The real problem is the group and categorization thing. Why does anyone have to be a feminist? Why do we have to be categorized as Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Rich, Poor etc.

Instead of working together we work against each other and fight about our differences. You might have escaped the working world if people worked together instead of separately.

What do I know. I’m just one man.

Feminism, as Eric said, covers a hugely wide area of viewpoints. The trouble begins when so-called ‘feminists’ are labelled as man-hating lesbians, or are otherwise ‘othered’ and stereotyped. Personally, I hold the view that it is about choice. If you want the choice to stay home as a housewife, with or without children, you should have that right without anyone, including your female peers, or your husband, looking down on you for it.

The one that really angers me is the whole ‘I want to have children and still have a career’ thing, which seems nearly impossible. Women are still expected to be the primary caregivers, and the amount of pressure women have to stay with children, coupled with the lack of job/career protections if she chooses to stay at home, is appalling. It’s the good-old-fashioned double standard. And to flip the coin, when a man chooses to stay home with the children, how emasculated is he made to feel by his male peers? Maybe it’s just that *everyone * is expected to work in today’s world.

‘Woman’s place is in the home’ was the status quo for centuries, and to be honest, I don’t think centuries-old traditions die in only one century (or, 1/2 to 3/4 of one).

I myself have just about had it with the ‘have a baby already’ pressure, despite having only been married for 2 years.

And let’s not blame everyone else for labeling feminists as man-hating lesbians, as there are some out there and everyone knows stereotypes don’t just materialize out of nowhere. The real problem is when everyone assumes that just because you believe in feminism that you are a man-hating lesbian, which I think we can all agree on is not the case.

Honestly, I believe that feminism was just taken a step too far and today’s women have basically cancelled out nearly everything our mothers, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers had fought for in the past. But don’t get me wrong, there are ALWAYS exceptions to every situation, as nothing is ever black and white.

Oh and about the housewife thing, I’m merely talking about the fact that I imagine it’s going to be difficult these days to find a mate that wouldn’t mind if you stay home and wouldn’t mind supporting you entirely. But then again I’ve never spoken to any suitors about it so my hunch could be completely wrong.

Perhaps it’s time for an informal survey.