Why are men so afraid of?

Question

Women having equality with them? That some have to pretend to be women (like Happy Bullet) pretending to be Baba Yaga, in order to try and demoralize all women. Is this what the media does as well to keep women in their, "place"?

Answer 1

What if men aren't afraid of equality? What if the fear is that women will recognize their own power and disregard men the way women have been disregarded? After all, we are pretty petty sometimes, and our gender-ethnocentric attitude combined with power isn't a win/win combo.

I would be afraid of the young women who come on here and yap about how very great they are and how men should worship them, rather than simply honor them as a human being.

I think men are somewhat justified if that is their fear. And I feel that women have the responsibility to be balanced, nurturing, and ... less cocky.

Live well

Answer 2

I haven't seen any men that are worried about this. I see quite a few that are tired of having to deal with inequalities in terms of social and cultural expectations, however. In the school environment women are certainly more celebrated than men. I can't totally say they are in the media, but they certainly are in commercials. (Which makes sense; women ARE buying the products. It's just kind of sad that portraying men in the way they are portrayed and women the way the do boosts sales so much; this is probably true or else the commercials wouldn't be on.) I myself am tired of females in general getting special treatment. Feminists may say I'm wrong wrong wrong and complain about inequalities, but any cursory glance at the details and the reasons for supposed "trends" blows their arguments out of the water quite often. Furthermore, the only ones trying to keep women in their place are women (referring to the media); women are the ones that create women's magazines and thereby beauty standards.

Whatever, though; if feminists or broken women feel better complaining about how "afraid" men are of equality (more like pissed off about unequal rights biased in the favor of women, but whatever), let them go ahead.

Answer 3

I agree with Wendy's take on the subject. I think there are some men that are terrified at the prospect of losing the upper hand and therefore losing control and their status. There are some men that have very little trust in women, they misunderstand women's motives and are frightened that they will try to turn the tables on them if they are more accepting of women's equality. The truth of the matter is, women generally do not feel the need to have the upper hand (well, at least I don't), mostly they just want to be respected as human beings and not seen as second class citizens, who are seen as inferior or insignificant. Unfortunately, some men out there who have lost all trust and respect for women due to less than ideal experiences with the opposite gender, and so they feel the need to demean and disrespect women to try to restore the balance.

I'm rather disappointed by some of the answers that you have received to your question from defensive males. Your question was completely relevant and non-offensive, so there was no need for hostility towards you. I guess it just proves your point, doesn't it.

Take care : )

Answer 4

Men are not afraid of women having equality.
However, the truth is that women claim to be equal to men when they are not.
Most men go thru 2 years of hell in the army, which only a handful of women go thru. How can we be equal when I am subjected to more physical demands and psychological stress and yet expected to compete with you womenfolk at the same level? Its like a paralympic racing with an olympic rep.
Also, those women who serve the army get preferential treatment, that men get mocked for.
And throughout life, men are constantly expected to give in to women because you are the weaker sex. Try starting work from ground zero when you are expected to handle the physical work on top of the administrative work. Without help, a man can handle both. But a woman will always need the help of a man. Seldom do I see a woman who helps in lifting bulky items, they just stand aside, waiting for men to do the job.
Sure, you have a handful of women who are as good as men, but the rest of you are still inferior to us. The very people who protect your rights as women are also men, don't forget that.

Answer 5

Why are women so afraid that men have put them in their "place". Who says there is a "place"? Is it not feminists that state they are treated unequally with men? This is kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy, if you think you are being treated unequally then in your mind you are being treated unequally. Now if you are talking about a specific man, maybe he feels that you don't respect him so he is trying to impress you by being better at something. Life is all perspective, "its what you make of it" as they say. I'm not saying that inequality doesn't exist, I'm just saying that people tend to see what they want to see, often overexagerating things. As for the media, sex sells, and they are just out there to make a buck. Unless you want men to stop being attracted to half naked women, then it will continue.

Answer 6

No, men are afraid of being taken to the cleaners by women, and who can blame them?

Betty Friedan's ex-husband Carl has stated that while he was a feminist, he sure wouldn't recommend marrying one!

Now, by equality, do you mean the Animal Farm variety, where women are "more equal" than men? Seems like that's what you're going for here.

Answer 7

In my opinion,(being a guy) there is really no difference. The only REAL difference in all members of both genders is sexual abilities. I don't believe girls (as a whole) are any dumber or smarter or more or less capablethan me (That doesn't mean there arn't any that fall into the categories, and yes there are many dumber than me. But also a very large number smarter and more capable) In fact, I have found that in creative actuvutes girls do tend to work better because in general they are less linear, and therefore able to "think outside the box."

Also, in school, it even would seem that girls are more capable if anyhtign that boys because in upper level classes there tend to be more girls than boys, and in lower level there are a greater % of boys.

Answer 8

I have a theory...it's not fully worked out yet, but I wonder if they fear that we will completely turn the tables, and relegate them to "second class citizenship" as we were in the past. They (those that you are referring to, certainly not all men) constantly make the claim that feminists want "superior status" and "preferential treatment;" exactly what men had in the past. They cannot imagine a world where there is true equality, and so they assume the balance will tip in the other direction, and they will lose their preferred status...and this scares them.

Answer 9

Short-sighted, narrow minded. The long and short of it is that they are bullies. As you have correctly observed, when all else fails then they resort to name calling and mockery: playground tactics. They are very unhappy young men, and haven't got much chance of finding true happiness unless they change their attitudes. Their behavior is more akin to that of small children than it is adults.

EDIT:
If this just isn't the most PERFECT illustration of frustration and anger of these thicko's. The primary difference between a real man and the likes of THESE TWO impersonator dipshits is that REAL men don't crap their pants at the mere thought of women speaking out. Why? Because these highly neurotic, paranoid dipshits are insecure and easily intimidated.

Answer 10

Women don't want equility with men, they want to be men! Bra burning women are not good mothers. If a woman wants to work, or have a career, she should not get married. Men love kids as much as women. When woman feel restricted as housewives, the men suffer and so do the children. Many men are very comfortable with being single, as long as their sexual needs are met, and not by a wife. The world is truly, very screwed up.