Spreading Misogyny

I get called a misogynist a lot. Granted, I hate bitches, but I would not go as far as to say I am a misogynist. I feel like that word gets thrown around too easily, like calling someone a socialist. Eventually, it starts to lose its meaning. Plus, I believe in equal rights, but unlike a lot of people, I am not mistaken about what equal rights really mean.

Women talk a big game, but when it comes to putting their money where their mouth is, they typically fall short. When most women talk about equality, they want to get the benefits from the gender roles they approve of, while sidestepping the gender roles that they find degrading, you know, like buying their own dinner.

At one point in time the women’s movement had a valid point. It was ludicrous to think unmarried women could not own a credit card. Doctors would require a husband’s permission to perform certain procedures. Women mainly went to college in order to find a husband. Even Jackie Kennedy said in an interview that she doesn’t concern herself with whom to vote for, that she just listens to her husband. Sure, her husband became the leader of the free world, but Jackie Kennedy was a trend setter, she was what women aspired to be.

During the wars, men were out fighting for our country so women were pushed into labor. Women worked in manufacturing plants and as nurses and secretaries, and as managers. They were given a taste of life outside of the kitchen, a life they needed to wear shoes to be a part of, a life that didn’t require pregnancy and sandwich making. This life was good.

I give props to the women that fought for the freedoms I take for granted every day. Good job ladies. But somehow this message became skewed.

Affirmative Action benefited white females more than anyone else (look it up!). So, when you hear these mid-western machinists complaining they lost their job to a black man, they are wrong.  They lost their job to a white female. Because of Affirmative Action, I no long have to get on my knees to get a promotion.

Women want equal pay for equal work. And that quip sounds logical. It sounds totally fair. When I think of it in those simplest of terms, I agree. But then a little thinking happens and I remember women are in charge of baring children, still. No amount of bra burning could change that fact. And the child baring process can be difficult and require a lot of time off. Women are allowed more maternity leave than men are given for paternity leave. Women also take more sick days. Women are also more likely to hurt themselves on the job and file for disability. Women also sue more. Sexual harassment charges cost companies lots of money. Women are expensive to companies, so it makes sense they would take some of that expense out of pay to their female employees.

I have accepted the fact that my male counterparts will probably make more money than me. I hope they have accepted the fact that when we go out to happy hour, they are picking up the tab.