesting piece a while back that made a very compelling case that women's worse enemy is other women, not men as they would have you believe. This was especially prominent in the work place and it all boiled down to competition. The take-away point was that the real issue is women vs. women but they've tried to pin it on men as a scapegoat.
I read a very interesting piece a while back that made a very compelling case that women's worse enemy is other women, not men as they would have you believe. This was especially prominent in the work place and it all boiled down to competition. The take-away point was that the real issue is women vs. women but they've tried to pin it on men as a scapegoat.
Re: Without comment...
Thanks Greg. That was a good read. I actually agree with the story. I have two daughters who are very strong willed. I blame myself. The oldest had softened a great deal and married a great guy. My youngest I think I need to work on a little.
Thanks Greg. That was a good read. I actually agree with the story. I have two daughters who are very strong willed. I blame myself. The oldest had softened a great deal and married a great guy. My youngest I think I need to work on a little.
Re: Without comment...
reminds me of my tour in Germany. All of my buddies that married local girls would tell us such wonderful stories about how German women celebrated their feminine nature while at the same time retaining their equal standing in the relationship. Best one was when my buddy tried folding his own clothes soon after he got married, and his wife whopped him over the head with a soup ladle and told him he was not only doing it wrong, but also to stop doing her work and scan his own lane.
I really wish I could find a non-crazy woman my age around here, but apparently the kind of woman I'm looking for is a rare specimen indeed. Kinda makes me want to go back to Germany and bag me a doe.
reminds me of my tour in Germany. All of my buddies that married local girls would tell us such wonderful stories about how German women celebrated their feminine nature while at the same time retaining their equal standing in the relationship. Best one was when my buddy tried folding his own clothes soon after he got married, and his wife whopped him over the head with a soup ladle and told him he was not only doing it wrong, but also to stop doing her work and scan his own lane.
I really wish I could find a non-crazy woman my age around here, but apparently the kind of woman I'm looking for is a rare specimen indeed. Kinda makes me want to go back to Germany and bag me a doe.
Re: Without comment...
My response to feminists is the same as it is to minorities who complain about equality:
I already consider you my equal, so please leave me alone.
I agree with the message the author of the article is trying to convey, but it's going to make her enemy no.1 to many.
My response to feminists is the same as it is to minorities who complain about equality:
I already consider you my equal, so please leave me alone.
I agree with the message the author of the article is trying to convey, but it's going to make her enemy no.1 to many.
Similar threads
