Post by youonlywish on Oct 5, 2010 17:15:56 GMT -5
A thing I wrote a few weeks ago on a radio broadcast I had heard.
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What is Social Freedom?
I heard on a radio broadcast the story of a woman proclaiming her right to bare all in public. She argued that because a man was able and free to do so, why shouldn’t she fall under the same umbrella?
She argued that she does not possess the same social freedom as a man, in that, he is not viewed the same as her, for better or worse.
Is it such a terrible thing to be different?
Biologically speaking, we are very different indeed, person to person, male to female. Sure, we have similarities, but we are different.
Some might accuse me of sexism or another popular ‘ism’ for admitting that differences require difference, but isn’t it the truth?
How can two things that are different truly be treated the same?
On some level, sometime, they will be different, for they are.
A woman’s body is different from a man’s body, morally.
I’m not sure who decided this, but in any case, it is the case.
The woman, who argues that she lives with an unequal sense of social freedom, is sorely mistaken. How can social freedom exist in the first place, for anyone?
Anything social is entirely dependant on other people. From the latin ‘socius’, originally meaning ‘companion’ or ‘follower’, the term social can not be applied to a personal freedom. One cannot have a personal right that depends on the actions of others.
I’m proud of my differences. I should be, that’s what makes me, me.
If we all have the same abilities, the same responsibilities, the same everything – what makes us different?
Growing up, differences were celebrated.
Now, they’re qualified as things not to mention, things by which to tread lightly when in conversation, things by which we are judged.
Not that I am in any way opposed to feminist rights, but there are some things that remain separate because they are bound to different categories.
A woman is free to do what they like with their bodies – though they’ll soon have a hard time escaping societal norms and long standing ethical issues that stand in the way of such things as public toplessness.
Not to say that the rules and general opinions in place today are correct, but they nonetheless exist. An investigation into why they do so exist would prove to be interesting, I’m sure.
Perhaps this is a bigger issue – underscored by a smaller argument, hopefully towards the greater ideal of women’s rights. While I fundamentally agree with equal access to freedom and rights in a woman’s life, I also demand critical thought in dealing with this topic.
A man’s chest is different from a woman’s chest. It’s different.
A man is a man. A woman is a woman. Neither better or worse, just different, separated by category. Biologically DIFFERENT.
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I think some of the larger issues of discrimination and equality - and the things that go with those ideals - as they are NOTHING more than ideals - are something that could greatly affect a sheepdog's mentality.
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What is Social Freedom?
I heard on a radio broadcast the story of a woman proclaiming her right to bare all in public. She argued that because a man was able and free to do so, why shouldn’t she fall under the same umbrella?
She argued that she does not possess the same social freedom as a man, in that, he is not viewed the same as her, for better or worse.
Is it such a terrible thing to be different?
Biologically speaking, we are very different indeed, person to person, male to female. Sure, we have similarities, but we are different.
Some might accuse me of sexism or another popular ‘ism’ for admitting that differences require difference, but isn’t it the truth?
How can two things that are different truly be treated the same?
On some level, sometime, they will be different, for they are.
A woman’s body is different from a man’s body, morally.
I’m not sure who decided this, but in any case, it is the case.
The woman, who argues that she lives with an unequal sense of social freedom, is sorely mistaken. How can social freedom exist in the first place, for anyone?
Anything social is entirely dependant on other people. From the latin ‘socius’, originally meaning ‘companion’ or ‘follower’, the term social can not be applied to a personal freedom. One cannot have a personal right that depends on the actions of others.
I’m proud of my differences. I should be, that’s what makes me, me.
If we all have the same abilities, the same responsibilities, the same everything – what makes us different?
Growing up, differences were celebrated.
Now, they’re qualified as things not to mention, things by which to tread lightly when in conversation, things by which we are judged.
Not that I am in any way opposed to feminist rights, but there are some things that remain separate because they are bound to different categories.
A woman is free to do what they like with their bodies – though they’ll soon have a hard time escaping societal norms and long standing ethical issues that stand in the way of such things as public toplessness.
Not to say that the rules and general opinions in place today are correct, but they nonetheless exist. An investigation into why they do so exist would prove to be interesting, I’m sure.
Perhaps this is a bigger issue – underscored by a smaller argument, hopefully towards the greater ideal of women’s rights. While I fundamentally agree with equal access to freedom and rights in a woman’s life, I also demand critical thought in dealing with this topic.
A man’s chest is different from a woman’s chest. It’s different.
A man is a man. A woman is a woman. Neither better or worse, just different, separated by category. Biologically DIFFERENT.
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I think some of the larger issues of discrimination and equality - and the things that go with those ideals - as they are NOTHING more than ideals - are something that could greatly affect a sheepdog's mentality.