Do men oppress women?

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Do you think that men oppress women? And how are they doing it?

normalice · Accepted Answer

It's complicated. I think men evolved to be physically dominant for reasons that make a lot of sense in retrospect- as most evolutionary outcomes do. But that was before our species took a crack at being civilized. We've only been trying this civilization thing for about 100 centuries or so - blink of an eye on an evolutionary timescale, so we aren't really any different, mentally or physically, than the spear chuckers our 250xgreat grandparents were.

But, in men evolving to be physically dominant, it follows that women evolved to want to be physically dominated - or at least taken care of by a physically dominant man. If you make a 100 acre jail cell and stuff it with feather beds, hot tubs, tennis courts, puppies, and servants, it's still confinement to force someone to stay in it. But it also makes sense if some people would prefer such a jail cell over freedom. And how many acres would have to be lost before it doesn't make sense? Well, that's subjective, and to some the idea of being taken care of - the freedom from being responsible for the outcome of their own decisions - is the only freedom that matters to them and they would suffer a life confined to an 8x8 cell to have it.

This desire to be taken care of isn't something men are often allowed to get away with, even though it's pretty common (Indeed, I suspect some men mistake this desire for 'being a woman' but that's a whole other topic), but women are allowed because of their long history of being expected to, and so a lot of women seek out a comfy jail cell. This, unfortunately, means that women who have no desire for such a thing get pulled along by the current anyway.

And keep in mind none of this is an endorsement of any of this. As a civilization we should want to progress towards more enlightenment as quickly as possible, and that necessary would require the participation of everyone who wants to participate, at their full potential, including women. So we should want to keep such women out of any cell they don't want to be in (apart from literally, should they commit a crime), but we aren't going to accomplish that if we aren't honest with ourselves about the cause of the problem. If we acknowledge that our brains are wired for it, it will be a lot easier to fix it than if we keep denying that and look for solutions that don't account for that fact.

Joshydavid25 · Accepted Answer

Men have never oppressed women.. Even in the past.. In the 1800s a man would go to jail for his wife's actions.. If a woman hit her man and he had bruises he got ridiculed, but if he hit her and she got bruised, he gets put on the whipping post. In the Titanic most of the people who died there were men.. And if a man survived he got ridiculed as a coward... Even the the Middle East.. Boys go out and prostitute themselves to provide for their families because the women can't work, because most of the work is hard labor.. Anytime women suffer, so do men.. Men in general love women, and not to mention we kinda are natural simps.. A man will work for years just to obtain the hand of a woman he fell in love with at first site.

IslaTheWitch · Accepted Answer

I think it's a general opinion.

I don't think it's a men's thing, but men are more evolutionary prepared to show many emotions in oppressive or aggressive ways.

Unfortunately, women can also be oppressive, but as they are seen as weaker and purer, it's very rarely reported to authorities.

Most so-called oppressive situations are when one side allows the other to do something by voluntarily giving up and saying "no". And I wrote most, not all.

I was with an abusive man for four years. I could quit when the first time hit me. But I believed I could change him, and I was afraid of being alone. I let him do everything that he did to me. It, of course, doesn't change the fact that he did it on his own volition.

Bethany22 · Accepted Answer

They oppress them by avoiding marriage and getting the milk for free. Not saying I blame them, but I wish more women would be as ruthless with withholding sex as men are ruthless in withholding marriage. Women should be like, fine, you say what fool would marry, women will say, what female fool gives up their own power before they get what they want.

Anonymous · Answer

It is not that simple. If it were true that men have always oppressed women then humanity would have died off a long time ago, especially in the more modern interpretation of feminism where the incorporation if "male violence" came into play.

If you have a society of 100 men and 100 women, which would screw the society over more, if 99 men died or if 99 women died? Because a society of 100 women can produce a maximum of 100 children per year, it would be better if 99 men died. Even if there is one man left, the maximum number of children will not go down. It will if 99 women died.

Just by this, it is purely logical (some might say that it is instinctual) for men to say that women should be prevented from death as much as possible and that is where the feminists get their ideas of oppression from, overprotection. Not being allowed (or at least socially unacceptable) for women to do dangerous jobs to prevent workplace deaths of women, to own property or have a credit card to prevent the woman to shoulder the responsibility of having a debt and the prevention of being thrown in debtors prison, to join the military for obvious reasons, etc.

The only reason "male violence" is being touted in my opinion is because the rest of this stuff has been fixed and feminism needs to continue to exist to make money so the decide to fight windmills and claim more oppression. Nowadays they have the government backing them and have to word the violence statistics and studies carefully to make women seem as much like victims as possible. If you don't believe me, look up how the FBI defines rape. Though it has never considered "made to penetrate" in the previous definition, the definition post 2013 only included men who get penetrated which makes it very easy for a woman to have sex against a man's will and make it more likely for her victim to be punished for a crime that she committed than for her to take the punishment herself.

jshm2 · Answer

Yeah, anally...

Joking aside, it's not about oppression. It's about individuals and choices.

There are women who beat and oppress their partners, and vice versa. The idiots trying to pigeonhole the blame to a single gender or issue to suit their narratives are the ones who need to be kneecapped.

I've known girls who "loved" their partner, despite being their Friday night punchbag. They weren't "oppressed" they were educated professionals in good careers. They made poor choices in partners and had other commitments that meant they had to go through that.

Horrible to watch and yes we did offer her "concrete shoes" for him. But she said she loved him and was trying to make him a better man.

So really it's women oppressing themselves, if anything.

Anonymous · Answer

The female responses here are a great example of how women misuse the term "oppression". Anything men do that women don't like is "oppression". It's a joke, and its why women in general, and feminists in particular, get less respect than they could if they were respectable.

Anonymous · Answer

It honestly depends on the individual and cannot be generalised as a whole. But with most men I've encountered, there's an overwhelming aspect of them trying to dominate and interfere with my personal life. For example, just in 3 days of being in the talking stage with a guy, he started demanding that I quit my job or to let go of my MBA, just because he was insecure of me earning more than him. When my aunt was in hospital and I was with my family, he kept demanding an explanation as to why I wasn't answering his texts, although I told him I needed some space (mind you, I hadn't established any solid interest in him yet as this was only the 3rd day of us talking). I almost needed to update every aspect so that I don't upset' the guy.

E. g he spoke of marrying me in the next 6 months, and I felt scared to even let him know that I completely lost interest in him after all his red flags

ODC2112 · Answer

No, in Western societies there is no oppression of women, women de facto have more rights than men. On the contrary, in non-Westernized Afro-Asian societies there is constant oppression of women, yet feminists magically like them.

In this case topic, moreover, we see how male and female understand oppression differently. With what emerges from the female idea of oppression, males would be hyper oppressed by females.

Apple1996 · Answer

Men oppress both women and men. We live in a patriarchy society so it naturally happens since men are in power. But since you asking just if men specifically do it to women then yes ofc we see it everyday here on GaG with the sexist questions like "why are all woman bad drivers?"... and the bullying of a lot of men wanting to control how women act/dress is also a way of oppressing. Go to my question about men feeling entitled to stare at women. a lot of the men basically admitted to oppressing women. I was about vomitting reading their comments🤮

And ofc "not all men " but a lot of men oppress women without even realizing it...

Anonymous · Answer

Men and women do not act as groups against the other but individuals.

Historically most individual men have slaved away to support women and their common children.

Today more and more women chase away and bite the hand that fed them so they can slave away trying to do everything all by themselfs.
Perhaps in the delusion that they would still be chased by other men as they were in their younger per-child days. This is why a single mother who initiated the divorce better have a very good reasons for that, not simply that she "didn't love him anymore".

Unit1 · Answer

I am going to reiterate what Andrew Tate said.

letthefire80 · Answer

I think through a system in our social structure too that allows them to ruin any girls they portray as a "witch" in a witch hunt, in a tale as old as time.

I knew a shy, quiet girl who retaliated against a guy who harassed her and injured him while doing so, and in return, his friends bullied her so badly she almost killed herself and had to drop out.

Chthou95 · Answer

No. Just some made up cry baby feminists stuff. Ask a woman what rights a man has that she doesn't

Miristheiss · Answer

No. Not unless we are talking about some strict Islamic state or something.  Western women? Not a chance. They sure love to screech as if they are poor little victims though.

AngelLily · Answer

Both men a women will unfortunately find ways to harass one another but in certain societies like middle eastern or some Asian/Afrcain places the harassment go high on women.

RingOfFire · Answer

Did the world learn nothing from the American Revolutionary War where a relative handful of farmers, fishermen and small merchants defeated the most powerful army on earth with nothing but pitchforks and shovels?

You cannot be "oppressed" without your consent. If you are oppressed, it is your own fault.

NikolaiIvanovB41 · Answer

Most women are free to date who they want and do what they want. Maybe in Afghanistan.

DextroShade · Answer

No, and today I would argue that women oppress men with the help of pathetic simps.

PresidentLucia · Answer

Yes. You consume porn, and pester us on the street. It makes it hard to so much as leave ones house. I've been home bound for over 10yrs due to this.

Dargil · Answer

In the past, men did even if not intentionally. Not so much now.

jimmy2 · Answer

Mostly in human traffiing That the real answer to your question

LazerBean · Answer

I think some do. But it's a very small percentage of men who are typically ignored, social outcasts to begin with.

Anonymous · Answer

Men oppress women in many countries, but not in the US where I live.

ChefPapiChulo · Answer

men oppress everything. we oppress each other.

aceleon · Answer

not more than womans oppress mans. actually not just woman, whole world oppresses man.

Anonymous · Answer

Not particularly. They mostly cooperate as best they can to make their lives better.

Drewtate · Answer

Women like most things can't make uo their minds

love_conquers_lust · Answer

When you take away their freedom to choose, you oppress them. When you choose to tear them down, you oppress their potential, and your own.

OddBeMe · Answer

Pretty sure the stats on wealth worldwide would prove that yes even in the best countries, there’s a little oppression.

AngryCarl2 · Answer

Some do, yes. You want to talk about sex trafficking?

Anonymous · Answer

We don't oppress women nearly as much as women sexually harass men. With their scantily clad outfits and, OF.😆😆😆

Pudsmucker · Answer

Some do, but not all. There those of treat women with great respect and honor.

Anonymous · Answer

In general no. But there are specific circumstances where anyone can press anyone. This is not a gender question

Mansearching · Answer

The male shovinists do.

Pete671 · Answer

Other way round imho,,,

DWornock · Answer

Never in the USA but they may is some countries.

MaxUsefull · Answer

Nope, I don’t think so

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, it's fun! I beat my wife daily, I come home drunk, and I beat her.

Ms_Facesitter · Answer

Nope.

Slim57 · Answer

Nawwww

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