[quote=FlyerInHi]You make some good point CAr. I have to think about some is them.
Relating to real estate, a girly house for a single straight man is a definite no no. A girly old fashioned house means he’s a mama’s boy.
A man is expected to have a messy house or an awesome modem bachelor pad. The same bachelor pad for a woman means power.
Sexist maybe. Misoginistic no.[/quote]
Sexism and misogyny are different, but related. For many people, sexism justifies their misogynistic behaviors and beliefs.
Thank you for the kind words, too, Brian. I don’t expect people to blindly believe what I’m saying. The goal is to get people to open their eyes and minds a bit to see if they notice the same things in their own lives. Once you become aware of it, you begin to notice how pervasive it is.
Back when my husband and I first got together, he thought I was full of it, too. Now, after having three daughters and living with me pointing things out to him, he’s become one of the greatest feminists around. The way girls and women are treated in our society really makes him angry. Once you start to look for it, it’s overwhelming, but these behaviors and beliefs are so much a part of our human existence, most people don’t even notice the depth and breadth of it. It’s more systemic than racism (also note how women obtained the right to vote and own property after black people did), is more global, and has a much longer history, so people excuse it as being “normal” or “natural.”
