But I think this illustrates the whole problem we've been running into lately.
If a man (or anyone else, for that matter):
1. thinks women are impossible and can't discuss things without flying off the handle
2. hates feminists and can tell you every reason why
3. doesn't have a clue about women but isn't willing to hear what they have to say
4. wants a 70-pound wife who never eats sweets and whom he can carry the whole time while performing a triathlon,
then he certainly has the right to that opinion.
And if he wants to publicly state that this is the way he feels in a thread, he has the right to do so.
However, I think there needs to be a clear distinction in someone saying, "This is what I, as an individual believe," rather than trying to present his thoughts as a representation of what all men (or any group as whole) believe or how they feel. State your beliefs as an individual person, not as someone who speaks for your entire gender.
Likewise, let members of the other gender speak for themselves as individuals and acknowledge them as individuals, and don't just make sweeping statements such as, "Women can't talk about anything without getting offended." Don't speak for the group you're addressing. Let them speak for themselves.
For some reason, there seems to be a rampant belief here that if one person feels a certain way, surely all the other members of the group must feel or behave the same way, and anyone who has any experience in dealing with people knows that this is simply not true.
If a man (or anyone else, for that matter):
1. thinks women are impossible and can't discuss things without flying off the handle
2. hates feminists and can tell you every reason why
3. doesn't have a clue about women but isn't willing to hear what they have to say
4. wants a 70-pound wife who never eats sweets and whom he can carry the whole time while performing a triathlon,
then he certainly has the right to that opinion.
And if he wants to publicly state that this is the way he feels in a thread, he has the right to do so.
However, I think there needs to be a clear distinction in someone saying, "This is what I, as an individual believe," rather than trying to present his thoughts as a representation of what all men (or any group as whole) believe or how they feel. State your beliefs as an individual person, not as someone who speaks for your entire gender.
Likewise, let members of the other gender speak for themselves as individuals and acknowledge them as individuals, and don't just make sweeping statements such as, "Women can't talk about anything without getting offended." Don't speak for the group you're addressing. Let them speak for themselves.
For some reason, there seems to be a rampant belief here that if one person feels a certain way, surely all the other members of the group must feel or behave the same way, and anyone who has any experience in dealing with people knows that this is simply not true.
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