2007-01-19 23:31:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
most definately...yes women and men are different.....that being the case tere should have been men's studies starting at the same time all this stuff with women's studies began.....what good has it done anyway women are more enslaved than they have ever been!
2007-01-20 01:16:12 · answer #1 · answered by kardea 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
But of course. Anyone who has ever taken a Women's Studies class with clear eyes can attest to that fact. The area of "study" fosters a victim's mentality in which women are convinced that they have been historically "oppressed" by some obtuse, all-encompassing social power known as "patriarchy." You can just replace every instance of this word with "male power" and the meaning becomes quite clear.
Of course, this conveniently ignores the fact that men and women have simply filled different roles during history, and it's frankly quite idiotic to state that women have had no role, or that men have occupied some sort of privileged position (who fought the wars? died in dangerous but necessary jobs?).
But reality is not a problem to these people. Just look at some of the other answers for crying out loud. Women are "enslaved"? Sometimes I don't know whether to laugh or to call a padded wagon to pick up these nutcases.
2007-01-20 10:01:46 · answer #2 · answered by Steve 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Some women use it as an excuse to be sexist. But in reality, women's studies and feminism are about equality for all. The ones who cannot see that are unintelligent.
2007-01-20 19:25:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it's meant to be, nor is it, usually. I've took women's studies classes during the ultra-PC 90's, and there were a lot of double-standards and one-sided arguments posed by the teacher. I don't personally see anything wrong with historically oppressed or marginalized people having their own groups. The problem I see is the PC victim mentality, which is: We're going to oppress (not be held accountable by) the white males for a while, to make things equal. We'll let you know when we're ready to stop.
2007-01-20 09:08:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Do you know what, as i clicked onto this section i thought hang on this is sexist! I don't think it should be called women's studies at all. We may think differently but what about equal oppurtunities for men!!
2007-01-20 10:08:45 · answer #5 · answered by boopie240 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
No, because it's been proven that we experience life differently on both a psychological and physiological level. What good would it do to study or include men in a study of the <
Women's studies would be around today even if sexism never existed, simplify for the fact that we do experience things in life differently. I blame this on the fact that women do the carrying of the baby and because the menstrual cycle takes much of our energy and time.
Well, there's so much more I want to say, but feel I shouldn't have to, because of it being so obvious. I do realize some of the more radical feminists can be quite brutal towards males, but extremist always err, imho. Hatred or Submission of Males is not a mission of women's studies.
2007-01-20 07:50:12 · answer #6 · answered by miss_ursie_la 3 · 3⤊ 6⤋
Wanting a better understanding of the other sex is hardly a sexist endeavour.
2007-01-21 08:11:37 · answer #7 · answered by duality90210 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes! What's good for the gander is also good for the goose, as they say.
2007-01-20 08:35:06 · answer #8 · answered by Benvenuto 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I'm sure you want me to say "yes" to this answer. So to save your frail little boy-ego I'll say "yes". Any other questions?
2007-01-20 10:13:40 · answer #9 · answered by heathen 4 · 2⤊ 7⤋