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Men aren't in trouble. I mean, yes, they are in trouble, but no more than any other human being living today.
Times are just changing. The whole concept of male machoism and superiority is eroding from the outside in, and people aren't coping with it. Still, sexism is alive and well, mostly from people who insist that there are differences between genders beyond simple gender differentiation.
I can write a whole, whole lot more about this topic if any of you guys want.
You know. From the perspective of professional gaming, it sounds like women are far behind. Also, I wouldn't take articles from CNN too seriously. Especially not the opinion section. Look at how bad the comments are regarding the article. I have to be in church to be man now? Come on, really?
You think of it in a negative way. If you look at it in a positive way, it means we can stay home, and do whatever we want. If we get a wife, with a great job and awesome pay, you won't even need to clean!! Just cook and look pretty :p
and i get to be the one who decides if i have a "Headache" or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darksin
Degrees mean nothing, if they are the wrong degrees and woman in a large majority get those.
So yea, this article is a giant joke.
This is not an opinion piece, where the author talks about how in his opinion factual developments affect us.
The development that this article theories about is entirely made up.
It's actually insulting. Insulting to the point where it disgraces the author.
If I wanted to do a runner up piece for the dumbest article on modern males; I do not know, if I could have done any better.
Considering more women than men both enter medical school and graduate medical in the United States, are you sure that's exactly an accurate generalization to make about how women are getting the wrong degrees? Sure, they are also the vast minority in getting engineering degrees, but engineers are far, far more likely to go unemployed than doctors, anyway.
Well wrong in terms of making cash.
Perhaps. Women are still paid less than men for the exact same amount of experience and when they have the exact same job title and duties. It's kind of disgusting, really.
The whole 40% jump in income earned for women mentioned in the article has more to do with less discrimination than it does with better degrees and jobs.
Well
A) that's a statistics question; Do you count years in maternity leave or not. The trend in the numbers won't revert, but the actual figures jump quite a lot.
B) negotiating your salary is up to the individual. I come from a woman heavy family. I do tell them that and strongly advise them to properly negotiate. I tell them that their future might depend on it and their entire happiness. Even then they don't. However, that I only have to tell them is already a giant joke to me.
There have been lawsuits in the U.S. between women and companies who were paying them considerably less than their male co-workers who had the exact same job. It used to be that women lost these lawsuits, even though discrimination was clear.
I don't mean that as a strawmen. I don't think that discounts what you bring up, but I think it illustrates my point that sexism for that kind of stuff has a long history and tradition in the U.S. It's not going to change overnight, and it's not going to change for an individual who decides she wants to negotiate for a normal, equal wage against a patriarchal establishment.
yes, let's get out there and find religion, get married and have kids because you're not a man if you don't.
-_-.oO(....?)
that was a funny article, I'm going to go play PS3 until 4AM now.
Oh no, ronin, now you're being sexist! I mean, men aren't allowed to hold women to personal standards. If you expect women to be a certain way, you're limiting their freedom, infringing on their rights as independent, freethinking inviduals, and reinforcing the patriarchy that has enslaved women since the dawn of time DERP DERP DERP.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin
On the other hand, if you don't have the face of a greek statue, nicely trimmed beard, yet a hearless muscular body, a good work situation, nice yet fierce personality, sharp wit and sharper sense of humour, and a well planned/structured yet adventurous and spontaneous lifestyle - then you are not trying hard enough, and aren't worth the time to date, even if the girl in question is over-weight, uneducated, works at McDonalds, and think Sex and The City is quality entertainment.
But seriously though, the entire "problem" this article is trying to demonstrate can be summed up like this:
WHY MEN NO BE LIKE EDWARD FROM TWILIGHT?!?!
Now this is what annoys me, or at least used to, when i was younger i used to do nothing but try to prove my self and be, i guess better then everyone. as ive gotten older i have learned that i have nothing to prove to anyone other then my self, and for me personally life is about enjoyment and i just so happen to enjoy playing video games, but then again i have a fairly challenging job and have been in a relationship for 7 years now (not married) and don't have kids so i guess this quote doesn't really apply to me, or article for that matter.Quote:
Get off the video games five hours a day, get yourself together, get a challenging job and get married." It's time for men to man up.
also i didnt even really bother to read it, just skimmed through it since tbh i dont really care.
Ha! Men are not in trouble. Just because so lazy and stupid jackass can't get his *** up from the couch and work for his money doesn't mean we all are like that.
I find it to be something similar with all the "One gamer represents all gamers" news.
It all boils down to women wanting men/women equality.
But equality means differently for both.
Women - Equality = doing everything men can do + men do things FOR them.
Men - Equality = women literally doing everything men can do. Being topless/sitting with legs wide open.
In terms of employment, there are jobs where women still cant do. Jobs that require both thinking and physical work, ie. some engineering jobs.
There are also jobs where men are not preferred. I've seen many ads on recruitment for FEMALES only, ads for the service sector.
The article is clearly extremely bias. The world cannot be examined, quantified in a few weeks or months. Leaving the sample size examined for the article to be, small, perhaps just 1 country.
the suggestive theme in this sentence is.....strong. :-/Quote:
Originally Posted by darknight55
but...what if the woman in question has a model-worthy body and face~?Quote:
Originally Posted by hian
If a woman, no matter how attractive she is, is an utter ***** - I find her ugly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Asiankid0
Not sure if that applies to any other people, but meh.
And what's wrong with that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Asiankid0
This whole idea of "gender roles" in society is, quite frankly, utterly ******ed and just causes more problems then it's worth.
The world is less sexist..
'MEN ARE IN TROUBLE BRO, WE NEED TO STEP UP'.
... ? This article is clearly bias and doesent show any form of 'real evidence' or the survey thus stats are taken from.
I agree with the concept of 'man up', but not from that point of view.
BTW: if females want equality, they better step up and start taking part in 50% of every job on earth. Even the ones women dont like.. You know, plumbing, waste disposal, you know, that kind of stuff.
women are no differernt then men only different they have periods and no dick. you treat women as same as a man even at work.
i never getting married women get in way to much when i want to play video games all my life. yes i going be that 60 year guy in the future play new games when they come out XD
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Originally Posted by shadowsworn
You dont understand the point.
If you want to be equal, you have to be 100% equal. As in, do the same things-and contribute the same to society.
If it was just, 'society' we wouldnt have to worry. But when women cry, and make it a male VS female thing, you have to make it a seperation of society.
You do half the work, Ill do the other half.
they only need sperm. they can farm enough for over thounsand years kill off all the menQuote:
Originally Posted by Groteske
Ugh last I heard....Quote:
Originally Posted by xBlazex
Sperm expires.
It's not canned food.
/sarcasm
you can freeze itQuote:
Originally Posted by Groteske
you freeze the sperm. it last for very long time in liquid nitrogen
if everyone had that mentality, we would have rampant STDs and not enough children....driving mankind into extinction.Quote:
Originally Posted by supersonix9
meh, the world is overpopulated anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Asiankid0
Meh screw women :| I'm content playing video games "and" having a stable job, why should I deal with someone who becomes evil once a month on top of that?