The_Chameleon
Grandmaster
Recently I heard a statistic relating to how often women receive abusive or sexually inappropriate tweets/etc. compared to men, and the ratio is staggering. It also got me to thinking about media in general and it's frequent portrayal of women as targets of violence and abusive language, and about certain parts of the world where it seems women are considered disposable objects. It all confuses me. Why should the fairer sex be singled out in this way? What is it that seems to reach up from primal roots and trigger so many men to behave so poorly toward women? Personally, I tend to get along much more easily with women than I do other men, although they are not entirely without their annoying quirks. When I think of the trolling that took place against Robin Williams' daughter shortly after his death, it sickens me. WTF? Why? When I see examples of how teenage boys are bullying young girls to the brink of suicide, again I wonder, where are they getting this sh~t? Something is seriously messed up here and I think a large part of the responsibility lies with the parents, but also some lies with social attitudes relating to women.
When I was a teenager, the way it worked was liked this... You hit a girl, you get your ass kicked by every guy who catches wind of it. It just wasn't done. It wasn't condoned. Violence against women was social kryptonite. Was I living in a societal vacuum?
I've noticed over time that the cultural demography of the Western world has changed significantly. Could it be that Western culture is being influenced more over time by those cultural subgroups that traditionally view women as disposable property? I have no doubt that bad or lack of parenting plays a huge role in the degradation of social dignity and class. Perhaps we should start there.
... Your thoughts?
- Chameleon
When I was a teenager, the way it worked was liked this... You hit a girl, you get your ass kicked by every guy who catches wind of it. It just wasn't done. It wasn't condoned. Violence against women was social kryptonite. Was I living in a societal vacuum?
I've noticed over time that the cultural demography of the Western world has changed significantly. Could it be that Western culture is being influenced more over time by those cultural subgroups that traditionally view women as disposable property? I have no doubt that bad or lack of parenting plays a huge role in the degradation of social dignity and class. Perhaps we should start there.
... Your thoughts?
- Chameleon
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