Threadjacking!

[Bubba Zebill]

I am!...how liberating!!

[Hawkmumbler]

Happy international womens day! I hope feminists world over realise how hypocritical and sexist the existence of such an event is in light of there liberal and whole condisending views.

[Mikey]

Some people just don't get the point, do they?

M.

[TordelBack]

Goodness, how dare half the population claim a single day to reflect on the particulars of their slice of humanity.  Sure that only leaves the rest of us the other 364 to treat them like slaves, ornaments or figures of fun.

Ev'ry day's an 'oliday wiv testicles!

[Goaty]

What are you all talking about?

[Hawkmumbler]

I just find the existence of gender specific celibrations defeats the point of gender equality. It's utter hypocrisy. 

[Bubba Zebill]

I just find the existence of gender specific celibrations defeats the point of gender equality. It's utter hypocrisy. 

True, 'celebations' only.

[Hawkmumbler]

I just find the existence of gender specific celibrations defeats the point of gender equality. It's utter hypocrisy. 

True, 'celebations' only.

Edit button, where has thou gone?

[TordelBack]

I just find the existence of gender specific celibrations defeats the point of gender equality. It's utter hypocrisy. 

And when gender equality is achieved, and women at a global level have escaped their sub-human status, you'll be absolutely right and I'll join you in laughing at the stupidity of it all.

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

LOOK, LISTEN AND TAKE HEED

[Hawkmumbler]

I just find the existence of gender specific celibrations defeats the point of gender equality. It's utter hypocrisy. 

And when gender equality is achieved, and women at a global level have escaped their sub-human status, you'll be absolutely right and I'll join you in laughing at the stupidity of it all.

Utter loud of bull! Look at wester society, women ARE treated as equal, it's only in the overly religious societys of Asia that women are still treated as second class citizens, focus on changing the attitude of the government, society and gender role in nations like China and South Korea should be the focus and not waving female pride in our faces with some trivial banner such as 'International Womens Day'. When are all the poor, down trodden men of the world going to get a day stand up and be counted?
'Rant over'

[TordelBack]

I think we'll have to agree to partly disagree here, Hawkmonger.  I agree that these sorts of 'days' are essentially trivial fluff in the scheme of things, but I don't agree that making a point of highlighting women's life experiences at a global level is unimportant. Even in the wealthy west there is still a long way to go, but as you say particularly in the rest of (and the vast majority of) the world the extent of inequality is dire.

Yes, the plight of the artificially-impoverished majority of humanity irrespective of gender is the big issue, but within that huge mass the even-worse plight of women is well worth noting. 

In the meantime squirrel.

[Hawkmumbler]

It's all grain to the mill as far as i'm concerned, I do my part and treat all women with equality and fair does, one might argue my film collection leaves alot to be desired (New York Ripper anyone?) but for the most part I'm obnly capable of spreading equality through my own hands. Glad we can both agree that something needs to be done as far as certain nations are concerned.

[Richmond Clements]

I just find the existence of gender specific celibrations defeats the point of gender equality. It's utter hypocrisy. 

And when gender equality is achieved, and women at a global level have escaped their sub-human status, you'll be absolutely right and I'll join you in laughing at the stupidity of it all.

Utter loud of bull! Look at wester society, women ARE treated as equal, it's only in the overly religious societys of Asia that women are still treated as second class citizens, focus on changing the attitude of the government, society and gender role in nations like China and South Korea should be the focus and not waving female pride in our faces with some trivial banner such as 'International Womens Day'. When are all the poor, down trodden men of the world going to get a day stand up and be counted?
'Rant over'

That's some quality head in the sand, uninformed bullshit right there.
You honestly think that women are treated equally in the West? Have equal pay? Job opportunities? Access to education?
Like fuck they have.

[Hawkmumbler]

I just find the existence of gender specific celibrations defeats the point of gender equality. It's utter hypocrisy. 

And when gender equality is achieved, and women at a global level have escaped their sub-human status, you'll be absolutely right and I'll join you in laughing at the stupidity of it all.

Utter loud of bull! Look at wester society, women ARE treated as equal, it's only in the overly religious societys of Asia that women are still treated as second class citizens, focus on changing the attitude of the government, society and gender role in nations like China and South Korea should be the focus and not waving female pride in our faces with some trivial banner such as 'International Womens Day'. When are all the poor, down trodden men of the world going to get a day stand up and be counted?
'Rant over'

That's some quality head in the sand, uninformed bullshit right there.
You honestly think that women are treated equally in the West? Have equal pay? Job opportunities? Access to education?
Like fuck they have.

As specified above, for the most part they do. If individuals are being denied this right then I have yet to meet any, as far as I can tell from my relativly informed research gender equality is prity much fulfiled here in the UK. Anything that the feminists hurl as evidence (porn, for example) is generaly through the womens own choice.