Friday, March 2, 2012
Why I don't talk in English
This past unit has been all on Gender Studies. Being one of the few guys in the class many of the females in the class have asked me my opinion saying that they think I do not agree with them as I do not speak. I can say that without a doubt in my mind I do not speak because I do not care at all. I think it was wrong the way women were treated but now-a-days I do not care whats so ever what women do. They can be stay at home moms, they can work (where ever they want), they can be as slutty as they want, or as innocent as they want. As long as it has no immediate/direct connection to me they can have fun doing whatever they want. In nearly every book we read for this unit the woman was repressed in some way. In The Awakening and The Yellow Wallpaper the women had to deal with husbands who really didn't know their wives and treated them poorly which is wrong. These men were wrong in that they didn't care about their wives when they were directly connected to them. As someone who has dated, has female friends, and a mom I can say I care about females close to me, but I do not care how they go about what they want to or what they want to do. What kills me more than anything is that women often think that not caring is wrong too. I feel I cannot win when I open my mouth in these arguements so I choose to not talk. In no way, shape, or form do I feel men are better than women, but for some reason, most likely because I am a man, women think that I do, which in a way is sexist just as much. As many times as I say it, it doesn't get across, I do not care at all. So in conclusion, speaking for women being treated equally results in many thinking I just am doing it to shut them up, arguing against fair treatment is wrong so I can't do that, and saying I do not care results in anger as well because it matters to them so I choose not to talk. That is my answer to this problem and I shall stick to it.
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