"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, ... (WARNING: HOF THREAD)

[TreasonousBastard]

4. But, what if women were...

actually inferior?

(Whoa! Did he really say that?)

Not really, but think in evolutionary terms.

Over the last few hundred thousand years we have evolved where the female was pretty much out of it most of the year with pregnancy and childbirth so the male evolved to be larger and stronger for the hunt and battle. The problem then is not so much thinking that women's skills are inferior to men's, but that that the hunt and battle are more important than the domestic and agricultural work that women did. Facing danger and possessing strength are rewarded far more than keeping order. Even among men, the scholars and administrators rarely have statues built. Statues and holidays have been reserved for military men and their ventures. Tough guys.

That is now a complete crock. Not only are we living 3 times as long as our prehistoric ancestors, but we have changed work to where musculature is much less important. Even war is largely mechanized and remote controlled.

So, the way I see it is that rather than simply denigrating women, these insults are archaically and excessively celebrating male prowess at whatever. This may seem to be a small distinction, but I think it changes the color of the entire discussion.

Oh, yeah, there are a lot of guys out there who do dislike and denigrate women, but I suspect they are not as important as some would make them. At least not in this country.