tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post4972431719492863500..comments2024-03-18T19:21:49.666+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Sexism in the UKPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-30355681846438620752014-04-23T20:05:31.007+01:002014-04-23T20:05:31.007+01:00The hypocrisy with this report by Rashida Manjoo i...The hypocrisy with this report by Rashida Manjoo is that the very act of only looking into violence by men against women, is in itself a sexist act yet I doubt very much she would ever admit or accept this failing, nor do anything to remedy it.<br /><br />Sexism against women is clearly an issue but most people are currently blind to the enormous sexism against men.<br />99.999% of all combat deaths are male.<br />Men are treated as 2nd class in family law.<br />Men earn more, but women control the vast majority of disposable income.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-49846856915382275492014-04-20T12:08:01.174+01:002014-04-20T12:08:01.174+01:00No, I really despise that one half of the human ra...No, I really despise that one half of the human race has a second class status because of their sex. There is a difference, though it might be difficult for numbskulls to discern it.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-51909369138449442162014-04-19T21:20:24.167+01:002014-04-19T21:20:24.167+01:00You really despise your own sex, don't you?You really despise your own sex, don't you?Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-46916828902901784132014-04-16T07:31:53.873+01:002014-04-16T07:31:53.873+01:00Comments like this seem unhelpful to gender equali...Comments like this seem unhelpful to gender equality. They turn it in to a joke. <br /><br />The definitive book on the UN is Linda Pullman's seminal We Did Nothing. Essential reading for anyone interested in how things really work and human nature in general. The scene involving the Zambian peacekeepers in the Congo (and MSF, who do not come out well) is one of the most powerful and moving pieces I have ever read. <br /><br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Did-Nothing-doesnt-always/dp/0141012900Speedynoreply@blogger.com