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Thats how things work in western societies, so surprised?, no way.
In 1972 Esther Vilar (a woman!) published a book called The Manipulated Man. It was reprinted in 1998.
Her introduction to the reprinted book, together with the first chapter - which is short.
To what extend is what I described over twenty-five years ago still relevant to the "new woman" and the "new man"?
Here is a list of issues which I recognised in the original book to be men's most significant disadvantages compared to women.
1. Men are conscripted; women are not.
2. Men are sent to fight in wars; women are not.
3. Men retire later than women (even though, due to their lower life-expectancy, they should have the right to retire earlier).
4. Men have almost no influence over their reproduction (for males, there is neither a pill nor abortion - they can only get the children women want them to have).
5. Men support women; women never, or only temporarily, support men.
6. Men work all their lives; women work only temporarily or not at all.
7. Even though men work all their lives, and women work only temporarily or not at all, on average, men are poorer than women.
8. Men only "borrow" their children; woman can keep them (as men work all their lives and women do not, men are automatically robbed of their children in cases of separation - with the reasoning that they have to work).
As one can see, if anything, the female position of power has only consolidated. Today a career in the military is also open to women in many countries - but without conscription for all.
Many achieved for themselves the right to practice their job for the same number of years as their male colleagues - however, the retirement age was not increased for all of us. And now as before, it does not occur to the underprivileged to fight against this grotesque state of affairs. Only as far as the sixth point is concerned, has there been a significant change. In the more entertaining spheres of work, there are more and more women who happily and willingly work and still keep their jobs despite having the children they nevertheless desire. But only a few of these women would be prepared to offer a life of comfort not only to their children but also the children's fathers, supported by their often substantial salaries; and fewer would further be prepared, in case of a separation, to give up their home and offspring and support the next admirer with what is left of her income.
As absurd as it may sound, today's men need feminism much more than their wives do. Feminists are the last ones who still describe men the way they like to see themselves: as egocentric, power-obsessed, ruthless and without inhibitions when it comes to satisfying their instincts. Therefore the most aggressive Women's Libbers find themselves in the strange predicament of doing more to maintain the status quo than anyone else. Without arrogant accusations, the macho man would no longer exist, except perhaps in the movies. If the press stylise men as rapacious wolves, the actual sacrificial lambs of this "men's society", men themselves, would no longer flock to the factories so obediently.
In the meantime, however, there are already a few feminists who are talking also about men as human beings, so the continuation of this discussion may not have to be conducted quite so loudly.
Esther Vilar, August 1998
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by Anonymous User on 09:37 AM September 6th, 2004 EST (#3)
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I'm curious how number seven was come up with? how is it han men are poorer than women on average? does anyone know this?
I'm not a troll or anything. I'm just curious about this statement.
p. george
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Well for 99% of men the only way to get wealth is their own effort, for women there is legal plunder, marriage, a way to obtain wealth without having to work for it,not in islamic countries ofcourse, women marry up, and women live longer than men, (women are not send to wars, and 95% of work related death are men, less stress, four times less suicide, etc).
This is why, anyways it is a statistical fact.
Who makes more money the pimp or the whores he exploits?, the pimp make zero, nothing, he is a parasite, but who gets the money?, ......the pimp.
Who collects more cotton the black slaves or the white masters?, who keeps the cotton?.
Cheers!!
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Yes, I was wondering about the men are poorer than women claim, too. I've read that in the US, the people with the highest net worth are women, and I believe it. When you figure in the fact that women inherit their husband's wealth, that divorced women receive generous settlements, that women live longer and receive retiree benefits for a longer period, and that low-income women and mothers receive more gov't assistance, maybe it's true that women have greater financial resources than men on average.
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I've seen that slogan on their TV commercials... for those that haven't seen it, it consists of a parade of girls around 12 or so (some on horses [unicorns?] or wearing princess outfits) marching down a street (while this modern 'twinkle' fairy-ish theme plays. An older woman (compared to the 12 year old) narraror saying "What if there was a world made just for girls?" and something along the lines of "now there is" and as she was saying "Limited Too" I muttered under my breath '...the United States and their legal system...?'.
Meh. The problem with treating all girls as literal princess deserving of worship is that they age to think they are all worthy of being queens.
-DeepThought
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by Anonymous User on 12:08 PM September 6th, 2004 EST (#5)
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Well, don't forget, they are also being taught that they are GODESSES, too.
Boy, I'd love to be at that 'come-down party' when they learn the truth.
Thundercloud.
"Hoka hey!"
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