Words about women

Bear  with me, it could be long.

equal
being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value

equality
the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.

opportunity
a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something

sexist or sexism
* relating to or characterized by prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex (Oxford)
* 1 prejudice or discrimination based on sex; especially discrimination against women. 2. behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex (Webster)

discrimination
the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the ground of race, age, or sex.

right
a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way

Feminism
* the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. (Oxford)
* the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes. (Webster)

First, I found it interesting that Oxford's definition and Webster's definition of sexist and feminism, seem to have been determined by an era. In the beginning, sexism and feminism were all about women, period. Now, they are clearly about sex discrimination and not specifically against women. 

Mostly what I want to talk about, is feminism. I'm so tired of it. I'm tired of women trying to make men look bad. I'm tired of women using men as an excuse for their misery. I'm tired of women trying to tell other women, how they should think or feel about men and themselves. 

Discrimination is discrimination, regardless of whether it's about sex or race or religion or hair color. How did feminism spin off of equal rights? Every "lesser" group of people or minority or unusual kind of person, has been discriminated against at one time or another. It's about control and power. And it continues until you, the down trodden, put your foot down and stand up for yourself. 

Women fought hard and paid a steep price to earn the right to vote because of discrimination. Women fought hard and long to gain the respect of men. But let's be clear - we are NOT equal to men. We are not equal physically. We are not equal psychologically. We are nurturers and feelers. Men are hunters and gatherers. We have very different brains and we use them differently. But...we are equally human. 

Yes, I know that there still exists, a glass ceiling. And if I want to climb the corporate ladder, I know that I might have to work harder at it than my male counterpart. It's unfair that women's clothing is more expensive than men's or that a haircut for a man and a trim for woman are priced differently. But things are changing all the time. It's encouraging and I wish women would stop looking at it so dishearteningly or with such anger.

I think women are awesome. I think men are awesome too! We each have our own, separate super powers! We both contribute so much to the world, differently.  

So next time you see a Glamour, Vogue, Elle or Cosmo magazine, remember, YOU are a woman. HE is a man. You are different, not the same. But you are both human beings. Knock it off!