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Not to say they need it in most cases, women are perfectly capable of defending themselves in a verbal argument, I feel this needs to be written (if not by someone else, then by me). In light of recent events, I’ve heard and seen an interaction the opened my eyes to one particular issue in the increasing popularity of Feminism versus Equality versus Chauvinism.
The issue is a war being raged behind “our” own lines. “Back home” with our “allies” in this “gender war”, instead of going out and firing volleys of attacks toward women in the field, MEN degrade women in private when few or no one is listening to defend themselves. Much like an actual war, propaganda spreads in the home country about how the enemy is vile, weak, and bound to lose. In this male versus female war being raged, the MEN (I have no direct knowledge of females doing this) hide behind closed doors, hushed voices, and a shield of “not your business” and make jokes, comments, degradations and defamations that are, quite frankly, disgusting to hear unless one agrees with them.
In this war, the MEN objectify the enemy. If the enemy can lose the humanity possessed, there is little to no reason to degrade them more. No one feels sympathy for inanimate objects, and thus MEN will degrade the women into something lower than a human. However, these MEN go a step further- they do not degrade women into inanimate objects but something much viler. An idea. A feeling. A sensation. These MEN objectify women into an idea of pleasure. An idea of inferiority. An idea of weakness. An idea that should be stamped out. Can women embody these ideas? Certainly. Are women limited to these principles and ideas listed? Most certainly not.
It is a brilliant tactic formed by MEN over the years (decades, centuries, millennia) to keep women submissive and small. An enemy that feels insignificant will rarely fight back. But this is the age of abandoning archaic principles, is it not? Indeed it is. We are casting away the archaic principles of homophobia. Casting aside the archaic principle of racism. Casting away the principle of unnecessary hate. Are these done? Not by any means- but they are another war being raged. But I believe it is time I joined the war that is Equalism. Not Feminism, not Chauvinism- Equalism. The equality of both men and women.
We have similar rights currently, work place is improving for both sides, home life balancing out, and more, but we continue to hold on to the pathetic notion that we are still in the dichotomy of a society where if you are not for men, then you are for women. Then, in some aimless, pitiful attempt to benefit our social standing, we degrade the opposition.
But why? Why do MEN do this? An easy answer- to make our side look better, like MEN are winning this “invisible war”. But hold on for one moment- do not miss this. By the very fact that MEN degrade women, MEN are retreating. MEN make their side less “noble” (as if it had any nobility to begin with). As a chauvinist, the MAN prides himself on having superiority, power, influence, and being a leader. Let us assume chauvinism is even partially accurate for a moment. If the male is a leader and superior in every which way, then the man must also exhibit qualities of a good leader. If the man does not, he is a bad leader and by extension of chauvinism a bad man. If the man is indeed a bad man, he then deserves no position of leadership and deserves a position on the lowest rung on the social ladder. We would all agree that a good leader would not needlessly degrade a single subject, if he were truly good and just. Even if he felt superior, the act of making the other individual appear inferior even in private to other people the leader finds equal of his status (or even in his own mind) would make him a poor leader and thus a bad man.
If he is then a bad man, he fails at exhibiting the very principles he is using to degrade the person he considers inferior. If we consider that chauvinism is limited by not degrading and inferiorizing another individual, then the very thoughts of the chauvinist defeat the mindset itself. Chauvinism is self-defeating. If chauvinism itself is faulted, all ideas and thoughts basing on chauvinism are false. This then means that any chauvinist must become an Equalist (as Feminsim is equally faulted). Because of this, any degradation of women to be any less than men based purely on the fact that they are female is ultimately wrong. This then means that the idea women are nothing more than a sensation or source of pleasure is faulted beyond measure.
Now that we have definitively shown the glaring faults in the chauvinistic mindset, let me now show the current Equalists why and what they should do and be doing:
So you advocate for the equality of both genders? Good. Prove it. Just as much as your religion or lack thereof defines you, let this mindset define you. Any chauvinistic or feministic idea that comes into your mind, cast it away as it is fundamentally flawed. Any other individual you hear proclaiming a chauvinistic or feministic mindset whether in private or public, actively approach them and show them their error. Any friend you have that degrades a man or woman, confront them. If the degradation is toward a specific individual that deserves to know, approach the victimized individual. The Equalists are the only ones with a leg to stand on, but only if we actually take an effort in eradicating the archaic mindset that a gender can be superior.
An individual you correct may cry foul and say to “stay out of their personal lives”. You may listen. You may stay silent. You have that choice, but that is exactly what is causing this issue. “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men AND women to do nothing.” ~Edmund Burke. Remember- there comes a point where the morality of the situation trumps an individual’s right to privacy (which, in my view, was forfeited the moment they degraded an entire gender).
Thank you for reading.
The issue is a war being raged behind “our” own lines. “Back home” with our “allies” in this “gender war”, instead of going out and firing volleys of attacks toward women in the field, MEN degrade women in private when few or no one is listening to defend themselves. Much like an actual war, propaganda spreads in the home country about how the enemy is vile, weak, and bound to lose. In this male versus female war being raged, the MEN (I have no direct knowledge of females doing this) hide behind closed doors, hushed voices, and a shield of “not your business” and make jokes, comments, degradations and defamations that are, quite frankly, disgusting to hear unless one agrees with them.
In this war, the MEN objectify the enemy. If the enemy can lose the humanity possessed, there is little to no reason to degrade them more. No one feels sympathy for inanimate objects, and thus MEN will degrade the women into something lower than a human. However, these MEN go a step further- they do not degrade women into inanimate objects but something much viler. An idea. A feeling. A sensation. These MEN objectify women into an idea of pleasure. An idea of inferiority. An idea of weakness. An idea that should be stamped out. Can women embody these ideas? Certainly. Are women limited to these principles and ideas listed? Most certainly not.
It is a brilliant tactic formed by MEN over the years (decades, centuries, millennia) to keep women submissive and small. An enemy that feels insignificant will rarely fight back. But this is the age of abandoning archaic principles, is it not? Indeed it is. We are casting away the archaic principles of homophobia. Casting aside the archaic principle of racism. Casting away the principle of unnecessary hate. Are these done? Not by any means- but they are another war being raged. But I believe it is time I joined the war that is Equalism. Not Feminism, not Chauvinism- Equalism. The equality of both men and women.
We have similar rights currently, work place is improving for both sides, home life balancing out, and more, but we continue to hold on to the pathetic notion that we are still in the dichotomy of a society where if you are not for men, then you are for women. Then, in some aimless, pitiful attempt to benefit our social standing, we degrade the opposition.
But why? Why do MEN do this? An easy answer- to make our side look better, like MEN are winning this “invisible war”. But hold on for one moment- do not miss this. By the very fact that MEN degrade women, MEN are retreating. MEN make their side less “noble” (as if it had any nobility to begin with). As a chauvinist, the MAN prides himself on having superiority, power, influence, and being a leader. Let us assume chauvinism is even partially accurate for a moment. If the male is a leader and superior in every which way, then the man must also exhibit qualities of a good leader. If the man does not, he is a bad leader and by extension of chauvinism a bad man. If the man is indeed a bad man, he then deserves no position of leadership and deserves a position on the lowest rung on the social ladder. We would all agree that a good leader would not needlessly degrade a single subject, if he were truly good and just. Even if he felt superior, the act of making the other individual appear inferior even in private to other people the leader finds equal of his status (or even in his own mind) would make him a poor leader and thus a bad man.
If he is then a bad man, he fails at exhibiting the very principles he is using to degrade the person he considers inferior. If we consider that chauvinism is limited by not degrading and inferiorizing another individual, then the very thoughts of the chauvinist defeat the mindset itself. Chauvinism is self-defeating. If chauvinism itself is faulted, all ideas and thoughts basing on chauvinism are false. This then means that any chauvinist must become an Equalist (as Feminsim is equally faulted). Because of this, any degradation of women to be any less than men based purely on the fact that they are female is ultimately wrong. This then means that the idea women are nothing more than a sensation or source of pleasure is faulted beyond measure.
Now that we have definitively shown the glaring faults in the chauvinistic mindset, let me now show the current Equalists why and what they should do and be doing:
So you advocate for the equality of both genders? Good. Prove it. Just as much as your religion or lack thereof defines you, let this mindset define you. Any chauvinistic or feministic idea that comes into your mind, cast it away as it is fundamentally flawed. Any other individual you hear proclaiming a chauvinistic or feministic mindset whether in private or public, actively approach them and show them their error. Any friend you have that degrades a man or woman, confront them. If the degradation is toward a specific individual that deserves to know, approach the victimized individual. The Equalists are the only ones with a leg to stand on, but only if we actually take an effort in eradicating the archaic mindset that a gender can be superior.
An individual you correct may cry foul and say to “stay out of their personal lives”. You may listen. You may stay silent. You have that choice, but that is exactly what is causing this issue. “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men AND women to do nothing.” ~Edmund Burke. Remember- there comes a point where the morality of the situation trumps an individual’s right to privacy (which, in my view, was forfeited the moment they degraded an entire gender).
Thank you for reading.
