tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068619684895530539.post4287539890598376043..comments2023-06-15T04:04:25.958-07:00Comments on Stuck in the Middle with You: Feminism and YouKennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03199895911184527653noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068619684895530539.post-362224774664751072010-07-02T08:41:04.929-07:002010-07-02T08:41:04.929-07:00Kenny, darn near everything boils down to a cost b...Kenny, darn near everything boils down to a cost benefit analysis.Kenny_0noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068619684895530539.post-81530472906755839012010-06-29T18:25:40.885-07:002010-06-29T18:25:40.885-07:00De Jure we have copyright laws, but de facto it is...De Jure we have copyright laws, but de facto it is laughably easy to "borrow" media from a "friend" in our culture. There are more sinister examples.<br /><br />As for who we accommodate and how, I would say it is a cost benefit thing. Also, does the sweater need to wear shorts and a T-shirt, how much of a sacrifice is it to wear the dress code?Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03199895911184527653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068619684895530539.post-54138530905600806192010-06-29T01:35:01.452-07:002010-06-29T01:35:01.452-07:00You are correct Kenny, women are equally as human ...You are correct Kenny, women are equally as human as men, so their rights in society should also be equal.<br /><br />It sounds like you hope for a future where people can be protected from negative action because everyone will be held to a new standard that is neither feminist nor masculine.<br /><br />You bring up another good point: due to our genetic and physical differences, women and men should not be expected to live up to the same standards.<br /><br />There lies the sticky part of Feminism. To what extent can we use biological differences in people as a reason to change standards? Are not legal rights a form of social standards of conduct? Your two statements inherently contradict themselves.<br /><br />If one is genetically wired to sweat more than 99% of the population, and that person wears shorts and a T-Shirt to work due to his/her genetic precondition, and is fired for violating his/her company's dress code, can the individual sue for violations of his rights as an individual? If one is genetically wired to be fatter than 99% of the population, and his/her employer does not supply the individual with a proportionality larger chair, can the individual sue for discrimination? If you say "no" to either of these then it would be difficult to rationally support the truly equal society you wish to have.<br /><br />I too wish there was a "perfect world" of gender equality, but because all humans are different, yet live under a large umbrella of society, we fundamentally must make compromises of self to live with one another. I believe the battle for equality will be never-ending for humans, because some people will always feel they are not being treated as equals.Nicholas Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835607015363341044noreply@blogger.com