Was reading someone's blog the other day. She wrote about how offended she feels when guys comment on girls things like "She's hot." She feels its not good because it reduces what you see in that girl..to the surface. She's like a piece of meat. Actually, I'm guilty of saying things like 'she's chio', 'she's hot', things like that..I guess I will forever be a guy's kinda guy.
BUT..in my defense..women are not the only victims of sexist sterotypes. Everytime the word "sexist" is used, it is always directed at a man, victimising a woman.
I am here to banish that ludicrious generalisation..
Ok yes..I admit, through history, women have always been in second place, reduced to housewives, exclusion in politics and in high office management positions. But then again..in recent times, women have been able to get away with an increasing amount of sexist remarks whilst men just sit there, either resigned to their fate...or bearing an inner grudge.
OKOK i'll go to the point. Everything men do wrong is attributed to our pride, selfish chauvanist views, our ego, our emphais on physical strength and our desire to remain seen as manliness. Drive fast? Get into an accident? No problem...blame the man's childish need for speed and pride, not willing to give way to a car that cut him off earlier. Made his girlfriend cry? No problem..blame it on his insensitivity, because all men are insensitive.
C'mon ppl...we guys are sterotyped as often as girls nowadays....saying all men hate to follow their gf's shopping, untidy, lazy or downright insensitive......is unfair as saying that all women can't drive and read maps. (yes although i admit alot of us can't stand following a girl ard shopping and alot of females can't drive.....BUT NOT ALL OF US ARE LIKE THAT)
Movies like Rambo, rocky and triple XXX, perpetuate the views that all men are macho wannabes..all only know how to fight...talk very little...act macho alot..basically, it makes us look..really abit stupid..and DUH..but not all men are like that..don't believe everything you see..
The MOST overused statement which is the MOST unfair..(mostly coming from the mouths of females) " ALL MEN WANT SEX"
Its so not true...I'm not trying to throw the punch back in the direction of females..but do you gals realise how unfair this statement is? There are alot of guys that can be unscrupulous..but alot of us respect females as equals too. Besides if men weren't interested in sex...the human race would have gone extinct long ago...and apes would be ruling the earth.
Another example
A female who strongly supports female rights = a feminist
A male who strongly supports male rights = a chauvanist
Not fair right..heh..so have a heart gals...let us make our harmless "she's hot", "she's chio comments"....we mean no harm
BUT..in my defense..women are not the only victims of sexist sterotypes. Everytime the word "sexist" is used, it is always directed at a man, victimising a woman.
I am here to banish that ludicrious generalisation..
Ok yes..I admit, through history, women have always been in second place, reduced to housewives, exclusion in politics and in high office management positions. But then again..in recent times, women have been able to get away with an increasing amount of sexist remarks whilst men just sit there, either resigned to their fate...or bearing an inner grudge.
OKOK i'll go to the point. Everything men do wrong is attributed to our pride, selfish chauvanist views, our ego, our emphais on physical strength and our desire to remain seen as manliness. Drive fast? Get into an accident? No problem...blame the man's childish need for speed and pride, not willing to give way to a car that cut him off earlier. Made his girlfriend cry? No problem..blame it on his insensitivity, because all men are insensitive.
C'mon ppl...we guys are sterotyped as often as girls nowadays....saying all men hate to follow their gf's shopping, untidy, lazy or downright insensitive......is unfair as saying that all women can't drive and read maps. (yes although i admit alot of us can't stand following a girl ard shopping and alot of females can't drive.....BUT NOT ALL OF US ARE LIKE THAT)
Movies like Rambo, rocky and triple XXX, perpetuate the views that all men are macho wannabes..all only know how to fight...talk very little...act macho alot..basically, it makes us look..really abit stupid..and DUH..but not all men are like that..don't believe everything you see..
The MOST overused statement which is the MOST unfair..(mostly coming from the mouths of females) " ALL MEN WANT SEX"
Its so not true...I'm not trying to throw the punch back in the direction of females..but do you gals realise how unfair this statement is? There are alot of guys that can be unscrupulous..but alot of us respect females as equals too. Besides if men weren't interested in sex...the human race would have gone extinct long ago...and apes would be ruling the earth.
Another example
A female who strongly supports female rights = a feminist
A male who strongly supports male rights = a chauvanist
Not fair right..heh..so have a heart gals...let us make our harmless "she's hot", "she's chio comments"....we mean no harm
6 Comments:
At 1:35 AM, Chris said…
haha ok lah.u win..i was just itching for a debate to make my brain work..cause i've been brain dead this whole week..
looks like i have more readers of my blog den i know about..hehe
At 9:43 PM, dexter said…
Seriously right....
WHY CANT WE BE FRIENDS...
It is interesting to note that women have gone full circle..I mean now they are in high management positions and they are housewives as well, with kids....best of both worlds?....(e.g. my Advertising dept has more Female heads then the Faculty of culture/sociology... or just a failure in feminism...We do know that Advertising used to be a male fronted industry...not any more...but then again..it could be a generalisation..I dont know...
yet I have to agree that it has worked somewhat..I mean...Ive got a few guy friends who have really take care of their face..For me..I couldnt care 2 hoots about Oil of Olay..or Oxy or VO5 hot oil or whatever...but these guys could give you a low down on the exfloliation of your skin + pores yada yada yada.....Has the 'man' trully become metrosexual...or is it just a fad?.....
At 6:26 PM, Big()ne said…
But the truth is that males are the greater sex... physical... mental... we are just born with it... the woman just don't get it....hi there chris... sorry mate.. just looking for trouble...
At 6:26 PM, Big()ne said…
But the truth is that males are the greater sex... physical... mental... we are just born with it... the woman just don't get it....hi there chris... sorry mate.. just looking for trouble...
At 7:08 AM, Chris said…
eh..who is big()ne??
At 6:43 AM, =) said…
Hmz.. i am wonder what u mean by "male rights". From what i know, feminist do NOT support female rights but HUMAN rights. & From what most, not all, men support r the "male rights" u probably claimed. Thus, the generalizations.
& no, "hot" is not offending but if it is following by some sexual remark like "i can f*** her all day long", then it IS offensive.
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