Thursday, October 18, 2012
Can men and women really ever be equal?
I found an awesome video this week on youtube! (scroll down and copy and paste the link that is under the picture to watch it, sorry I was facing some technical difficulties) It is actually pretty funny and has something great behind it. The title of the video is "why men and women can never be equal", so after reading that title I had to watch the video because I knew I didn't agree with it. During the video a man and a woman are on the subway and the woman is imitating everything the man does. Then the man takes his shirt off, and the woman couldn't do that in public. Not unless she is feeling a little deviant that day. This made me think, can women actually ever be equal? I believe that men and women can be equal to a certain point but, as hard as it is for me to say, their are things out there, like taking your shirt off on public transit, that may stop us from being FULLY equal. This doesn't mean that men are better and more capable than women, but that their are certain things that men can do women can't AND that women can do that men can't. But another part of me says the woman should be able to take her shirt off too!If you think about it, is it really possible for us ever to be equal, or is it just impossible because men and women are just so different in so many ways? OR do you believe that the woman should be able to take off her shirt on the subway?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH1FKOuLQWA
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I thought this video was a really good representation of the equality between women and men. The humor of the video added to it showing that women can do things men can but only to a certain extent. I do believe that women should be able to do everything men do and if it really means taking your shirt off in public and you are comfortable doing it then go right ahead. You may get dirty looks and be looked down on but if you are really into the whole equality thing then just do it.
ReplyDeletehahahaha thanks Marykate, I probably won't "just do it". But why won't I?? I am all for equality but I think it is because in our society, women being shirtless is not normal. A women being that exposed that much is looked down upon? But I know.... it shouldn't be. Hopefully in the future we will be able to take our tops off like men can and not get weird looks, but I don't think it will be for a while.
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