The gender gap: 21st century sexism

[FILMFREAK087]

I recently seen a news story about a group of girls at a highschool who were caught sending nude photos of themselves via camera phone. Some boys were caught with the photos and faced possible prosecution. What's more the media acted as if the girls, who willingly and idiotically took the pictures were the victims. I'm sorry, gender aside, anyone who takes lewd photos of themselves and then sends them to others, and then cries victim doesn't get much sympathy from me. As the reporter went on they said something to the effect of; "the boys may be labeled as sexual predators, but of course the girls won't be prosecuted." Excuse me? Reverse the roles for a second, if a group of boys e-mailed vulgar photos to female students I'm pretty sure there would be some fuss made, and I don't think they would be painted as victims.

Now don't get me wrong, I can understand that women have suffered under chauvinism, but I think that the sword cuts both ways. A statement I find highly sexist is; "girls mature faster than boys" On what basis can anyone say that? Society expects different things from either gender, not to mention this is a broad generalization. It's just as small-minded as saying; "men are smarter than women."

[king_of_movies_316]

100% agree with you. I was thinking of writing about something like this.

These days if a man does it, its classified sexist, but when a women does it, it is OK.

I will give you an example. The other day i was watching some morning show, and they had some women talking about what ever. So once her segment was over they had a animal fashion parade (they dressed up small dogs in funny out fits and walked them on a minny cat walk), a few minutes into this segment, the women from the previouse segment came on having a full grown human male on a dog collar. She was walking this guy on the cat walk pretending he was a dog (the idiot guy who was been "walked" was pretending to be a dog) and while she was doing that, she was making sexist comments about how men are like animals! If this was a man being the walker and the female being the dog, the show would of been canceld for sexism, but since it was the other way around, it was ok.

***** like that realy anoys me. When did it be OK, to be sexist to men?

[FILMFREAK087]

I find society to be highly hypocritical when it comes to equal treatment of the sexes versus ancient societal beliefs toward the genders. I think it is offensive to both women and men that the treatment, such as in the case I pointed out, is so different.

[FILMFREAK087]

Does anyone else notice that in the media, when self esteem is discussed it's almost always from the perspective of teenage girls or adult women? Example; on several talk shows they would discuss how girls are pressured to be a certain weight or have certain distinguished features, but rarely is there ever a discussion about what is expected of males. It's as if they are discounted; "oh screw them they don't have feelings and expectations to live up to." As if women have a Monopoly on insecurity.

Which brings me into my main topic, it seems these days that the current attitude is that women are some highly evolved species that inhabit some plane of existence far above those of the more savage gender. An example of this is the assertion that traits that all humans exhibit; greed, violence, and sexual promiscuity are labeled "male" traits. So women don't climb their way up the corporate ladder, commit murder, or enjoy the basic act of sex? How many movies or television shows do you see which caricatures the husband as a boob in need of enlightening, and the ever-understanding, intelligent wife?

Okay let's say you are a woman who is nurturing, caring, and views sex as a lowly act only enjoyed by males, this is simply catering to your ego. We have heard a lot about the male ego, which is equally as self-serving, but rarely is the female ego addressed. The same way some men derive self-worth from violent and sexual conquests, some women derive their ego from embodying the opposite tendencies, regardless if the person them self is truly compassionate. Even still a woman that works out of self-interest and ego, just the same as a man, is still considered to be acting in a selfless manner to society.

[FILMFREAK087]

Why is it that when women are exploited, it is discussed at great length, but nothing is said of the objectification of men? Society ingrains the importance of wealth and title into the male psyche. What's more isn't everyone exploited, I mean if you work under someone, your employer exploits your labor. If your spouse expects some sort of financial reparations for companionship, are you not exploited? Why should women be immune? Then there's the assertion that all men hold some sort of inherent authority, which isn't the case; yes, most CEO's are men, but most men are not CEO's. That's just as sexist as saying all women are housewives. Yet modern day feminists still revert to these gender stereotypes, which I only point out to show the bias. Society objectifies everyone, we as individuals do it as well.

[honeykid]

Why is it that when women are exploited, it is discussed at great length, but nothing is said of the objectification of men?

Because no one give a **** and there's no money or notoriety in it for anyone.