Now look; I completely agree that there are women who are being discriminated against, and that there is a serious lack of respect for women, especially in Malaysia. Take for example, Umno Assembly Speaker Badruddin Amiruddin. Now, that's an idiot. Seriously, you'd have to have an IQ of 30 to be a politician and spew out sexist comments. Especially in a country where women constitute half of the voters in this country.
But the few feminists I've met, they're not so much interested in equality, but rather more of getting back at men. And really, gender discrimination is very rarely the center of their attention. Why? Because a lot of them want to get back at men through gender discrimination. Once, at a film screening at an NGO, I sat through a discussion which involved this feminist who said that "You're only a sexist if you have a dick."
That's probably the most retarded statement I've heard.
And seriously, to the feminists who place 'rape' as the basis of their ideologies: Seriously, give it a rest. I really don't get why it is incredibly sexist to say "women are bad drivers" but it is only fair to say that "men are all rapists/indecent ogglers". How about a big fuck off? Not every person with a dick is a goddamn rapist!
Turn the tables around: Is it fair to say that every person with a vagina is a gold digging man manipulator? No retards. Just because you have the capability of committing rape or seducing old men to get their money, doesn't automatically make you a criminal.
There's a 'woman's room' in the place of learning that I go to, and I think it's about as useful as a piece of rock. I've been informed that (among other ridiculous reasons) it's to 'help propagate the woman's movement for equality'.
Here's my contention: Must it only be people with vaginas? Can't a person with a dick be a feminist or help women gain equality? What about transvestites? Do people who have undergone the operation be allowed in? How about before the sex change?
Ridiculous reason 2) To protect them from the indecent gazing of other men.
You know, I talked about this with a friend the other day, and she said something very profound. Muslims wear the headscarves so they're protected from the indecent gazing of men. And yet, that practice has been deemed sexist and patriarchal. But having a room just for women, that's okay.
Absolute nonsense.
If I wanted to stroll down my place of learning wearing a clown costume, I would expect people to stare at me. Really, I would expect the whispers and the stares and perhaps the occasional ninja kicking and tripping. So, now I feel harassed, and I demand a room for people who want to dress as clowns. If you want to have a women's room, that's fine, but my contention is this; why can't I have my own clown room? I reserve my right to dress however I want, but I don't want the stares that come with it! Fair enough?
The fact is, that the world doesn't operate on idealist terms people. If you live in a place where criminal activity is high, you'd be a bloody idiot to not place bolts on your doors and windows. If you dress indecently and walk through the back alleys alone in the early hours of the morning, then, good lord, you're a bloody idiot as well.
I pre-empt the argument that what I just did was place blame on the victim rather than on criminal. (You chauvinistic pig!)
Look, would you put the entirety of the blame of a robbery on the robber who decided to rob a guy who decided to count 100, 000 in cash out in the open? Or the bank company who decided to deliver their cash with a guy on a bike and a bucket?
My point is, we should all live in the idealistic world where people follow rules and are kind to each other. But we don't. We have tons of assholes and stupid people. That's why we adopt a reward-you-if-you're-smart system. No one's stopping you from not buying basic security measures for your house - but you'll have a higher chance of being robbed. No one's stopping you from dressing however you want - but you'll have to deal with the stares. Don't ask for a room everytime you feel violated. Or if you do, then let other people ask for their rooms too.
Update: A person from the Womans Candidacy Initiative came to give a talk today. I find it funny that they think there should be a 30% affirmative action quota for women representation in parliament, where there is no law banning their participation in the first place.
Shall we have this extremely qualified candidate to represent us in parliament? Oh damn. He has a dick. Sorry, buddy maybe next time.
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