Da Feminism Thread

[Andres]

Man, I would love to be a stay at home dad if my wife was making the big bucks.

Me too.

I'd love to be at home everyday to take care of my son. As he grows older, he'll get smarter and I'll be able to play games on the PC or a console with him all day long. And when he's at school, I can do the groceries on a week day, relaxed, instead of on a hectic Saturday afternoon. Cleaning only needs to be done once a week and the house is not that big. I like cooking, so having to cook every day would simply mean more opportunity and time for one of my hobbies. Laundry is done by machines and ironing can be done in front of the TV or while listening to music, so that's not too bad either.

Mind you though, being at home with a kid is more work and much more tiring then you might expect, but still, I think it would be great. Much more freedom to plan and organise your life.


More on topic: I agree with the sentiments some other posters expressed above: the legal framework is there. Here in the west, to the law, men and women are already equal (perhaps there are some left overs here and there in some forgotten legislation that still have to be removed, but that probably has a less than marginal impact on the day to day life). If there's discrimination against you because of your sex, you can go to a court of law and have your rights enforced.

There's no more need for a movement. If women are discriminated against, then they don't need to start a movement, they need to use the tool that is already at their disposal: the law.

Throwing a stone in the water: the existence of feminist movements in modern Western societies is an insult to women, as it implies that women are not strong enough to come up for themselves; as if women are too weak to demand for their rights to be respected.