If they do nothing to lose that respect - of course. In general I start out with respect for everyone. (And men and women are a lot more alike than they are different.)
Yep. Plenty of people out there who talk down about others. You can find women saying similar things about men.
Probably nothing; I tend not to hang out with people like that.
Everyone deserves respect at a basic level. And most men don't think that way.
See above.
Hey GIA;
I think while some of those examples are extreme, there has always been a double standard between men and women. If women sleep around for example, they're labeled harsher than if men do. Men are called players and given a high five, while women are looked at as misbehaving and classless. Not advocating sleeping around; it's just an observation.
The show, Sex and the City did a fairly good job of showing in a satirical way, women being comfortable with themselves and bold in the bedroom and all that jazz.
But the show fell short to me, because women shouldn't aspire to be like men. The show depicted the female cast as being desperate for any man to take them to bed. Lol Think they missed the mark there with trying to show women in an empowered light.
As a woman, I don't feel the desire to compete with men or behave like one.
But be careful GIA. Not all men treat women with disrespect.
Some do. I've met classy guys and not so classy guys.
So, it's not a hard and fast rule kinda thing.
It will be interesting to see how this thread evolves.
Since you posted this in the religion section, it should be underscored that women were and still are oppressed by men, in the "name of religion."
Jesus seemed like a revolutionary in this regard, however. He seemed to treat women with equity.
Unlike his peers.
(Paul comes to mind)
Men who disparage women as weaker and less than, in my eyes, have issues that probably go back to childhood.
Words of advice given to me and I pass it to other women here...
If you wish to see how you will end up being treated by a guy, watch how he treats his mother.
At any rate, it's a shame that double standards and such exist. Maybe one day, they won't.
And, it can be found in the bible as to its validity. But, that's a thread for another time.
Well, many (Catholics) get annulments, which if you're Catholic..it's aka "the marriage that never was."
What does the divorce rate among christians have to do with your topic?
There does seem to exist a struggle of sorts between men and women. It's not necessarily a struggle for power or whatever. But it's more a struggle to understand the other. We do sometimes speak a different language from one another.
I think that sexism and such is a degradation of either sex, but there is this push pull sometimes between the sexes. Sometimes, it can be very alluring, other times...disconnecting.
To the point of the OT: not sure this struggle will ever really go away. Sometimes the very thing that causes the struggle, is the very thing that brings two people together.
In other words...we have to learn how to balance the struggle so we can be harmonious in some way.
Maybe a harmonious dissonance is key?
I don't know if I'm making sense.