Why Women Can Get Away with Things Men Can’t: Are We Being Too Hard on Men?
Feminism! Equality for all genders! End toxic masculinity!
These are only some of the cries that women have against men. Are we, women, really fighting for our rights? For equality? Or are we just being too hard on men without us realizing it?
With the evolution of society, men have become the target for progressive women — women who overhype feminism and take it to extreme levels.
Feminists demand equal treatment of men and women, including equal rights, such as equal pay opportunities.
Yes, in many instances, men do get preferential treatment, but taking feminism to the extremes is not the solution to the problem.
In fact, if we demand equal treatment from men, why do we expect to be afforded leniency when men aren’t? We seem to get away with things easily while we condemn men for such acts.
What am I talking about? Let’s talk about these controversial issues:
Society couldn’t care less if an older woman is in a relationship with a much younger man, but cry foul when older men do it. I mean, what’s the difference?
Leonardo DiCaprio is the best example of this.
Sure, he’s somewhat of a serial dater of women below 25, but I’m sure some older women are doing the same. We just don’t bat an eye because, well, they are women!
As a woman myself, I frown upon such double standards. If we crave equality so much, why should we be given special treatment?
A mom kisses her 10-year-old son on the lips — cute, isn’t it? But if you imagine a dad kissing his 10-year-old daughter on the lips, what do you get? Outrage.
“He’s a pedo!” “He shouldn’t kiss his 10-year-old daughter on the lips even if he’s the father because it’s inappropriate!”
Why sexualize something just because a man is doing it? Why are we being so hard on men when we are freely doing it ourselves? Are we just a bunch of hypocrites demanding gender equality and special treatment at the same time?
A female teacher sleeps with an underage student. Now reverse the genders. A male teacher sleeps with an underage student.
While yes, both acts are punishable by law, and women have been jailed for this very act, society seems a little lighthearted when the teacher is a woman.
I’ve heard people say, “Maybe they both had consent.” “Maybe they love each other.”
But when we look at how people react when the teacher is a male, you’ll often get hostile reactions. People would say, “Let him rot in jail! Make sure he never gets out”
A woman punches or hits a man and the man is expected NOT to hit back.
In a perfect world, this is possible — but we’re not in a perfect world. We are only humans, and as humans, we feel pain, and men are no exception. Remember that if you punch or hit a man, you are permitting him to hit you back. It’s a natural reaction.
You can’t expect men to endure being hit without them feeling pain. If you don’t want men to hit women in the first place, you shouldn’t want the same the other way around. We should afford the same conveniences to men as we would ourselves.
I’m not saying we should let men get away with things women are often allowed to get away with. What I’m saying is, if we want to be treated as equals to men, shouldn’t we expect the same regardless if it’s good or bad for us?
Equality can really only be called “EQUAL” if we allow ourselves to be scrutinized by the same mindset we use on men.
So are we being a little too hard on men? You be the judge.
