Thursday, April 24, 2008

boo boo bear 4-24

This is something I wanted to say when we were talking about how a guy would feel if their spouse/partner made more than they do. This is my response that I was about to pass on before the females in the class decided to cut off our power by not allowing us to pass on messages.
As long as a man does not have an ego, the female making more money than he does should not be a problem… this has caused problems in the past because some/most men have egos. For example: I want to be a high school teacher and baseball coach the rest of my life. My girlfriend desires to have a powerful well-paying career. The chances are, she will make more money than me, but just because she might make more money, this does not mean I will not be able to support my family in ways more important than finances (love, support, quality time, ect.). It is a common social belief and understanding that men should support the family (its actually a Christian belief as well). But support goes way beyond finances.

As far as what I learned in today’s class, I experienced the feeling that women have felt for hundreds of years. As soon as our discussion started and I was not allowed to express my feelings I FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS SITTING ON MY CHEST. I wanted so bad to just blurt out my thoughts and join in the conversation. It almost makes it feel like your are not part of the class. This is why I think it is the dumbest thing for teachers, coaches or other authority figures to tell someone to shut up or quit talking. Speech, however so little or pointless, give people the sense of belonging. This makes people feel worthless. I imagine this is why some feminists are so extreme when it comes to equality.