RE: Men and Women equal? No, never.
May 14, 2013 at 6:24 pm
(This post was last modified: May 14, 2013 at 6:26 pm by Tiberius.)
(May 14, 2013 at 6:01 pm)mo66 Wrote: Why do some people believe that men and women are equal to one another when that's clearly not the case? There can never be totally equal opportunities for the two genders because they aren't the same thing!I don't think anyone argues that men and women are totally 100% equal.
Quote:Consider this for a moment; a 5 month pregnant woman and a man both have the same credentials for a particular job, but the man gets it purely because he's a man and therefore not pregnant.No...he got the job because he wasn't pregnant and was less likely to have to have a period of leave in the near future. Gender was a factor here, but it wasn't the only factor. The fact that you mentioned she was pregnant implies that had she not have been, she may have gotten the job. It wasn't her gender that cost her the job, it was her being pregnant.
Quote:Another example; a firm wants to hire a security guard so they deliberately hire a man instead of a woman. I don't see how women should expect equality here.Clearly you haven't seen some of the women I've seen. Plus, have you heard of guns? Why do you assume it's all about physical strength here?
Quote:Men play far more than women and also pull in a higher television ratings, it makes sense for them to be paid more on average. But the ultra-feminists aren't happy with the facts so they pushed and pushed for equal pay. But equal pay for what? It doesn't make any financial sense.This is actually a scenario I agree with you on, but again, it's not because of gender that I think it's unfair; it's because the female players do less than male players. There isn't a good reason why female players can't play for 5 sets, and if they play for less time, they should earn less money.
Quote:In case I'm accused of sexism; women should in my opinion be able to discriminate against men freely in certain industries such as beauty, child education, fashion etc. Bottom line is; men and women aren't the same thing so why should "equal opportunities" exist? They aren't equal.I'm of the opinion that anyone should be able to discriminate against anyone they like. If I'm turned down for a job because I'm a man, I don't think I want to work for a company like that anyway. Anti-discrimination laws have good intentions, but they just don't work out in real life. Firstly, because why would some non-white person want to work for a white supremacist in the first place, but also because it's very hard to prove discrimination in the hiring process anyway.
(May 14, 2013 at 6:19 pm)mo66 Wrote: Well you're wrong there, refusing a pregnant women is considered sexual and gender-based discrimination despite being the correct business decision.Keyword being "considered". Governments and law-makers rarely make the correct considerations. In the little place I live called reality, that isn't sexual / gender-based discrimination; it's good business thinking.