I'm just curious to know why do men disrespect women like this and why don't women demand to be respected by men and whose fault is it to begin with??? I know the old saying goes that people are only treated the way they let people treat them but why don't men WANT to treat women with respect?? Why is it so common for men to belittle women and disrespect them?? Do men feel powerful from disrespecting women? I know people all across the globe abuse the little power they have in tons of situations from sibling rivalries to managers at McDonalds' and even police officers. But shouldn't men want to respect their girl friends and wives and mothers?? Wouldn't they be some what hurt if a random boy at school called their sister or daughter a slut or bitch for no reason?? Just to belittle her and make her feel small...
But some women call THEMSELVES bitches these days so where is the line?? It's almost as if women are enabling men to disrespect them by turning the word bitch into a good term i.e. "The baddest bitch" so it's not as bad to be called a bitch by a man. Now women are disrespecting themselves! When is it going to STOP?!
I truly don't believe it will ever stop. BUT, if something were to be done about it, I believe women would need to be the ones to start DEMANDING respect from these disrespectful men. Trust me, if a man couldn't get ANY woman UNTIL he started respecting them, he'd DEFINITELY change his act.
I'd appreciate any input at all on this topic if you all have time because I'm really puzzled about it and I'd like to know more about it. Thanks in advance! :)
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Very well said! You bring up great points as well! As you know last night a random follower on twitter called me a dumbass hoe/fat ass because he didn't agree with one of my tweets. No matter what I may have said, why is he calling me a hoe? That makes me a hoe? Hmmm, ok! But then what made it worse is a female follower (which he's friends with) didn't agree with me either...and he told her I was a hoe...and she as a woman did nothing about it. In my opinion, she was approving his words! I would never approve of a male friend of mine calling a woman a hoe/bitch, ESPECIALLY for no reason. I think these men use these terms to hurt women, feel superior, etc...when in reality, they would kill someone for calling their daughter, mother, sister the same name!I myself don't refer to men in a derogatory way at all. Sure I might call you an asshole, but maybe it's because you actually did something to me personally, not said something on twitter. The way men use the terms hoes/bitches, like in everyday language is very immature! It's almost as if those words have replaced female, girl, woman, lady. In the end, I didn't respond to the guy who called me those names...there's no reasoning with ignorant/stupid people...he's the one who is "lacking" alot!
Men use the B-word or H-word as a way to gain a sense of control. You probably made a compelling argument and he probably did not have an intelligent response. Calling your a B or H was a way to gain a sense of control. He probably thought that it would upset you. The best way to deal with people like that guy is to gain control back my laughing it off and ignoring him...
I agree with you 100% and I don't blame you at all for getting mad. But I believe this happens because disrespecting women has been going on since America's early days, when Ann Bradstreet was writing poetry empowering women and everyone in Europe thought it was amazing and everyone In the US thought it was absolutely ludicrous and horrible. And I believe the reason why many women accept it is because its what theyre accustomed to. They've grown up watching women around them getting belittled so they just accept it as a norm.
It's like saying why don't more blacks stand up against oppression, sadly its almost a norm in this country because racism and sexism have been around since early America. That's why I have so much respect for black women because they're up against a double ended sword, sexism and racism.
you all are sooo right! And u definitely are Mr. Jones. Ppl are just so used to it. That's the case with a ton of issues in our corrupt society which i'll probably end up writing about. I hope you all stay tuned :)
A lot of times guys think it's cool to belittle someone, especially when they get proven wrong in something. I've seen many of my peers start and end arguments with girls by calling thing names. I've always wondered why guys do it and why girls let them myself. I know I won't be that way, because I have a huge amount of respect for females mainly due to my mother, sister, and grandmother raising me. When it comes to males I find that I either respect them a lot or not at all. I give everyone and everything the amount of respect that is due, but some people just do things to raise it or lose it. For example, you bringing up this topic raised my respect for you. I also agree with what @juicyjones said about Anne Bradstreet and America's view on things.
I'm glad u have more respect for me. lol. and i'm happy ur not one of the males in our society that belittle women in this way. :)
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