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Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Feminist Hypocrisy


First, let me be clear. I firmly believe in equal pay for equal work. I am not opposed to all of the ideals of the women's movement. Of course, no one, woman or man, has the right to kill unborn children. But that's not the subject I want to address right now.

One of the stereotypical feminist canards is that men are violent and women are nurturing. The joke is usually that if women ruled the world, there'd be no wars. I don't deny that men are violent, but if you don't think women can be every bit as mean and nasty... well, we'll just have to agree to disagree on that. And don't try to read between my lines. I am blessed to be married to the most perfect wonderful woman on the planet who would never intentionally hurt a flea (actually fleas do need to be afraid of my wife). I'm just trying to point out that radical feminism is hypocritical.

The vast majority of violent crimes are committed by men. And the idea of a fun time for a batch of 10 year old boys usually includes heavy doses of punching, tackling, tripping, tumbling and even biting. Clearly testosterone is a mighty powerful chemical.

I will agree that all men are selfish jerks. But so are all women, frankly. Spite, wrath, vindictiveness, pettiness, egocentrism and vanity are gender neutral vices. Women are not as likely to express their aggressions by taking a swipe at your face, but the demonization of masculinity and the attempted emasculation of church and society are not going to improve the world.

The knife block you see pictured above is an actual product. It's called the "All Men Are Bastards Knife Block."

HT: Right Wing News

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