Posted by Tabitha on July 8, 2016, at 17:12:01
In reply to Re: Emotional reactions to news » Tabitha, posted by SLS on July 8, 2016, at 14:36:03
> Thanks for posting this. It makes for quite a treatise.
You're welcome. It was a really thought-provoking question.
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> I grew up in the 1960s before feminism exerted any influence. Everything you described here is very familiar.I was in the 70s in the heartland/bible belt, so the influence of feminism was fairly marginal. Fortunately I picked up on what leaked in through the limited pre-internet media channels.
> Of course, in retrospect, it was absurd to treat women such that everyone accepted that there be subordinate roles that society dictated they assume.
Right? What a source of strife and waste of human potential.
> I was not immune to this. I had been exposed to very sexist messages growing up. At age 20, I remember being angry that my girlfriend began working. That was my job. I think I was also afraid of her becoming independent. In my mind, college was not for women to develop a career. It was just something to do to fill time.
Right, I remember the joke that they were working on their "MRS" degrees. As if education would be wasted on them.
> Fortunately, I educated myself out of most of these role stereotypes and false sexist ideas. I discovered that I enjoy my relationships with women more when there is the presumption of equality and the recognition of, and respect for, each other's egos.
I assume many men are glad to be relieved of the expectation of being one-up all the time. It's good to hear of your personal evolution.
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