Pretty simple here to debase the entire feminist movement toward so called “gender equality” and make them look like a herd of butt-hurt heifers at the same time.  Lets look at the definition of the word – gender.

<span class=”ssens”>a.)  A subclass within a grammatical class (as noun, pronoun, adjective, or verb) of a language that is partly arbitrary but also partly based on distinguishable characteristics.
</span>

b.)  T<span class=”ssens”>he behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex. </span>

You cannot find a definition that doesn’t explicitly imply a difference.  What you have here is a classic 1984 Double-think.  The feminists that tote for “gender equality” are saying (more or less) “We are different and if we can’t get up the hill to where you are you MUST come down to us.”

Bogus, bush-league, non-sense.  There is nothing equal between men and women, physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally, genetically; in fact, I feel hard pressed to even find anything that is the same.  If they had any sense at all they would realize that the true inequalities are found in the realm of big business versus the lay man.  I could understand and even get behind a social equality movement or a civil or economic equality movement but, you’ll forgive me if I  don’t swim into the whirlpool of illiteracy that is “gender equality.”

Similarly, we all deserve equal protection under the law.  If a woman becomes pregnant, and the man doesn’t want the child, why should he have to pay child support?  I can see why, if a man signs he doesn’t want the child, it might make sense that he should have to pay for half the cost of an abortion.  This is equal protection under the law — which we DON’T have in family law.  Why should a woman get half the assets if she didn’t earn half the income?

There’s a huge difference between equality of opportunity and equality of outcomes. I favor equality of opportunity — a woman can become a machinist, a fireman, etc IF she can pass the tests and/or demonstrate the skills to do the work.

Prime example, Just look at the first 16 female candidates to ever attempt the Army Infantry Ranger Course. Major fail. Not one of them made it to the final cut…

First 8 females of Army Infantry Ranger School FAIL

@uchibenkei  Yes you are right,  it’s as Modest Mouse so eloquently explained, “Language is the liquid that we’re all dissolved in.  Great for solving problems, after it creates a problem.”

Perfection is impossible so true equality is fundamentally impossible.

Yeah all we can strive for is an equitable solution.  Give everyone access to the best education our nation can provide, keep everyone as healthy as our fellow man can be.  If everyone is smart and healthy then the rest should fall into place.

Atton wrote:

Perfection is impossible so true equality is fundamentally impossible.

Yeah all we can strive for is an equitable solution. Give everyone access to the best education our nation can provide, keep everyone as healthy as our fellow man can be. If everyone is smart and healthy then the rest should fall into place.

That is indeed possible and what we need more of. But an end condition must be defined.