This topic fires me up. You have all been effected by sexism and societies ever-strong opinion on what it means to be a man. Im just going to leave this video here. Let all of the opinions out in this thread. Just dont come in here disagreeing with me until you watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp8tToFv-bA
There is much that needs to be said about this. The first time I finished this video, I honestly wanted to cry. Never have I been so
understood by anyone of the opposite sex. It was like, she took my exact thoughts and made a video and stood up for me. I respect this woman so very much, as a human being and a humanist.
I'll let some activity hit the thread before I go balls out making my case on the subject.
Here's another video by the Amazing Atheist, this one is only a few minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXYH0DYUxF4
A few key things to look at here:
-Suicide Statistics
-Selective Service (The Draft)
-Judicial sentencing
-Genital Mutilation
-Medical and Educational Funding
-Standards men are held to that go without reward, but rather demand.
-Countless double standards, for example the common belief that it is less acceptable for a man to hit a woman that it is for a woman to hit a man.
There are plenty more. Paying for dates?