I had a nice chat with a female today about feminism and the absence of a corresponding men’s movement. It started off with her telling me about a friend of hers whose 50+ year old father is undergoing gender reassignment surgery and how complicated everything has become for the friend, her family and everyone who is now being forced to accept this man’s new reality.
Given her opener, I could not help but engage:
♀ “Why does he want to be a woman? He’ll never feel what we feel sexually or have a baby… and there’s no benefit to being a woman… I go through hell on a daily basis just because I’m a woman… why would anyone choose that?”
♂ “Well, first off, people have got to do what they’ve got to do. I don’t know why a man would want to be a woman, maybe some deep seated trauma or identity confusion or maybe there is such a thing as true gender dysmorphia… but to say that there’s no benefit to being a woman… well that’s just bulls~~~. Maybe this individual won’t receive those benefits but there are definitely benefits to being female.”
♀ “Such as?”
♂ “First, the obvious one… free food, drinks, gifts and a place to stay from just about any man you choose. S~~~, you’re living in a guy’s house and he’s paying your share of the rent right now. Then the big one… society has your back in practically every situation where it’s your word versus that of a man. And then all the hidden ones… you get extra benefits and time off for making children regardless of whether or not you’re the primary caregiver, you are not forced to register for selective services or perform in combat situations, you are not expected to work long hours at strenuous physical work or perform dangerous tasks… you want to talk about women having it hard then let’s look at workplace fatality statistics. It’s men at something like 85% who are being killed on the job and that doesn’t even include the military. And if you put one woman in fatigues or in a police or firefighter uniform, she gets all the credit for being brave and flying in the face of stereotypes while thousands of unmentioned men die in those positions every year.”
♀ “Well yeah… and I blame feminists for all of that. Men definitely have it tough. So why hasn’t there been a ‘Chivalrist’ movement to counteract the feminist movement?”
♂ “Sweetheart, the ‘chivalrist’ movement is what men were doing before feminism came along and f~~~ed it all up… hunting and fighting and mining and clearing and farming and building and protecting and dying for the benefit of women and all we wanted in return was a warm meal, some clean socks and a bit of sex now and then… and some respect for all the hard work… but females wanted that excitement for themselves. They wanted to have all the ‘power’ that men have and to not have to pull their end of the deal any more so now they’ve got it. And yes, there is a men’s movement, only it’s not to push harder to take back all our previous gender roles and give even more to females. You know what men are doing to counteract feminism? They’re dropping out.”
♀ “Oh my god, I’ve noticed that.”
♂ “I’m glad to hear it. Females want to go to the office and bust their ass all day for a dollar and climb the corporate ladder and pay for their own homes and cars and bills and try to have families and careers at the same time and then go out and look for a ‘good man’ who will love and cherish them but those men don’t see the point any more. You’ve pushed us out of all our traditional spaces and have made the simple act of being a man something to be ashamed of so we’re done. The ‘good men’ are at home, taking care of their own business. They’re working just hard enough to survive and playing video games and f~~~ing off and they’re hiring maids and ordering delivery food and hooking up or calling prostitutes when they need sex and they’re going their own way, doing what they want for themselves and their own pleasure and happiness and they don’t really care what happens to you any more. You’re not seeing them as a movement, though, because they’re not organizing and protesting and trying to change things… they’ve simply gone home and more and more of them will be doing it from this point forward.”
♀ “Well my boyfriend isn’t like that… well, he was until I started dating him. I think I’m going to marry him… he’s awesome.”
♂ “Yeah, well if you can convince him to work harder than he needs to so that he can feed, clothe, shelter and protect you and your future children, then you’d better hang onto him because there will come a time when females are doing ALL the work and there won’t be any more men around to both depend and blame things on… and instead of guys throwing free s~~~ at you and opening doors for you and lining up to take care of, defend and protect you, you’ll be paying guys to come around and do the things that husbands and fathers used to do. Then they’ll take YOUR money and go spend it on beer, video games and hookers. That’s the future we’re headed to and you heard it here first.”
♀ “It sounds terrible but yeah, I agree with everything you say.”
Well there you go… another female learns the truth about where all the good men have gone.
Stargazer 5 years ago.
