Why do men ask questions such as, Do you think women should go to work or stay at home? They continue to their opinion saying they think women are better off at home, no confusion...then they say something like I'm not sexist! Why? If they are going to state something that is entirely sexist why at the end do they back down?
2006-09-10 05:24:12 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Yeah...I never said I wasn't sexist, I am entirely. I'm not ashamed of that one bit. My question was why do men who ask a sexist question then go on to explain that they are not sexist...do they think it is going to save them from rude or annoying comments?
2006-09-10 05:38:13 · update #1
I agree with Alison, if a man backs down from his expressed opinion once opposition is introduced, he is a small man. A real man only states opinions he is willing to defend.
2006-09-10 05:28:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In their view, such an opinion is not sexist. It's like someone saying men should support the family. That may be seen by some people as sexist, but in reality most families are structured this way. Some women also feel that women should stay at home. Whether it is sexist or not is a matter of opinion.
2006-09-10 12:26:52 · answer #2 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im just pod that some ppl still think this way- I'm a working mum and i can bet i work darn harder than most men, and i dont get any where- talk about sexist- some men have a mental state still stuck in the 50s, but fear the social backlash of such an opinion ergo that statement. But this is not limited to men either, many women have the same feelings. At least that idea is slowly being weaned out.
2006-09-10 12:34:42 · answer #3 · answered by Cassie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Question for you - I get up at 5am every day, have a two hour commute to work, do a very stressful job and have another two hour commute back home at the other end of the day when I then have to somehow pick up on the running of my home. WHY do you think it is it 'sexist' for a man to say "Honey you stay at home and I'll pay ALL the bills. You will be happier that way". I know which way of life would make me a LOT happier. And yes, I am a woman, not a man.
2006-09-10 12:37:52 · answer #4 · answered by Jackie J 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The fact is.. A man with a career and a woman raising the kids and doing the housework, has been the standard now for hundreds of years. It's changing. And that is wonderful, I think. But the change is slow, employers are still against leave for a father, society looks down on 'house-men' and women who have a career make odd choices to still "fit the profile" by freezing their eggs, getting nannies and all.. As society is hung up about this issue, I don't think one needs to be sexist to raise the issue and ask about people's opinions. But perhaps you are referring to statements posed as questions, in which case I agree. If not, I suggest you take the opportunity to flame that discussion, delve into what causes injustice between men and women, and use this to broaden general acceptance of career women and men raising kids at home.
2006-09-10 12:35:47 · answer #5 · answered by McAtterie 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
We say that because we're men and we can. But then again a lot of women would like to stay home. I say if you you're a woman and you can afford to stay home and you want to stay home by all means do it. Especially if you have kids. Personally I wish my wife could stay home. It's easier on her and she enjoys it and it makes a better home life for the whole family. But unfortunately she has to work too. It's not sexist it's a fact of life.
2006-09-10 12:34:23 · answer #6 · answered by blastabuelliac 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my men all feel that after the garden life, when the ansients went into the jungles, the male had to grow food to feed, protect the family, and get kids to continue the clan. womans role was to prepare the raw into edible, take care and teach the kids tilll they go out with the men, and get pregnant every year.
wasnt it like that till 1914 war? now priorities, situations, life demands, what all, have changed the whole scenario, but yet, if you are given all, will a woman want to stay at home or go to work in the fields/ factory?
male chauvins and sexists are all fancy terms coined up by equally fantastic people.
2006-09-10 12:38:11 · answer #7 · answered by kamesvari i 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when ever you ask and answer the same question,its called a rhetorical question. they are not really asking it,they are merely stating an opinion. Women should be able to work outside the home as long as provisions have been made for the safety and well-being of any small children that live there. they have to way the benefit of added income against the reality of parents being less accessible for the children if any.
2006-09-10 12:28:12 · answer #8 · answered by onelonevoice 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My mother worked when I was growing up.
My wife has worked our entire marriage (36 years).
I don't let women in the office use expressions such as 'The Girls ...' because it is sexist and condescending if men use it.
I don't say things like your comment. I resent your implication that I do.
2006-09-10 12:35:28 · answer #9 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
some men do and some don't, when you are a boy, you learn that your Genitals are sensitive. when you become a man, you are afraid to be observed by other men as being submissive to women, so keeping your woman dependent on you sounds like a boost to your manhood. some men grow out of this fear, I do, but not all men.
2006-09-10 12:31:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋