Various feminists proclaim that women are 'under siege', that a monstrous 
social bias against them, if not a virtual war, is going on, that women have 
little respect or power (Steinem, Faludi, Tavris, etc.) Yet the notion of 
the American woman as a powerless "victim" is one of the most absurd notions 
ever foisted upon anyone. American women live, on average, seven years 
longer than men. They control 86 % of all personal wealth [PARADE Magazine, 
May 27, 1990], and make up 55% of current college graduates. Women cast 54% 
of the votes in Presidential elections, so they can hardly claim to be left 
out of the political decision-making process! They win almost automatically 
in child custody disputes. Women suffer only 6% of the work-related 
fatalities (the other 94% are suffered by men). Women are the victim of only 
about 35% of violent crimes, and only about 25% of all murders, yet because 
of our society's exaggerated concern and respect for them, special 
legislation has been passed to punish "violence against women" as if it were 
a more heinous crime than "violence against men". (Feminists claim to want 
"equality", and this is an example of what "equality" means to them, i.e., 
preferential treatment to address their concerns). Two out of every three 
dollars spent on health care is spent on women, and even if you don't count 
pregnancy-related care, women still receive more medical care than men - yet 
feminists still holler that womens health is being "neglected", and far too 
many of us credulously believe them. Of the 25 worst jobs, as ranked by the 
Jobs Related Almanac based on a combination of salary, stress, security, and 
physical demands, 24 of them are predominantly, if not almost entirely, 
male, which might explain why men commit over 80% of all suicides. (Most of 
these statistics come from The Myth of Male Power by Warren Farrell.)
Now, if it were really the case, as feminists claim, that men have selfishly 
arranged everything to be wonderful for themselves, absolutely ignoring 
womens' legitimate concerns and needs, would the above be true? Of course 
not. It is much more realistic to suggest that women have cleverly seized 
the upper hand by pretending to be helplessly trapped below! Looking at the 
full picture, and not the tiny, distorted one that feminists and those they 
have duped present, we see a very different picture: The American woman 
emerges as perhaps the most privileged large group in history, enjoying a 
never-before- seen level of affluence, power, leisure, and health, supported 
by the work, discipline, and self-effacing, life-destroying exertions of a 
group they have bamboozled - their men - into believing their cries of 
"victimization". The links below will help you to start finding your way out 
of the familiar maze of feminist lies.

GMK wrote:
> Various feminists proclaim that women are 'under siege', that a
> monstrous social bias against them, if not a virtual war, is going
> on, that women have little respect or power (Steinem, Faludi, Tavris,
> etc.) Yet the notion of the American woman as a powerless "victim" is
> one of the most absurd notions ever foisted upon anyone. American
> women live, on average, seven years longer than men. They control 86
> % of all personal wealth [PARADE Magazine, May 27, 1990], and make up
> 55% of current college graduates. Women cast 54% of the votes in
> Presidential elections, so they can hardly claim to be left out of
> the political decision-making process! They win almost automatically
> in child custody disputes. Women suffer only 6% of the work-related
> fatalities (the other 94% are suffered by men). Women are the victim
> of only about 35% of violent crimes, and only about 25% of all
> murders, yet because of our society's exaggerated concern and respect
> for them, special legislation has been passed to punish "violence
> against women" as if it were a more heinous crime than "violence
> against men". (Feminists claim to want "equality", and this is an
> example of what "equality" means to them, i.e., preferential
> treatment to address their concerns). Two out of every three dollars
> spent on health care is spent on women, and even if you don't count
> pregnancy-related care, women still receive more medical care than
> men - yet feminists still holler that womens health is being
> "neglected", and far too many of us credulously believe them. Of the
> 25 worst jobs, as ranked by the Jobs Related Almanac based on a
> combination of salary, stress, security, and physical demands, 24 of
> them are predominantly, if not almost entirely, male, which might
> explain why men commit over 80% of all suicides. (Most of these
> statistics come from The Myth of Male Power by Warren Farrell.)
> Now, if it were really the case, as feminists claim, that men have
> selfishly arranged everything to be wonderful for themselves,
> absolutely ignoring womens' legitimate concerns and needs, would the
> above be true? Of course not. It is much more realistic to suggest
> that women have cleverly seized the upper hand by pretending to be
> helplessly trapped below! Looking at the full picture, and not the
> tiny, distorted one that feminists and those they have duped present,
> we see a very different picture: The American woman emerges as
> perhaps the most privileged large group in history, enjoying a
> never-before- seen level of affluence, power, leisure, and health,
> supported by the work, discipline, and self-effacing, life-destroying
> exertions of a group they have bamboozled - their men - into
> believing their cries of "victimization". The links below will help
> you to start finding your way out of the familiar maze of feminist
> lies.

Can you rant with the written word? Sarah Montague dismissively  invites
listeners to use the Toady website and 'have a rant'. Well, I've looked and
I can't find anything which looks like a rant, but I stand to be corrected.
Maybe it's because I subconsciously  hear the words delivered in something
akin to an Alan Bennet voice instead of a full-on Basil Fawlty type rage. So
in short, I would be most grateful if you resist the temptation use this
voguish word.
Thank-you.

"Clive G" <okeydokey@f2s.com-nospam> wrote in message 
news:P8mdnXF_Fasf-rranZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@pipex.net...
> GMK wrote:
>> Various feminists proclaim that women are 'under siege', that a
>> monstrous social bias against them, if not a virtual war, is going
>> on, that women have little respect or power (Steinem, Faludi, Tavris,
>> etc.) Yet the notion of the American woman as a powerless "victim" is
>> one of the most absurd notions ever foisted upon anyone. American
>> women live, on average, seven years longer than men. They control 86
>> % of all personal wealth [PARADE Magazine, May 27, 1990], and make up
>> 55% of current college graduates. Women cast 54% of the votes in
>> Presidential elections, so they can hardly claim to be left out of
>> the political decision-making process! They win almost automatically
>> in child custody disputes. Women suffer only 6% of the work-related
>> fatalities (the other 94% are suffered by men). Women are the victim
>> of only about 35% of violent crimes, and only about 25% of all
>> murders, yet because of our society's exaggerated concern and respect
>> for them, special legislation has been passed to punish "violence
>> against women" as if it were a more heinous crime than "violence
>> against men". (Feminists claim to want "equality", and this is an
>> example of what "equality" means to them, i.e., preferential
>> treatment to address their concerns). Two out of every three dollars
>> spent on health care is spent on women, and even if you don't count
>> pregnancy-related care, women still receive more medical care than
>> men - yet feminists still holler that womens health is being
>> "neglected", and far too many of us credulously believe them. Of the
>> 25 worst jobs, as ranked by the Jobs Related Almanac based on a
>> combination of salary, stress, security, and physical demands, 24 of
>> them are predominantly, if not almost entirely, male, which might
>> explain why men commit over 80% of all suicides. (Most of these
>> statistics come from The Myth of Male Power by Warren Farrell.)
>> Now, if it were really the case, as feminists claim, that men have
>> selfishly arranged everything to be wonderful for themselves,
>> absolutely ignoring womens' legitimate concerns and needs, would the
>> above be true? Of course not. It is much more realistic to suggest
>> that women have cleverly seized the upper hand by pretending to be
>> helplessly trapped below! Looking at the full picture, and not the
>> tiny, distorted one that feminists and those they have duped present,
>> we see a very different picture: The American woman emerges as
>> perhaps the most privileged large group in history, enjoying a
>> never-before- seen level of affluence, power, leisure, and health,
>> supported by the work, discipline, and self-effacing, life-destroying
>> exertions of a group they have bamboozled - their men - into
>> believing their cries of "victimization". The links below will help
>> you to start finding your way out of the familiar maze of feminist
>> lies.
>
> Can you rant with the written word? Sarah Montague dismissively  invites
> listeners to use the Toady website and 'have a rant'. Well, I've looked 
> and
> I can't find anything which looks like a rant, but I stand to be 
> corrected.
> Maybe it's because I subconsciously  hear the words delivered in something
> akin to an Alan Bennet voice instead of a full-on Basil Fawlty type rage. 
> So
> in short, I would be most grateful if you resist the temptation use this
> voguish word.
> Thank-you.
>
> Fair enuff
G
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