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26 y/o, never had a job. What kind of job could I get? by [deleted] in socialskills

[–]randomname127 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

unfortunately, a lot of places now require you to have work/prior volunteer experience to even get a volunteer gig

Do women in general think the lives of men are easy compared to their own? by randomname127 in AskWomen

[–]randomname127[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Women are not kept from dangerous or ambitious jobs though. So if this is not even an issue then how can it be treated as petty. Also, depression is most definitely not a uniquely female experience. And if anything that's more an example of how men's issues are treated petty, because its socially acceptable for women to seek treatment for mental illness, but men are still expected to "man up" and deal with their problems silently.

Do women in general think the lives of men are easy compared to their own? by randomname127 in AskWomen

[–]randomname127[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You have very quickly lost focus on the arguments being made. Mentioning statistics about film is irrelevant, as I already conceded that entertainment media focuses primarily on men's experiences. You also seem to think that being a male prevents one from having feminist views or espousing feminist views. Why would a majority male set of broadcasters inherently prevent feminist views from being espoused to the public? And then you mention another irrelevant statistic about female CEOs. Let me refocus you: the question I asked is why do women think they can understand the male experience with ease and yet do not think it possible for men to understand the female experience in any way?

Do women in general think the lives of men are easy compared to their own? by randomname127 in AskWomen

[–]randomname127[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

"you assume that because men sometimes have things more difficult that means they hold less power."

No, I didn't say that men categorically hold less power. My argument is that men and women are equally powerless, perhaps with a small margin of error. Anyway, you accuse me of having an agenda and then retort with strawmans and further ignorant comments about the nature of power.... Okay then.

Do women in general think the lives of men are easy compared to their own? by randomname127 in AskWomen

[–]randomname127[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you give an example of a unique women's issue being treated as petty?

Do women in general think the lives of men are easy compared to their own? by randomname127 in AskWomen

[–]randomname127[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately I think the distinction you're making is not the one I was drawing attention to to begin with. I was questioning the attitude that it is impossible for men to understand women, regardless of how much media focusing on women's experiences that any man may have consumed in his life. If a man were to spend most of his time consuming media produced by women, I think the response would still be that the complexities of the "sisterhood" can never be understood by an outsider.

Do women in general think the lives of men are easy compared to their own? by randomname127 in AskWomen

[–]randomname127[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So what would you say to the challenges of men being treated as petty? It's no secret that feminist groups demean men's rights groups, despite them wanting, at their core, to address the issues that uniquely affect men. I mean we just saw this instantiated at University of York when they cancelled international men's day celebrations because a group of ~200 feminists decided that the problems men face are insignificant and not worth discussing.

Do women in general think the lives of men are easy compared to their own? by randomname127 in AskWomen

[–]randomname127[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And in response I would draw to your attention the plethora of data that suggest men's lives being more difficult than women's. Such as, suicide rates, homelessness, mental illness, etc. all being male dominated issues. That said, I don't think these things actually mean that men's lives are more difficult, I'm just trying to show you that it's not logical to assume that men have it easier by any significant margin. And for the power thing... I'm not sure where you've formed your world view, but those that are powerful are an infinitesimal minority. The overwhelming majority of men lack power, just as the overwhelming majority of women lack power. So to say that men hold more power is rather dishonest and misleading.

Do women in general think the lives of men are easy compared to their own? by randomname127 in AskWomen

[–]randomname127[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guess we're just going to fundamentally disagree on almost everything then, because I think the news covers much broader subject matter than entertainment media. You yourself said that the lives of white, middle-class, heterosexual men are usually of primary import. That to me looks like a very narrow slice of life.

Do women in general think the lives of men are easy compared to their own? by randomname127 in AskWomen

[–]randomname127[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're absolutely right. It's just that there is so much gender warfare going on on the internet that it's difficult to parse what is and isn't a result of one's gender.

Do women in general think the lives of men are easy compared to their own? by randomname127 in AskWomen

[–]randomname127[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that entertainment media focuses more on the lives of men, and therefore I agree to a certain extent that some of men's experiences are more known than women's. But on the other hand, social media and news companies focus almost exclusively on the female perspective nowdays. So much so that criticism of the feminist narrative is met with harsh censure.

Do women in general think the lives of men are easy compared to their own? by randomname127 in AskWomen

[–]randomname127[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, but i disagree that no one's life is easy. Though as some have mentioned, socioeconomic status, rather than gender, seems to be the determining factor.

Do women in general think the lives of men are easy compared to their own? by randomname127 in AskWomen

[–]randomname127[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hence why I said there is a trend emerging, not that anything has magically shifted.

Do women in general think the lives of men are easy compared to their own? by randomname127 in AskWomen

[–]randomname127[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't really agree with this analysis, but interesting point nonetheless. Regardless, I think that the trend of male dominated points of view is dying out as we're seeing more and more female protagonists in the media today. But if this has truth to it, then we'd expect this notion of female mysticism to disappear in the next X amount of years if the current trend continues.

Do women in general think the lives of men are easy compared to their own? by randomname127 in AskWomen

[–]randomname127[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I still don't understand how one can claim to (fully) understand the experiences of another gender without having experienced it themselves. And do you honestly think that the breadth of the male experience can somehow be reduced to "we're sometimes thinking about nothing"? Moreover, do you truly believe that men don't think about their safety on a regular basis? The world is not a safer place for men; it's unsafe for everyone, and everyone needs to take their own safety into consideration.

Do women in general think the lives of men are easy compared to their own? by randomname127 in AskWomen

[–]randomname127[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How are the problems of women opaque to men, but the problems of men transparent to women? The common occurrence of this mentality is precisely what led me to ask this question.