What has women given men recently?

Question

We eneded women's sufferage! We gave you the right to vote! We gave you you the right to choose life or abortion! We gave you equality in the workplace! You women have been taking from us too long, and its time you start giving back. Give men the right to leave the toilet seat up. Give men the right to control the remote on sunday. Agree or disagree?

Answer 1

I believe in give and take (although your examples of things men "gave" us are warped.) So here's my proposition:

Seats and lids down, or no homemade brownies or chocolate chip cookies.

Men's control of the remote on Sunday is fine as long as we watch football. Oh, and I get to make fun of any of the commentators who say dumb things. (Thing here is, the team that makes the most first downs is probably going to win the game.)

I'll even cede control of the remote on Saturday if you promise to say the following after amazing plays during the BC games "Well, that guy's good, but he's no Doug Flutie."

Answer 2

You know, when I was a little kid, some 25 years ago, my mum used to pick me up from school and wait in the playgroud with all the other MUMS.

When I go to pick my own kids up I stand in the playgroud with all the other PARENTS.

You may ask what has that got to do with giving men anything, but my husband loves spending time with the kids, he plays with them, takes them out shopping, spends time with them and is generally a great dad. Go back 30 years and men were the head of the family, they dished out the discipline, and 'child care' was very much a womans domain. (generally speaking of course)

Now, I'm in no way implying that men didn't play with their kids or loved them any less in those days, just that attitudes have changed, and now men can take the kids out shopping without being stared at as a bit 'odd'. Fathers now play a major role in the family as a hands on dad, and not seen as the provider while the mother is the care giver. Lines have blurred, and my husband loves it that way and would not want to go back to how it was 30 years ago.

That is just one thing, and although we didn't 'give it to you' you have enjoyed the advatage of the advancement of women's rights, there are many others, but lets face it, men have had all the rights for a very long time, all we have taken is our equal share of them, there is not much we can give back, but you can rest assured that the feminist movement will fight for equality in all situations, and where women have an unfair advantage over men, feminists are fighting for your right too.

Answer 3

The lack of a historical perspective among many women here is astounding. Women got suffrage because a House and Senate made up EXCLUSIVELY of MEN voted for a constitutional ammendment to share the right to vote with you. And rather than thank men for voluntarily splitting power with you, you whine that it wasn't handed over to you right away? Why should women have automatically been given the right to vote when men who weren't property owners didn't even have that right?

Furthermore the worlds battlefields are stained with the blood of MEN who really did fight for the right to vote, last I checked no women in the west were slaughtered in their "fight" for suffrage. A little more gratitude and a change of attitude is what's needed around here.

Answer 4

disagree. you gave us all those things? We had to WORK OUR *SSES OFF to get those rights. We let you think you're better than us, don't we? I believe Susan B. Anthony played a key role in giving women suffrage, and last time I checked, she was a woman. And correct me if I'm wrong, but "giving" us the right to vote and giving us suffrage are the same thing. There still isn't equality in the workplace, and where we've gotten so far has been hard work. Get over yourself!

Answer 5

First off your makin' an *** of yourself comparing the right to vote and equality in the workplace to leaving the toilet seat up and remote control "priveleges". Don't get me wrong I have my worries too. Women have the right to choose who lives and who dies (abortion rights) what greater right is there than that?

Answer 6

Whatever, you can have the remote and leave the toilet seat up...I can imagine how hard it must be for you guys, coveting the remote we hog, and having to go around putting toilet seats down all day. What a burden. But I think you should remember that you that didn't "give" us anything, we fought like helll for it and we still are. So drop the condescension and we'll give you your precious remote. Agree?

Answer 7

We gave you life, so STFU. You still owe us. Your part in that was easy and fun. Our part started off all fun, then went down the road of morning sickness and swollen ankles.

Also, poor babies. No longer the people who run things. I weep for the men of this country- they have to share. And you didn't give us the right to vote, or the right to choice in our bodies- we fought for those rights. We fought for equality in the workplace. If it was up to the guys, we'd still be in the kitchens, all barefoot and pregnant. So step the hell off of your moral high horse and accept the fact that women are going to continue to demand to be treated like the human beings we are.

Answer 8

There is a point there!!!!!!!!!!!!! All most the entire recent developments in this world both in technical and social scenario had been women centered. Please compare the kind of life a woman of 1950s had (work place and home) and that of present times. Now you compare the kind of life men of 1950s had and what they have at present times. There is something very unbalanced in what we achieved in the last 50 yrs. I am not talking about the internet and new gadgets and stuff. I am talking about the very basic things in life.

Answer 9

Never mind that women had to fight for equality.
My husband and I see each other as beings of equal worth, and we try to live with consideration for the other person's needs. Then again, we have similar tastes in movies and video games, so we don't really have that problem. Except for his dubbed-over kung-fu movies. If he's watching those, it's because we decided to have a guys and girls night out.

Answer 10

you gave us things, but they were things we should have had all along, and I would have to go for the giving you life thing...you probably don't realize how much women have to give up to become mothers!! as for your toilet seat and remote, it sounds like personal problems, and your taking it out on a whole gender!! Because your miserable and sexist, your SO probably takes what she can get, so maybe try and improve yourself, and the women in your life will be nicer to you!!