bluesmama wrote:
> What do you think about this definition and discussion of masculism
and
> feminism?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masculism
>
> How close does it come to describing your own beliefs?

Pretty darn close since I was one of the main authors (QIM).  There's a
paragraph toward the end that included a feminist version.  I fought
that tooth and nail and lost.

> If you had to pick a word to define your ideology of male/female
> relations, what would it be? Feel free to make one up, but if you do,
> it would be helpful if you gave a brief definition of it.

Masculist and proud of it.  A masculist believes that sex differences
are too great to mandate sexual equality.  The sexes are complementary
and not equal.  Mandating sexual equality with unequal sexes results in
oppression of males and female privilege and rule.

> No hidden agenda here that I'm aware of, unless it's the usual one:
I'm
> curious to know what people think, and why they think it. I figure
the
> Wikipedia article is a pretty balanced view of the differing
> viewpoints, or at least it seems to be trying to be, on first
reading.
> I'm truly interested in what you think, dissenting or not.

What do you think?

Tom

> bluesmama



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