Alright everyone sit down, shut up and listen up. there's no sense in beating around the bush so I'm going to be as blunt and Brass as possible. To my understanding 2017 was really weird year, no matter how you look at it no matter how you try to analyze it, 2017 was full of dumb s***. not in the sense of politics but a lot more so along the line of social matters.
2017 was the year when a simple word was tarnished to the point where it's no longer recognizable. this one particular word used to have a very renowned and wholesome meaning, near the end of the year it soon became nothing more than a shell of itself. what this 1 word used to mean no longer cross is a person's mind matter of fact, How the word was used is now the very definition of the word.
The word that I'm referring to if you haven't been sleeping under a rock for the past year.... Is equality.
The word equality in the most simplest form means equal rights across-the-board, equal rights to anyone and everyone no matter your skin color race or background. but for some damn reason in 2017 this word began to be used as a means to attack people and their ideals. when someone uses the word equality you'd expect that person once equal rights for everyone and everything. however, somewhere down the lines people started to use the word equality as a means to attack another person's rights and beliefs.
If you can't wrap your head around what I mean, then let me put it in a more simple term.
Once Upon a Time feminist use the word equality As a main definition to what they fought for. In the day and age that feminist groups first started to appear was a time when it was really needed, a time where in justices were rampant around social and political parties. yes, I am admitting that there was a point in time in our history that feminism had its place that it was needed, in that time feminist groups were ran and organized by intellectually Amazing women who understood the needs of both men and women. arguments and debates were thawed out in a strategically logical Manor where every debate was on equal grounds and whoever won these debates, were the people who thought out and argue their points with logic facts and determination.
With that said, feminism in 2017 has become nothing more than a shell of its former self. there was a point in time where feminist was really needed And this can be recognized with in all historical texts . but just like with all great things the Glory Days can never be relieved and the only path you can take is to accept it, or go down with a loud and sickening death.
I just want to verify that not all feminist groups are horrifically misguided, however there is a large portion of individuals who classify themselves as feminists , are doing more harm to the name and causing the very name to become toxic then actually helping it.
Let me explain this in a more refined matter....
The word equality can be used in two ways
Number one: equality used as a weapon
Number Two: equality used as an ideology
Number one: equality used as a weapon, Has nothing to do with the definition of the word just how the word was used in its context. people who use equality as a weapon are the people that use equality to get what they want. in reality equality doesn't let you pick just the good things that it brings. if one truly fights for equality that one person must understand that equality doesn't just bring the good benefits but both the good and the bad.Using equality as a weapon mean that your cherry picking only the things that you want, and trying to disregard things you don't want. it is however in human nature to only want things that benefit us, however our society is not too far behind to remind us that wherever there's something good there's bound to be something bad afterwards. no matter if we can foresee it in the future or just bite Us in the ass without us even knowing about it.
Number Two: equality used as an ideology, in truth it's pretty self-explanatory it's just a matter of fact of using equality for its intended purposes. Equality across the board, equality for everyone no matter race, skin color or what your National background is. using equality as an ideology just means you understand that equality doesn't just let you cherry-pick what you want. Knowing that there's bound to be good with equality and bad with equality as the way it should be, if everyone could cherry-pick every good little thing that they want to happen to them throughout their life, sooner or later it is going to hit the fan. fighting for equality in this manner doesn't mean it's going to be an overnight fix, it'll be a long and continuous struggle until the end of time. it is the question of whether or not people have the energy and strength to keep actively working on equality. For the moment that you stopped working on equality for everyone, everyone's dark side will begin to show. it's bound to happen and it's going to happen but the real strength in humanity whether it be Humanity as a whole or each individual like yourself or I. is the strength of being able to turn the other cheek, sure doesn't seem manly just turn the other cheek but more menly to beat the crap out of the guy. But in truth it takes more strength to turn the other cheek and understand that other people have their own needs whether be personal or political.
So if you stumble into someone who's using equality as a means to attack your ideals and beliefs, to cherry-pick what benefits them over anything else disregarding the negative effects that can possibly occur. Just ignore them.
That kind of way of thinking is dying out, sooner or later after this way of thinking makes its last breath and last big struggle to survive in a world like today. Will be left with a group of feminists who don't cherry-pick, will be left with feminist that actually understand that there are two sides to this discussion, women have concerns and men have concerns in this. and when that time comes you'll be damn sure we'll be having a great change in society.
I really don't know what got me on to this topic, And I no way shape or form see myself as a person of authority on the topic either. nevertheless just don't use equality as a means to get what you want, use equality to get equality.