On 4 Apr 2005 07:36:29 -0700, "bluesmama" 
wrote:

>
>Masculist wrote:
>> 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.
>
>I'll have to go back and re-read that, but it makes me wonder if the
>Wikipedia entry for feminism has a masculist version at the end.
>
>> > 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.
>
>Is this your way of saying that men are the superior sex?
>
>> > 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?
>
>I'm still figuring that out, actually. I used to wish I was one of
>those kinds of people who just had an iron-clad set of "rules" to live
>by, and knew exactly what they thought, and would not tolerate any
>questioning of their beliefs, come hell or high water. Seemed so
>simple, and so much less work.
>
>Now I'm finding the more I read, question others, question myself, the
>less I know to be true - or my version of what's true, anyway. I read
>people who apparently believe their opinions are cold, hard fact and
>now I think oh thank goodness I'm not that set in my ways! It's much
>more frustrating, but ultimately more satisfying, to keep challenging
>what I believe by entertaining other viewpoints.

That would and does make this buesmama far more interesting person
than the first iteration that wandered in here those weeks ago.


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