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I am female. I have deathly-pale delicate-looking skin, a "well-to-do" accent and mostly ladylike manner. For these reasons, I am under-minded, disrespected and misunderstood by many of my peers because of a stereotype and discrimination that only a female can understand. The prejudice and lack of value I experience is barely spoken about because of one reason; it is accepted.
Sexism has occurred for years. While we have made huge steps to conquer this, the current state of the male/female role in society has become a label that men use to control each of us and this begins with the engraining of norms at school. According to Cosmiclog.com, teachers call on boys in classrooms from three to eight times more frequently than they call on girls. Ironically the female population continues to overtake the males in grades and degrees at the end of college.
As males may suggest a woman's role in society has now overtaken their once-dominant ways, the statistics are unreliable at best.
Although the male death rate throughout each war is overwhelmingly higher than that of females, this is due to their own masculine "head cock" attitude – men as a whole do not believe a woman can do a "man's job," which includes fighting for our country. It is unfair to cry "conspiracy" when it is clear that men crave the power and dominance of the nation they have always held. Women are pushed down to take on jobs within the military and most other physical jobs. Men feel special by completing the stronger, more physical roles within society. This has nothing to do with female dominance; it has everything to do with the cave man takeover still engrained within many males.
"Historically and throughout my life, I have witnessed men being more dominant," said Valley College student Kent Cruz. "But it is changing at least somewhat. we need change and that's a good thing."
The statistics and opinions are available. The feminists are ready and willing to convince you of why and how we are still treated so very differently. I am neither a statistic nor a feminist. I believe in the equal rights of each person, regardless of gender boundaries and any other discrimination people choose to create such as color, social class and sexual preference. Sadly we are a nation of bullies and when an act of hate continues for too long it becomes a norm. This is what sexism has become.
Don't push me down because of your ignorance; beneath my soft spoken, ivory-washed appearance is the same muscle and bone as my male counterpart; we are all human, after all.
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The real problem is not ment, but maternal gatekeeping by women who insist on being primary parents. See, New York Times, 11/3/08, "Fathers Gain Respect From Experts (and Mothers)" nytimes.com/2009/11/03/health/03dads.html
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