Do you believe that women are really still being oppressed by men?

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*Note: I am strictly referring to the western world, America in particular. I am also not trying to start any arguments or debates, I'm just looking for honest opinions.*
Recently, I have been seeing a lot of social media posts by women depicting men as "evil rapists set on oppressing women." My interest was especially sparked after seeing this article on Facebook:   But perhaps these are just extreme views held by some women.
As a woman myself, I can say that I have never felt oppressed by anyone. I have never felt harassed, intimidated, or "less than" any man. I view the sexes as equal and I've never heard any man say that he thought of women as below him. But maybe these are just my personal experiences and they don't accurately reflect the experiences of other women, I don't know.
So, my questions are: 
Women: Do you ever feel oppressed by men in your real life? Do you think there is still a need for feminism in modern-day America?
Men: Do you think that your sex still oppresses women in some ways? What do you think of feminism and do you think it is genuinely needed or just some women overreacting?

udolipixie · Accepted Answer

Do you believe that women are really still being oppressed by men?
Yes

I highly doubt that gals are not oppressed in some way when in America it's seemingly a common norm to use a derogatory insult like b*tch interchangeably for the general female population and I see no such similarity for males. As well as the media seems to mostly cater to males as most characters are males and most speaking characters are male going by studies.

"Recently, I have been seeing a lot of social media posts by women depicting men as "evil rapists set on oppressing women.""
Egh that's a bit of a misrepresentation of those social media posts. The posts are seemingly about individual experiences not negatively generalizing all or most guys. A post even specifies: "Not ALL men harass women."

It's odd to me how for some reason gals talking about the sexual assault, sexual harassment, or rape experiences somehow gets translated into some misandry slant. It's as if one can't point out that there are guys capable of this act without the defensive reaction that one is accusing all/most guys of these actions. It's really odd to me how it seems more negative focus is on the hashtag than on the misogynistic posts that inspired it.

Women: Do you ever feel oppressed by men in your real life?
No as I don't tolerate that bs.

Do you think there is still a need for feminism in modern-day America?
Yes. I think cases like George Sodini and Elliot Rodgers show male entitlement and misogyny that is encourage. Plus I think cases like Steubenville show male views on sexual assault and societal reactions of victim-blaming/shaming and false claims about rape statistics. The seeming inequality of female and male violence suggests that violence is a gender issue as males are victimized by males while gals are victimized by males.

" I have never felt harassed, intimidated, or "less than" any man."
That's quite a rarity in my opinion as every gal I know have at least one harassment story.

melissa2 · Accepted Answer

No I do not believe we are being oppressed. At all. I think that men and women in the US are seen as equals.

Before coming to this site however, I didn't think misogyny was an issue. But if you read some of the men's questions, it's clear that we do have an issue with misogyny.
Best example: www.girlsaskguys.com/.../q1019150-why-do-females-consider-themselves-weak-submissive-but-then-want

That's just one. I've seen so many questions that say women only go for jerks and it's their fault that good men are single and stuff like that. NOT ALL MEN. Definitely not all, just enough so that it grabbed my attention.

Most men are in fact great men and treat women well, but there are enough misogynists that I've encountered that it is discouraging.

I'm not a feminist. I think that the feminist movement is used to fight for superiority not equality. But I think that our nation-well the whole world needs a wake up call when it comes to women.

Three women were just murdered in Santa Barbara for saying no. A girl was just shot because she said no to prom. Three men were also killed in santa barbara because they got "sex" and the killer didn't.

I can't go for a walk at night without extreme fear and I live in a good neighborhood. I have to have guys walk me home. I got cussed out for not giving a guy a "chance" when he asked me out. Another asked me out and insisted I was a slut when I said no. So no I don't think we're being oppressed but there are enough incidents of misogyny that I feel like I'm being disrespected as a female.

NOT ALL MEN. Not even the majority! I'm not saying all men or even half of them are this way. I realize that the vast majority is not so please do not mistake my words. It's just enough that I think it is a cultural issue that deserves attention.

I know someone will want to fight with me about this. Sigh... I'm not even making generalizations! Just an observation of multiple incidents.

VikingHel · Accepted Answer

I don't feel oppressed, but I often do feel threatened. And I think what this whole situation is based around is not oppression - although that still does happen elsewhere in the world - but how men can SOMETIMES treat women.
Everyday sexism is still a niggle in most women's sides. The recent issue with the young man in California, and his manifesto including how he viewed women is what has sparked this. He shot them because they denied him, as they are allowed to do.
Obviously not all men are rapists etc, and I know men can be raped, but you are more likely to find a woman has been.
In the western world, I think women have it better than the last 1,000 years or whatever up to recent decades etc when men WERE oppressing women simply because you're female.
Feminism needs to transform. The man-haters aren't really feminists, they're probably just women who have been slated a few times and have a bee in their bonnet!
Like I said, I feel more threatened than oppressed. They aren't stopping me going to school, I won't be pressured into getting married, like they did in the past and in some places globally continue to do. But I worry what could happen to me. I am called crude things because I won't go with a guy. My friend recently was called a b***h for simply saying "no, I don't want to." Not really fair.
Others of my acquaintance have to say "I have a boyfriend" in order to get a guy back off because they won't accept them saying no.
I worry what they could do to me. Walking down a main road and being cat-called by a group of guys really disconcerted me. Besides, I'm not a dog, don't whistle at me.
So in today's western world, I think it may have more to do with respect. Attitudes haven't completely come around yet I think for some. Women can work, but when they come home they're still expected to everything else a woman did in the home: the cleaning, cooking, looking after kids. And of course, fear of what could happen to them.

RedThread · Accepted Answer

I believe there are a lot of double standards facing women that men don't have to deal with. When we describe weakness people usually say things like "stop being a girl" and terms like "man up" refer to people being strong. I think that as long as we have expectations out of people due to their gender we will have these double standards. Until the day comes when we look at people as individuals we will have things like sexism and racism.

I think society tends to hold women up to higher standards than we do men. A woman who dresses a certain way or decides to engage in casual sex is a slut while a man gets a pat on the back and high fives from his buddies for hitting that. Women are sexually objectified a lot more than men. There have been studies where both men AND women evaluate women as a sum of their physical parts and not as a whole person like both women and men view men. You see it on gag with the questions "are you a breast or ass man?" is there a male equivalent to this question? This leads to increased levels of eating disorders and body shame among women than men. This is a completely acceptable aspect to our culture that I think is completely jacked up. I think most of the problems we have about gender are very engrained into our culture and it will take a long time before we start treating the sexes truly as equals.

SüßeJäger · Accepted Answer

I don't think women are equal to men. Women (like you honeybee) are better than men. The ones that are not, which is a very small percentage, are the mean, nasty, ugly, men hating feminazis.

Answering your question, I do not think most men like probably 95% of them oppress women in any way. In fact, quite the opposite. I think most men like and really enjoy women and think they are very special.

Is feminism needed today? I guess you could say maybe in a few ways there could be a use for the fair type of feminism. Like the type that want to help women that are in a rough spot or something like that.

I think modern feminism (of course there can be exceptions) seems to be just man haters with extreme/militant left wing ideas that they want to force on everyone. This does not help the relationship between men and women as a whole which I think does damage to both genders. Overall, I think this type of feminism does way more harm to women than good.

Overall, I think society is pretty fair. I think there is just as much oppressed men as there are women today.

OpenClose · Answer

I think many parts of feminism, or more specifically women "speaking on behalf of feminism" are clouding the real issues.

Personally, I don't think men in particular are oppressing women. Female employers are the most hostile to female employees. The words "bitch" and "slut" are tossed around like loose change amongst girls. Sometimes behind their backs, sometimes in their face.

Another point, which is one I've been focusing on lately, is the male side of many of these issues. For instance, I've been told I like nice, less competitive girls, because "I subconsciously seek to force the female gender into subjugation". Stop putting words in my mouth. Stop acting like you can just assume what men are thinking. I like nice, less competitive girls because "The world is full of competition. I would love a relationship where, for once, I don't constantly have to 'prove' myself."

Or how about "Men fear losing power because they are naturally power-hungry". But let's look at a couple examples of what happens when men are powerless:

-90%+ of the homeless are men. But of the homeless who are sheltered, 80%+ are women.

-When a woman calls an abuse hotline, she's welcomed in. But (I kid you not), it's standard in many shelters that when a man calls claiming abuse, the refer him to a "recovering batterers" group or "anger management".

-Men are abused nearly as often as women in relationships. I have yet to see a poster that DOESN"T feature a woman crying, and a man holding a beer and shaking his fist. I've never seen one that even acknowledges it's mututal.

-You've probably seen the videos of women beating men in public. Some laugh. Some girls even cheer the girl on.

But with feminism's current rhetoric, Men are the "oppressive, privileged class", while women are the "oppressed, hated class". And therefore, their response to men's behavior is *waves finger* "STOP ACTING LIKE THAT". not "WHY are you acting like that".

They think they already know why.

chessqueen · Answer

Personally, I never felt oppressed by men in my entire life. I don't know where women get that from. Maybe if they respected themselves, gave themselves a little dignity and stop wearing bra's for a dress, they would get respect from men.

But if they are going to have their titties and arses hanging out then they definitely won't get respect.

Not saying that they are asking for it but what is to say that those sicko's won't think that way? Hmm?

I can very well wear what I want and I do, but I walk with confidence and I look regal and no one ever touches me or even THINKS of touching me.

So no, I never felt oppressed and no respectable female that I know feels oppressed because we don't give encouragement to the oppressors nor do we put ourselves in situations like that.

The same applies for the workplace, men respect me here and always come to me to share information and talk to me about clients. I get the same pay as them and we are all equal here.

My verdict? Women complain far too much and overreact far too much. They don't know how to respect themselves that is why they don't get respected.

bungaloo · Answer

If you still need an answer, look at half of the answers on this post. This is ridiculous.
Don't get me wrong , I dislike the current feminazi movement , its ludicrous and over the top. But at the same time I don't agree with the whole 'cis scum' movement either. Everyone is just getting way too offended and way too vocal about said offense. And stupid people follow along with whatever else is being said.
But at the same time , look at the way our society is. The fact that we "biologically want to be submissive?" Are you kidding me right now? I want to be able to do things without worrying if its okay with my man I want to be able to earn the money I deserve from my job. I want to be able to feel like I'm an equal , not property of someone. I want to stop feeling lesser because im a girl.
Kind of ranty but how hard is it for a guy to go out in public in a dress and not get harrassed? Impossible. What about a girlvto go out in pants? Why is there a difference? Because he's seen as being inferior for being effeminate. But this is more equality than anything else. I don't feel oppressed by men , I just feel society's treatment of women isn't always fair.
But for that matter neither is its treatment of men.
Tldr: not oppressed , just not treated fairly.

Sparkling · Answer

I think this is a really difficult question and the sort that sparks the wrong kind of debate, and by this I mean gender wars and hostile totally irrelevant personal attacks. (For example in a previous comment "I don't think any of those whinny, short-haired women know what's going on" Who are the women he is speaking about? Why is the length of their hair relevant?)

Are women being oppressed by men? Absolutely. Does that mean that all women being oppressed by all men? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Also bringing forth issues (as feminism does) does not lessen the importance of other issues (think the rape debate which many critique because "men are also raped". They are, but does that mean that we should stop working against the rape of women?)

That said, the oppression that feminism fights against is often on a systematic level. Such as women getting less pay for same effort. You don't feel oppressed because you are still getting your pay, but when you look at the averages there's no logical reason you shouldn't get as much as the average man.

I know you said you didn't want a debate, sorry. I guess I felt inspired today.. ^^

wolf-girl · Answer

If you said in middle east I would say yes, because I've been there seen them with my own eyes and Even one time got arrested by Islamic "nahy az munkar" police because I didn't wear Hijaab as they define the "complete hijab" and they thought I'm a native girl. There's absolute oppression there. (though note this that there so many men are under pressure too when it comes to freedom of expression, so it's not absolutely for women but for both genders).
but back there in Europe and here in Canada I never felt being oppressed by men. and i don't want to bring up the Argument about gender Equality and why i don't believe it because some guys here always confuse it with being opposed to freedom of women, but what I say generally is that women have the freedom they want. they have the freedom to express themselves, they have the freedom to study, they have the freedom to "be themselves" and that's what matters the most. they have the freedom to be naturally Women without force, and that means even if we have this inclination to lose our freedom to a man we are free enough to do it by will. the new feminist movements do not want to preserve the "women's" right, they want to make women men. they want to put this into our minds by force that as long as there's not as many CEO's between women as there's between men there's Oppression. that's not oppression that nature. while so many women were Studying in Reed college having the same opportunities as men Steve jobs dropped out and lost those opportunities but still in an unequal situation managed to work, create and become the co-founder and the CEO of one of the greatest corporation of the world. and the question is this, who Stops a woman if she goes the same path as the great Jobs? no one. And as long as this attitude exists there is Freedom in the society not “just” for women as feminists want but for both genders.

girlnamedkyle · Answer

Let's break this down. Men have responded more than twice as often as women. Their general sentiment is defensive. This is a pretty good sign that there is something up. Of the women who said they do not feel "oppressed," most have said they do feel "threatened" in some way. That's an issue of semantics.

The modern feminist movement is to keep women from feeling threatened. And to those who have said men are the victims of domestic violence, that's an issue modern feminism wants to approach as well. But when 100% of the mass shootings in American over the last 40 years have come from men, it's hard to ignore the violence. When the incidence of woman-on-man violence is less than 2%, it's hard to ignore 98% of the violence.

As frustrating as it is to see women blaming each other for wearing the wrong clothes, it's more frustrating to me that the assumption is still that women in short skirts and crop tops are the only ones getting harassed. In a simple first person anecdote, I've had my butt grabbed in bars while wearing opaque tights and dresses that complete cover me. I've had guys follow and call out to me while walking in jeans and winter jackets. I've had guys yell out of cars at me to get in with them while wearing winter clothes, also. And when I refused, they called me a "prudish cunt." So although I don't think a woman in a short skirt should ever have to justify what she is wearing, she also isn't the only one getting harassed.

Since this is going to fall into the mass of 30+ female responses, it's likely no one will see it. But it just one person thinks a little more about how women are being threatened, it's done its purpose. If oppression isn't the word you want to use, use that instead.

Theguyoverthere · Answer

Honestly, when I hear about oppression, it's all whining and nonsense and it's something I don't even bother with. Anyone claiming oppression is just a weakling in my opinion looking for sympathy. So yes I think these "women" need to actually mature and stop letting the tiniest comments bottle up and explode inside them.

You can't state that an entire gender is "oppressing" the other gender with such diverse people out there and I honestly feel the comments you reading a "keyboard warrior trolls" who are spouting hate towards one another under the shield of anonymity. Men get trolled all the time too just like women. Just look around any YouTube video that gained any popularity. Top singers, fitness videos, anything. It's not just women being trolled on the internet.

Feminism is just a messed up ideology that is harming women and continuously pitting them against men. It does not bring us any closer to equality and continuously tries to demonize men. Many people have caught onto this overtime and their attempts to demonize men are extremely visible through this elliot rodger tragedy. Instead of feeling sorry for the friends and family, they're too busy trying to attack men for their "issues."

When they saw the #yesallpeople hashtag spreading feminists had this to say. twitchy.com/.../

"#YesAllWomen obviously there is no War On Women because white Bigoty Dudes came up with #YesAllPeople to prove how everything is about them"

Never mind the men who died in the tragedy. It's all about women to them.

jetz80 · Answer

Screw that. It's men who are being oppressed these days. It's start in school where curriculums are now changed to favour girls. Boys are dropping out at alarming rates. Meanwhile, there are more women in college than men.

And when they start working? They face higher unemployment (mancession). And work in blue collar jobs with higher rates if injury.

Their life expectancy is lower. And the diseases that men suffer don't get the same attention. Compare the mortality and research funding for prostate cancer and breast cancer.

And then there's relationships. 75% of divorces are initiated by women. Yet, custody still overwhelmingly goes to women, while men still overwhelmingly pay alimony and child support.

And after all that? You'll still get articles complaining about the "patriarchy" and about how men aren't "manning up" (and getting married).

Women in the West have so thoroughly eviscerated men and they don't even realise it.

But you reap what you sow. All those high school dropout, unhealthy males are the dating pool for all those college educated liberal arts grads.

Anonymous · Answer

No, definitely not in the Western world. Let's take America as an example:

1. Young men have to sign up for Selective Service. Women don't. If men don't sign up, they're ineligible for naturalization, federal employment, and in many states state employment, state entitlements, driver's licenses, etc.

2. Men pay the vast bulk of tax. Women take the most benefits. That's just a fact.

3. More women gain bachelor's degrees than men and have done since the early 1980s. The same situation with master's degrees since the late 1980s. The same situation with doctorates since 2008.

4. There are many, many programs to deal with physical and sexual abuse against women. Hardly any for men. Even though the CDC have proven that 70% of non-reciprocal partner violence in hetero relationships is woman-on-man, not man-on-woman.

5. Sex crime laws are biased against male victims, especially where the perpetrators are female. Even when the laws are equal, the laws are often enforced unequally, especially in sentencing female perpetrators.

6. Every time a man has hetero sex, unless he has had a vasectomy, he risks becoming a father against his will.

7. Many colleges (such as Stanford, Illinois State, UC Berkeley) have a policy that says that, if a woman is even slightly intoxicated, hetero sex is male-on-female rape even if it is CONSENSUAL, even if SHE seduced HIM. Colleges don't care about drunk males, especially if it's hetero.

8. Anyone who disagrees with feminism publicly risks receiving threats of violence, or actual violence, from feminists. This is especially true if you're a man, though admittedly it's not limited to men (read about Erin Pizzey for example).

9. 92% of alimony is paid by the man to the woman, even though women out-earn their husbands in 40% of marriages.

10. Women outlive men. Women commit suicide far less than men. Almost all workplace deaths are suffered by men.

ObscuredBeyond · Answer

In the West, true oppression of women on a large scale was never the case. There have always been cads who don't treat women right. However, there are now the gender-flipped versions who don't treat men right.

And then there are the Cultural Narxist policies that crept in that promised to fix things that only ever made things worse for everyone.

Now, in India and in many Islamic countries, I'd say it's fair to accuse them of genuine oppression of women.

Western women complain it's "not fair" that they get oggled, yet they dress like pieces of meat as if wanting to be oggled. But for the most part, those annoying cat callers still adhere to the rule of "look, speak, but don't touch." Don't dress like a stripper, you won't get treated like a stripper. Don't dress like a prostitute, you won't get treated like one. (Although I'd argue even prostitutes deserve to be treated better than how they usually are.)

In the evil lands I described, however, women are increasingly being gang-raped with increasingly little justification. For the crime of existing now, you can be gang-raped, even if you adhere to ever single one of the absurd rules in Shariah. They will still rape you if they feel like it. And it will still be your fault. Because their blackened hearts of Satan refuse to assume responsibility for anything, no matter what.

And just recently in India, one girl successfully fought off a band of gang-rapists. She refused to be robbed of her dignity in such a way. Became a hero to her hometown. And in retaliation, that same mob came back with kerosene. She may have been able to fight them off and not be pinned down, but she couldn't dodge the splash in time. And then, they brought the torch. For the crime of refusing to be gang-raped, she was burned alive.

Western women think they live surrounded by evil being oggled. Try being burned alive for refusing to be gang-raped, and you know true evil.

ManThatKnewTooMuch · Answer

Firstly, I think you're incredibly tolerant. You asked for no arguments and Xzinax, the first female responder, gave you one. You handled yourself well, super polite. You're awesome.

With that said, No, women are NOT oppressed in the West. Quite honestly, women hold a distinct advantage in almost every facet of life:
1) The home is still considered the female domain and most dudes I know relinquish any right to dictate things just to prevent arguments or they just don't care enough and let the chicks decide everything.
2) In terms of the glass ceiling there is no such thing; Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State and damn near became President.
3) In terms of income MOST women earn the same as men, the only exceptions possibly being in the super high, 0.1% echelon of business executives - and at that level who the fuck cares?
4) Women don't get drafted.
5) Women are still treated like women and THEY LIKE IT. Ever heard of chivalry? Paying on a date? Picking your date up at her place? Opening doors? Yes, that's men treating women like women.

Feminism itself had it's moment but then some psychopaths screwed up the whole movement. Now it's all about resentful women trying to prop themselves up by using laws to micromanage human behavior or shame men through their national propaganda.

If you think about it some of them sound incredibly close-minded. Isn't this a free country? Shouldn't we all be adult about this and speak constructively on the topic instead of berating each other like Xzinax2 did to you? What about Tolerance? Shouldn't we be tolerating other people and ideas regardless of how stupid it may seem? Well, that's not what hardcore feminists think... Obviously Xzinax2 thinks there's no difference between a vagina and a penis. Acknowledging that difference is a sign of oppression? smh...

cipher42 · Answer

Oppressed is something of a strong word, and I don't know that it's men in particular doing the oppressing. It is certain that patriarchal gender roles still do exist, and do still put women at a disadvantage in many areas.

For instance, it has been shown that there are still biases against women in science, and that a woman applying for a job in a scientific field is less likely to get the job than a male applicant, and even then is likely to be payed less. Women have it harder in many other careers as well, such as politics and acting, where much more focus will be put on their appearance or their emotional state than for their male counterparts.

There's also the issue of both sexual oppression and oversexualization. For whatever reason, these two issues coexist in America. Women are told that much of their "purity" and thus their value relies on them being virgins and being sexually innocent. They are shamed for wearing revealing clothing or for being promiscuous, even if they are doing so safely. At the same time, the media sexualizes and objectifies women, treating them as simply objects whose value lies in their aesthetic beauty. Women are pressured to match the impossible beauty standards of photoshopped celebrities in magazines and commercials, and are sold about ten billion different products that will somehow make them more desirable.

So overall, I would say women are certainly still at a disadvantage in many western countries, largely due to patriarchal gender roles and stereotypes. While I wouldn't say it's men specifically who are doing it, they certainly could try to do more to fix it. So yes, I do think feminism is still necessary in some form or another, and I think anyone who doesn't think so is blind.

Cool-Relax · Answer

My grandmothers both worked in a time when women were expected to stay home. My mother was one of only two women to study business when she went to college. With examples like that, it never occurred to me that women were oppressed. Then I went into film, a male-dominated field, and started working at a sound studio (women are extremely rare in sound). It was just me and 13 guys. My two bosses treated me horribly compared to everyone else, and one of the staff members hit on me relentlessly until he found a girlfriend. Then, he also treated me horribly. So, professionally, I don't think oppression is as widespread as it used to be, but it sure as hell still exists.

In terms of things like rape and objectification, that stuff definitely still happens. I could give multiple examples of times when I was harassed or felt physically threatened by a man. And I'm not someone who assumes the worst of people. These were situations where guys made degrading comments about my body while I was just passing by, or tried to follow me home. There are also plenty of examples on this site alone of men who objectify women or think that they have a certain place.

Men aren't all evil or out to get us, but I think it would be naive to say that oppression, sexism, and objectification are things of the past. In that case, feminism is still relevant. It's just that the term "feminism" itself now has negative connotations thanks to the "I hate men" extremists.

Camallunt · Answer

Personally I think there are instances where both genders have an unfair upper hand and make the other suffer. Overall I feel a lot of the victim calling is exaggerated and weaponised. The few loud voices leading the 'fight' as they say are crazy voices. I've seen countless things ruined by people being extreme on claims of being oppressed. History is misinterpreted by the groups to get their point across. Everything is rife with hypocrisy.

There were and are disadvantages from when society is male lead, men didn't all have it comfortable. The real oppression has always been from the richer against the poor of all race religion and gender. Those people up front leading each different group is giving hate speech to charge a group against another for their personal gain.

I stand against modern feminism because I stand for fairness which is not what modern feminism is about. Feminism is no longer about justice or fairness and equality is a silly ideology as it denies individual strengths so the only way to be equal is to keep everyone disadvantaged.

Anonymous · Answer

As an American male I am frankly exasperated by all the rhetoric about women being oppressed here in the US. There are other places in the world where women are certainly oppressed and at a disadvantage in many ways, but not so in the US today. Not for many years.

All we ever hear about is violence against women but rarely do we see it acknowledged that men are far more likely to be assaulted or murdered. Men are actually more likely to be raped if we factor in the justice system. Men are 4 times more likely to commit suicide. Boys are at a significant disadvantage in our public schools system. Men are at a disadvantage to women in so many ways that society does not even acknowledge, let alone try to address.

A pet peeve of mine is the constant rhetoric about women making less money than men "for the same work", which is outright nonsense. Women earn less because of their own choices. On average, women study different things in college, choose less lucrative careers, work fewer hours, remove themselves from the workforce for expended periods and generally choose to make themselves less valuable to employers. The operative word there is 'choice'. When we control for all those variables it becomes clear that women earn just as much as their male counterparts, and in fact some studies show they earn more.

Frankly the greatest challenges women face today are ones they bring upon themselves. They are not respected because they complain so much about being discriminated against when anyone who pays attention can see that has not been true for a very long time. Women do themselves no favors when they focus solely on women's issues while being blind to men's. Feminists try to address that by "saying" they care about men but their actions show they really don't. Modern women have been labeled the world's biggest hypocrites for good reason. These are the biggest problems women face today and they'll need to address them themselves.

Phoenix1991 · Answer

My Philosophy on life and people is that we are all connected and no one is greater than the next, We all need each other and we all have the same value of basic human rights and opportunities.

Do I think my fellow men still try to oppress women? Yeah, I bet there are some still left. I hope to find them and bring the back to reality.

I read in the news about the pregnant woman in Pakistan stoned to death for marrying someone else than the one her family chose for her. It almost made me sick to my stomach that such things like that existed before and still exist today.

I do believe women have more rights and fair treatment here in USA than other countries, I learned from a young age that women can do anything a man can do and vice versa. Its all about everyone deserves a chance to prove themselves worthy of a job or a goal, Its unfair to take away from someone based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, etc.

I hope this old mentality of the world will become extinct so that our children don't have to hear about such tragedies.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, but it is seldom direct, which is why some people don't notice it. But I've been hit on guys at bars who think that just because I'm talking to them it automatically means I want to have sex with them. And when I say "no," it's not good enough for them. I have to pretend I have a boyfriend in order for him to go away.

Double standards are everywhere. If a girl is a virgin, she is a prude. If she has sex, she's a slut. It is attitudes like these that degrade women.

The killer in California said in his manifesto that he was angry at women because they wouldn't have sex with him. There were comments on the YouTube video that said things like "See girls, this is why you should have given him a chance." You're saying that if I don't have sex with men I will be shot? That is a threat. That is denying me my right to choose who I want to sleep with, or my right to choose not to have sex at all. It is comments like that, that make women afraid of men.

Now, I am talking about society in general. Obviously, I am not afraid of all men. But when I go on a date with a guy I just met, I have to be careful. No, I do not automatically assume he is a rapist. But it is something I need to be careful of. We always tell girls not to dress promiscuously, or not to walk alone at night, and yet we get offended when girls say they are afraid of men? We taught them to think like that!

Also, the point of the #YesAllWomen campaign was to say that it's true that not ALL men are rapist killers. But YES, ALL women have to be afraid of rapist killers! So if you think that articles like that are attacking all men and depicting men as "evil rapists set on repressing women," then you are missing the point.

curlyqlink · Answer

I will believe that women are no longer oppressed by men when the wage gap closes, when I don't have to worry about going out at night for fear of being killed/raped/harrassed, when I don't have to make excuses for not wanting to go out with a man, when I don't feel like I have to flirt to get a job, when the media doesn't revolve my entire existence around how attractive I am.
I would LOVE to go shopping for a bra without being harrassed by some guy saying, "Hey sexy you like that don't you?" Also, yes I have heard of victim blaming in rape cases. Steubenville rape case anyone? My own father says that women who are raped or murdered play a role in them being raped or murdered. It's insane. We are taught from an early age to FEAR MEN because of those reasons. I love men, I date a lot but I'm also aware of how dangerous it can be. I've been raped, but it never reached traction in court because we were minors when it happened and he was younger than me. How is that fair? How is it fair that I can't feel safe when traumatic events happen because they guy was able to talk his way out of it? It was MY fault apparently because I shouldn't have trusted the boyfriend who raped me. How dare I.

So yes, women are still oppressed. When people stop saying "Not all men are like that!" Then I'll start believing it because when you care more about your bro-feels than the safety of women, you're part of the problem. Feminism is rooted in GENDER EQUALITY, and if you aren't for that then yes. You are in fact a giant heap of dung. Are there problems with the movement regarding race, economic status, and prejudism? Yes, but we're working on it and heading in the right direction.

So yeah, I have faced oppression and most women have if they think about it. We're taught to overlook it though which is not right.

rawrnessism · Answer

Um, I haven't felt oppressed. But I do agree that MOST, not all, men just see women as sex objects. They see a piece of ass and sexually harass these women.
There are only certain types of men that do this. I don't know who. But there are some that do rape women. That slap their ass cause they can.
I also agree that there is a WHOLE WHOLE lot of double standards out there. Women are expected to do so much and not complain about what a man does because he is a man and thats just what they do. But if a woman did it, its a big deal. So I don't know if this all counts as oppressed, but it does suck. Women fought hard for the right to vote, and we still fight just for little wins.
BUT I do always know that some women bring it on themselves. I'm not saying that girls that dress slutty deserve it. I am talking about the women that are REAL sluts, and dont respect themselves, and let men use them. THOSE women are the ones that are ruining it for the rest of us. Its half and half to blame. If women had more respect men would in return have to respect us back. Women need to stop thinking they are worthless without attention from a man. I see it everyday.
There are some great women. There is only some people that are like this, but it is a large sum.

AdamThomas · Answer

No I don't believe that men oppress women, and I don't think that "men" ever have. The trouble with feminists is that they look at the people at the top being men and then claim that this means that the entire male gender oppresses women, that because the few in power are men the system is designed to benefit men over women, that all men are privileged over all women. It's false.

At the moment men are 75% of murder victims, 90% of the homeless 93% of workplace deaths, 80% of suicide deaths. When you look at the shittiest, riskiest jobs e.g. bin collectors, they're all male dominated jobs.

The problem is that they only look upwards, not downwards. When you look at the top positions yes they're filled with mostly men, but when you look at the bottom of society there are way way way more men down there. To say that all men are privileged because of a tiny few at the top is stupid.

And when you think of wars in the past, it was men who did the fighting and the dying. It was men who were forced against their will to get blown to bits. People often say that early feminism was noble, and that is has "turned into" an anti-male hate movement, but what about the white feather campaign? If these women were for equality, why did they shame men as young as 16 (by labelling them as cowards) into going to war rather than pushing more women into joining?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_feather

Feminism also takes a lot of credit for things that would have happened anyway. What allowed women into the workforce was advanced technology, created by men, not feminism. Men built the world we live in today. As Camille Paglia said, "if it weren't for men we'd still be living in grass huts".

Apex_Racer · Answer

Just like racism, it takes a long time for things like this to dissolve. But it's apparent when looking at modern society (strictly in the western world, as you mentioned) that both racism and sexism are slowly being phased out. But the traces of both will not disappear until long after our lives are over, if at all.

However, from my observations (I have no evidence to back this up) it seems that society is evolving towards the increased oppression of men. Many so called 'feminists' lobby for rights that prefer female over male. I prefer to call people who support sexual equality 'equalists' instead of 'feminists'.

It seems that due to the increased social status (the ever decreasing pay gap, for example, even though it's an extremely biased statistic) of women that some men feel emasculated, for reasons beyond my understanding. This causes them to act out in rape, sexual harassment or just simple 'douchebaginess', for lack of a better term. This can also be caused by the seemingly infinite number of songs, television programs, movies and books that practically promise men a beautiful woman as a prize. But of course, none of this excuses their actions.

There are more men who oppress women than vice versa, or so it seems, as women who do oppress are more subtle than their male counterparts. I want to stress that I'm not saying all, or even most women do this, because it's a rare but spreading act.

There was never a need for feminism, only for equality.

Again, this is all speculation on my part and based only on my experiences and observations, I haven't competed any research on the subject. Take this with a grain of salt.

tokioangel95 · Answer

I am a very open minded person who respects a variety of opinions, I have also had a more closed upbringing than some other people. My first argument is that men and women will never be equal, we just can't, we can get very close but 100% equality doesn't seem feasible.
I work in a very male dominated world. At university the female:male ratio was 4:7. However fortunately I have never been what I would consider oppressed by men and I live in England which I would like to think is pretty similar to American in regards to the western side of equality. Sure I've come across sexist men, My physics teacher in high school once asked the class to make a motor he said "Boys, build be a motor, Girls you can try". That really stuck in my mind. I know girls who have been oppressed, a friend of mine who works for British Airways was told to lose weight another friend who is a trainee civil engineer was told because she was female she would never have a chance in the field. Now this is hardly motivating. I have been to many places in the world, and I can tell you what women face in other countries is nothing compared to what the western woman faces. I feel very lucky to live in a society where I am not oppressed by men.

Izzy2102 · Answer

I wouldn't say oppressed but I think there are some issues.
For example did you know that equal right between men and women are not in the constitution? I think they should be

And then there is the media and society, where I think we've actually made steps backwards in the last 30 or 40 years. Women in the media especially advertising are highly sexualised. A lot of them show only certain body parts women not even their whole body, let alone them as a whole person. That's what little girls and boys grow up to. Girls way too often think they're worth is equal to their attractiveness and that sex is the only to get boys to like you. And well boys will ultimately see girls less as people and more as what they see in the media and create a lot of other problems like thinking it's ok to rape. It's a long way granted, but it goes in that direction.
I think it's the same problem we've always had with genders just a different way to deal with it. Men want sex, that's a pretty accepted fact throughout most cultures. And in the 1960s people would tell young girls men want sex, stay the hell away from them and today they tell young girls men want sex, so be what they want. Both has issues, they're just different issues

krash2002 · Answer

I'm pretty sure oppression still exists in a few area's in American Culture. However, I personally don't see it happening that often. There are cases as to where I hear guys talking "smack" behind their woman's back, but never really act upon it.
There are a lot of double standards out there, but that goes both ways as well, and I don't always see that as being classified as oppression. With being in the Tech world/programming. I don't see a lot of women at my work place, but the 4 women that are in my office. Are all treated fairly, and often times better than the men. No guy hits on them continuously without a probably cause, no one makes any unprofessional jokes at their expense, and most of all. No one has ever made any physical contact with any of them in a negative way.
For myself, I grew up being raised by my mother (father wasn't around much), and I've always respected women to the fullest. Of course we all say dumb things in fights, but I've never put a woman in a position. To where she feels like she's being oppressed, because she's a woman.

rUinSAYAN · Answer

I think woman can't be rapers cause most of dem get satisfied and the ones who don't get cock are depressive or in therapy. 2nd. Women can't be rapers cause they have less force than men to pull em into a car etc. Women who walk at 3am outside with party clothes will get attention from some psycho raper or pedophiles while men have to check for serial killers and other stuff. I would think of a real ugly woman that could be a rapist too but that sounds strange. No men has to be like those horny beings (I'm horny too) and I even respect all NOs from women. The people that do this are as dangerous as killers cause their mind is on the same level. The hardest deal with rapist can be on your own family as I heard some turkish family daughter got raped by her grandpa wtf. I don't see all men as bad but retarded people will exist everywhere but in a world where man had as many chances as women to get raped I would consider men still as less dangerously cause women that is crazy can fuck you even more up

Imtotallyaguy · Answer

So you don't think men are crazy maniac sex beasts? MARRY ME. You're the sanest most intelligent woman I've ever seen! :') Thanks you for not being like the idiotic millions of feminist women who think that all men are rapists. That's like saying all women are sluts. It's just not true! Yet people support them. Only idiots support feminists, the smart ones (like you) support equality. And if someone says "Women get it tougher" I'll say "go fuck yourself" because who's the one that's expected to die on the front lines? Who's the one who pulls out the chair, opens the door, pays the bills, and is expected to treat their partners like princesses? Who's the one who gets treated like rapists everywhere they go? You see what I mean, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction (or something like that) Women don't want to treat every man like they're a rapist, and men don't want to be treated like they're rapists! Female oppression is rare, but does exist. BUT MALE OPPRESSION EXISTS JUST AS MUCH. Yet feminists treat it like only females get oppressed and all men are the oppressors. The saddest part is many MAAAAANY men support them... Thank God there are some women, like you, who still think clearly

miramiraonthewall · Answer

You dont have to understand or acknowledge oppression to be oppressed. Often you have some sense of it if you are aware, but if you lack certain experiences or exist in a certain position of privilege in other ways, its easy to not understand how people with similar identities are oppressed for those identities. For example, a wealthy black person who has never consciously understood racism or experienced aggressive, blatant racism may feel that black people are no longer oppressed or discriminated against as a group. That doesn't at all mean that he or she is correct. In fact, there's plenty of real life and academic research/evidence, politics, etc. to prove them to be incorrect. Subjective experience vs objective realities. "It doesn't happen in my own little every day life" (or rather, you dont acknowledge it or perceive it in your everyday life) is not the same thing as "It doesn't happen anymore."  I definitely think women are still being oppressed. While I understand ignorance and lack of awareness, its still hard for me sometimes to process people who genuinely think sexism was successfully wiped out in a matter of decades. It would be one of the most ambitious and fast evolutions in human history, thats for sure. Must be nice. I'm a feminist, and of course, I definitely still see sexism alive and well, which fuels that oppression.  If women are still being oppressed all over the world, why would you ask whether or not feminism is necessary in america? I never understand that. Are Americans some super species now that just isn't at all prone to the common human being's sexist and prejudiced ideas and treatment of people? Yeah, okay. We're so much farther along and better than every one else. *eyeroll* treatment of women is worse in some places than others, absolutely. But I just dont know where this idea of "America: the post-everything utopia! We're so awesome, you guys." came from. Like, when did that happen?

Anonymous · Answer

God yes. Society still views women as inferior. You don't need to do much research to find out just how biased the US justice system is in favour or rapists. Judges and on occasion politicians publicly say extremely bigoted things about rape and women in the US. I don't know, but I can imagine that the reason you don't feel you have ever been harassed is because it's normalized so that you hardly think anything of it. I spent a long time thinking that in the modern era the sexes were equal, but I've come to realise that's because I'm out of touch with how a woman has to be constantly vigilant when she goes out or how truly women can't rely on the police or the justice system to protect them. There was a case not so long ago where basically a policeman grabbed the breast of a passerby during an occupy protest (this woman was an activist but was not protesting at the time). She flinched, as of course you would do, and her arm hit the police officer. She was then beat by the police and knocked out. There were bruises on her body including on her breast. She's currently serving seven years for assault of a police officer. No matter how you construe the facts of the case, she did not intentionally assault a police officer. But she's in jail for doing just that. There was another case where a man drugged and raped his wife routinely over three years. Judge Kurt Eisgruber didn't give the man, who confessed on video, a day in jail and told the woman to forgive him. You can find several other similar cases. Some men get so angry however at feminism (equal rights for women is by nature equal rights for men) because they identify so much with masculinity and their gender role that they can't handle the guilt of it being responsible for harm, and simply because they can't acknowledge others' problems without involving themselves. No one's saying all men are rapists or misogynists: Men also face problems from women being viewed as inferior. But there's still a need for feminism

MrOracle · Answer

I think that in mainstream US culture, female oppression is largely a thing of the past, with a relative few individual exceptions. But I DO think that in certain sub-cultures, it still definitely exists. Having done service work in people's homes in 3 states, I can tell you that among the lower class ("trailer trash"/"ghetto"/"barrio") cultures, women are valued much lower overall, and what's worse is that women in these cultures often share and perpetuate these views just as much as the men do. Because of that, it doesn't surprise me that different people have different views. I grew up middle-class, and the mainstream view in that culture is that women are equals, and I'd expect the vast majority of middle and upper-class folks to say the same. But among the lower class and in certain ethnic immigrant groups, older ideals are still strongly embraced.

Mesonfielde · Answer

The muslim countries, the muslim religion and India really needs to figure out how to treat other people as people, and not according to sex, race, class, etc. It depends on the male person who acts against the female, but there are a few who still think that females cannot be proper CEOs because they're females, or that they can't drive, that they should clean the house, that they're to be valued based on their boobs and asses and legs, etc. So it still happens. Not as prevalent, but it's still a thing. An example of its recording is the Everyday Sexism project:

kambo_trick3y · Answer

In the corporate world, like, on the facial surface, no. So many things the woman can do to sue the man, it would be hell for them. However, behind closed doors, I would say absolutely. There are many under the table jobs and scared and threatened women who are bullied by their male bosses, too scared to lose their job, it's a terrible thing really. I've heard about it from some of my friends. Doubly so for outside of America, especially in places like Afghanistan, I couldn't even imagine what that's like to be a woman there. But I know the main focus of this question was America so, I won't slide into that field.

Anonymous · Answer

Oppressed in America? Give me a break. Women in America have never been oppressed. Ever. Asians, Irish, Blacks. . . these people have been oppressed in America. Definition of oppression - "prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control." cruel and unjust treatment isn't being told (not forced, mind you) not to wear certain clothing if you want to lower the chances of getting raped. Cruel and unjust treatment is interment camps that the Japanese went through. What the blacks face with slavery (yes, some whites were slaves as well, and some blacks were slave owners but) and being hung from trees (even outside of the times of slavery), what women are facing in the middle east.. these are examples of oppression. We can make arguments that both women and men have been repressed and suppressed, but women in America have never been oppressed because they were women. Let alone being oppressed by men.

gotc147 · Answer

Not in the least. Occasionally you get one guy who has an issue with women but in general men do not see women as "below" them (unless it's kinky play, but that's a whole different story). If I have someone I don't like it isn't because of their sexual organs, it is because they did or saod something that made me dislike them. However, I have had some women I don't like accuse me of being sexist because I didn't like them, I've also had black/hispanic people accuse me of racism because I didn't like them. They're just grasping at straws, there are plenty of white males I don't like. They just understood they lost the argument and tried to turn whoever was in earshot against my credibility, typical of those who are close-minded and uninformed.

kovalinkie19 · Answer

I'm all for equality, and even though I know I'll get attacked for this, much of the fault lies with women. There is so much talk of wanting gender roles from women (guy needs to be dominant, guy needs to be taller, guy needs to approach, etc...), yet in the workplace and other areas of life, they want to be treated equally. I like treating women equally like the gentleman that I am, but I cannot stand the constant hypocritical BS and I think it is mainly up to women to drop the double standards.

chidude · Answer

When I hear the word feminist the first thing I think of is some old fashioned fruit loop that thinks every woman on a college campus is getting raped or women have a disadvantage in the workplace because they get pregnant. A true feminist is about equality but the media is ridiculous with its nonsense so now I have to preface every self proclaimed feminist to see if they are actually sane.  Anyway, it is a fact that today in America is the best time ever to be a woman. No doubt about it. Hell, if I was a hot woman (7+) I'd trade for fuck sakes (literally/figuratively, yo).

TadCurious · Answer

I think it's time we move on from the period when feminists truly did open doors for girls and women, because those doors are largely open. Women now account for more college graduates than men, and I read something recently that women make up the majority of the classes in law schools and medical schools. GM has a woman as CEO. I don't think there is overt oppression of women any longer in the Western world. In the Muslim world, however, the situation is MUCH different. Women who are even suspected of adultery or fornication are buried up to their necks and stoned to death. Female Genital Mutilation is a brutal practice that has made its way to America (thanks to our insane immigration policies). We can't allow political correctness to cower us into not speaking out against what is occurring to women in the Muslim world.

xzinax2 · Answer

how can you read all those examples and not see that?  women will always be oppressed as long as we're women. the day we stop being oppressed will be the day when ''man'' and ''woman'' don't exist because people will no longer feel the need to make the social distinction between males and females. gender is a hierarchy that places males-men, above females-women. if we were equal there would be no need for the terms.

Cryostatic · Answer

I don't know. In some ways, I'll say that yes, all women are in some ways oppressed, even if they themselves don't recognize it as such. For example, there's a video that's been making the rounds recently, where the singer for Staind goes off on some concertgoers when he saw them molesting a teenage girl while she was crowd surfing. As I watched this video, I realized that every single time a woman's related to me a crowd surfing experience, overt groping, molestation, or violation has occurred (one even told me that a guy had forced his fingers inside her through the "leg" of her shorts). Usually, this is the first and last time they tried it. And so I mentioned it to a group of my friends, and they were all like "well, yeah, what the fuck does a chick expect is going to happen"? I know as a guy, I don't have to worry about shit like that, and women shouldn't fucking have to worry about it either.  So yeah, #YesAllWomen

Lynzlindsey · Answer

ALL THE TIME. Guys at my school, men at my work. They speak down to me all the time, how I work for them. I live in the south. Most of the southern born guys here were brought up that way, that women are stay at home and men work. I think the men around me should be raised better that women as just as good as men.

kittykatg · Answer

Let me start this off with not all men are rapist, most men are great and respectful men, but we live in a world where a few bad apples ruin the bunch. Every time I'm in a parking garage, that guy could just be looking for his car or he could be a rapist. This fear and knowledge that men are bigger than you and can fairly easily over power you is a serious issue. I've also had a couple of problems with sexual harassment, especially when I was a minor, and every time I was told that it was my fault not his for being inappropriate or even in some cases attacking me because "boys will be boys".

centigrade · Answer

Women have every right men do but I'm sure it happens sometimes and I truly hate that it does. Those posts you linked to honestly sound like a bunch of people with attention issues. Hell, don't date douche bags and maybe you won't need to form a stereotypical opinion on all guys based on a couple! I can't stand the "all guys are the same" BS, I mean [rant suppressed]. Anywho, yes in some cases, SOME guys are dominant over women and like to show it and they don't have a care in the world about the poor girl they are hurting. It is quite regretful we are all compared to this...But there are guys being abused as well so its like everything else, not a one dimensional problem. Feminism is what it is. I neither support or discredit it. We're Evil Rapist? Haha I must be a rebel because there is only one thing a rapist needs in my opinion... and I dont want one ;)

Kinstrome · Answer

In some places and ways. I do not subscribe to the point of view that absolute equality is worth the banning of words and other breaches of the freedom of speech. If feminism is the belief that "we want nothing to inhibit a person, because of his or her sex, from any opportunity that is provided to a member of the opposite sex," then I'm all on board. Too many so-called feminists have fabricated statistics or tried to control speech for me to think of it as really noble in the present time, in the United States. I like to think of "Feminism" and "Women's Rights" as separate things. The attempt to ban the word 'bossy' was something I believe is something completely beneath the dignity of people who legitimately want the sexes to be treated equally.

serp777 · Answer

A lot of women want everyone to believe that they're oppressed by men. In some countries this is true, but in the U.S. it is entirely false. If anything women have substantially more power than men do now on average. By controlling sex, they can manipulate men to pursue them and do many things for them in order to try and get said sex/relationships. Women hold all the cards in this regard and also have the exact same rights that men have. They also have the power to choose whether or not they have children (most of the time), and most women can wait for their ideal man that they like. Most guys have to settle for a woman they don't really like since men obviously have fewer options than women.  Women have used this power throughout the ages, particularly in noble political areas, but now it is especially prevalent because of the women's rights movement.

Dazzledxx · Answer

Feminism is still needed to an extent (sadly) because there is a lot of oppression going on in the world, specifically including America. There are a lot of women who are being oppressed and honestly, it has a huge deal to do with ignorance. Some men can’t climb out of their little box and actually see the real world for what it is today- their usually so ignorant and therefore this ignorance leads them to oppressing women.  Personally, I never let myself be oppressed by anyone, male or female alike. However, I did often find myself in situations in which I was dealing with guys who were oppressive but it was always due to their obvious ignorance and shallow-mindedness. So yes, we do need females who are strong and know how to stand for their rights without allowing themselves to be stepped on like doormats.

jacquesvol · Answer

*-There's the gender pay gap:  *-There's the 'Glass ceiling:  *-Violence against women is more widespread than against men:  *-Gender gaps in poverty in the U.S:  They're all the expression of a mentality that's present in our society.

p0rtis26 · Answer

I do not understand why women want to be like men. Women have their strengths as do men. but for some reason women feel that their strengths are of less significance than men' strengths and have do things men do. My opinion agree or disagree, men are the leaders and most men have not used their responsibility wisely which has led to a society where women are exploited because men are not using their strengths in the right way. My views will most likely differ from many others because I believe in creation.

EvilPimp · Answer

No. Women have it great right now. They can either choose to stay at home and be a housewife or have a career and make just as much if not more than a guy. America which used to be a manufacturing nation is now a service nation which benefits women more actually. And America's next president most likely will be a woman. Hillary Clinton is the favorite to become the next president. The problem with feminism is that some women have used it to gain superiority over men, when its purpose is to promote a truly equal society. True equality across the board means everything from fighting on the front line to making the first move.

Apophis · Answer

I can understand when women weren't allowed to vote or if they weren't allowed to go to school or choose what job they wanted (though there should be a few exceptions now in my opinion), but what are they being oppressed on now? Honestly, I think that other stuff is oppressed-lite. They were still loved and taken care of then. People act like women were beaten and men were sitting in cushy office positions. Most jobs were laborious and they fought wars. They were chivalrous and in general tried to protect women and children which we still try to do today. Feminists try to portray our grandfathers and further back as if they were Ariel Castro, and they think of us as a couple of steps below it. They are unreasonable.  I get kind of tired of saying why women of today aren't oppressed. I could go down that list of tweets and explain why almost every one of them are dolts.

biggie90 · Answer

They are so over the top with some of the stuff it's not even funny. I shouldn't have to hold my car keys in hand like a weapon & check over my shoulder every few seconds when I walk at night #YesAllWomen I check my shoulder too and I'm a guy. #yesallwomen because "I have a boyfriend" is more likely to get a guy to back off than "no", because they respect other men more than women Women are generally more vulnerable than men they are smaller and weaker so of course its safer when you have a boyfriend or even just a friend with you.

Red_Dragon · Answer

First of all let me say that the girls on here are going to say men are extremely oppressive. That's the internet for you. You could post a pic of your grandmother on Twitter or something and people would say "I hope that B**** dies". Or something to that extent. You have to take some issues with a grain of salt when it comes to online As for the REAL WORLD. Media is enormous now and they cover a wide variety of things. No longer can I turn on the TV, go to ESPN, and just see a ball game and coverage of that ball game. Now you've got the media during coverage on what a athlete says on Twitter, or a fight so and so was in, or so and so is gay, etc. This is one example of tons of different media. Someone can't burp without the media knowing.  Now to slide a little bit away from that. I know rape and murder are two different things, but they are both bad. The rates of murder in America over the years have not changed a lot. It increases and decreases...continued...

Anonymous · Answer

No, there are always going to be some individuals that are sexist, but clearly women aren't being oppressed. Men have given women pretty much anything they asked for. It is just that modern feminism is based around twisting everything around to make men out to be the bad guy, even when we are the ones that have it worse. Like how some feminists are now making the claim that women at home suffer more during war than the male soldiers that are being traumatized, crippled, or killed. This twisting of the facts to always make women into the victim while ignoring male contributions, sacrifices, and plight no matter what has happened is what modern feminism is all about.

sherlocked · Answer

I am not from America or UK. But yes, I think feminism is still needed. Not to the extent where every man is seen as a rapist. That's just stupid. But to say that women are safe even in your first world countries is equally stupid (no offence). All those tweets are not by mythical creatures. They are those women who live in US and UK like you do and have faced oppression and fear. If you haven't been harassed then you are really lucky. And I hope you remain so :)

Mayalynn · Answer

No, I don't believe so. I think we have gender issues that need to be fixed on both sides. I don't think we are in a state of oppression, in the united states. I think we have ALL of the basic rights, however I think we really need to take a look at the "violent masculinity" that we are teaching our boys to embrace which creates a culture that allows and accepts violence against people. I believe that a lot of the violence we see today could be fixed if we raised our boys differently, but no, we are not oppressed by men.  Feminism is more about fixing issues that absolutely affect women, but also affect men! We're trying to change small things, such as, when a woman is raped not ask what she was wearing. Or if a man was raped, not ignore it because of the expectation that he "enjoyed it".

northernlight · Answer

I do not think that women are oppressed in America, so I don't think there's a need for feminism. I agree with the anonymous poster who said he thinks women have a slight edge over men in most matters. Like you, I have never felt even slightly oppressed by men. And I certainly have never been harrassed like the woman in the tweet suggests. I'm certain there are plenty of females who have never been harrassed by men.

Anonymous · Answer

Since you specifically mentioned America, I don't think so. Not at all. In fact, women often hold a slight edge over men in most matters in America. But if you hadn't specified a particular country, I would have said that in general, women the world over are still being oppressed by men (although the degree of this oppression varies greatly).

steveisbored · Answer

Oppressed I don't believe is the correct word. Women are not being oppressed by men (i would say the vast majority in America there is always outlying cases of anything.) There is a big difference in being to walk down a street alone at night and fear/fear not the possibility of being raped, but that is not oppression. Women have come a long way in American society I would say where there needs to be progress is in Congressional men that try to invade and control a women's body, that is the closest thing to oppression I have seen

rthomas43 · Answer

It annoys me that I see so many females bring up the wage gap. That data is so skewed usually. The real differences in salaries between a male a female in the same field is minuscule and can be attributed to things other than sex. As far as violence against women, that's still the major issue here.

Anonymous · Answer

I grew up in a rural area with a misogynistic father. Likewise, there are still lots of guys I personally know who think it's ok to "trap" a female into sex, as long as the guy doesn't hit her. I think we're in a transitiyional phase. I'd also like us to work together to figure out what to do with unskilled men now that we've shipped most factory jobs overseas. Also to give people (men and women) access to better mental health treatment.  I think many women are in board with multiple causes and there is only a small minority of "evil feminists" that are exaggerated by the opposition and our ridiculously sensationalist media.

BertMacklinFBI · Answer

yup. I took a women studies course and hey are still being degraded and oppressed simply through magazines. so much code to decipher from a simple picture. a lot of people miss it, that's how deceptive the images are. worst part is the women modeling for the magazines don't know how they're contributing to the degradation of their gender.

bDizzie · Answer

Everyone could potentially think they are oppressed. Women by men. Blacks by whites. Singles in general. I could make a case that white men are being oppressed. Here in America we are all equals so if you're feeling oppressed then that's on you to handle. In some other countries I'd agree that women really are oppressed.  Men and women are not equal and that's a good thing. I don't want to see women in tuxedos and they don't want to see me in a dress.

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