@LuckyCharms Said 
Equal rights? Equal roles? Equal respect. It's the last one that I stand firm on. I don't care if a woman or man stays at home watching the kids or goes out and works. What I do care about is that they are given respect for the roles they play in society.
I would class myself as a feminist in that I expect to be treated with respect regardless if I am a working professional or a stay at home mom/wife. I happen to be both. I work part time and tend to the home part time. No kids. It bothers me that women in the past - and to some extent even currently - need to act masculine in order to gain respect that is due.
Women and men, while both human and the same, are both different. Hormones, genetics, biology etc determine this. The reality though is that women and men are slightly different but that difference should not translate into a difference in respect and value given.
I agree with what you just said. However, I think that when women try to act masculine, it is their way of challenging the gender roles that are present in the society. I agree that both men and women are different, and I think gender is there to confirm it. I believe that all men and women should be treated equally, in a way that they should be respected regardless if they are male, female or whatever their gender or sexual orientation is. Even though men, women, individuals do have their differences, what?s more important is that we are all human beings and we all deserve equal rights, privileges, restrictions, and just about the same of everything.
Oct 15, 2010 @ 06:38:13
