March Monthly Connection

This month contained what I thought was some of the most heated debates in the classroom I have seen so far. Bearing that in mind, I know I tread on thin ice when I say that the topic of my blog discusses the portrayal of women in society. It seems like the past few books we have read could have made good points, but ended up just sounding like angry women ranting. In a sense, I think women do have a right to rant. Since the dawn of humankind, women have been regarded as the inferior sex. They were the ones to be protected and kept from the horrors of life outside the kitchen. Just recently have women begun to find a voice to claim that they aren't as weak as they are thought to be. All of these things I agree with, to an extent. While I think it is good that women want to be recognized, I also think that the world needs to drop its views of perfectionism and total equality. Women need to realize that they are not the equals of men, or else they would be so. In a battle of two equal forces, one should not be oppressed. If it is, then that force is obviously not equal. While I do not condone women being relegated to the house and forbid from taking on jobs, I just want women to start realizing that they simply aren't equal to men in some aspects. The inequalities are primarily physical. I hate hearing about the girl that thinks she is "tough" and can "hang with the guys." She can not hang with the guys. I speak purely from a realists point of view. A woman wont be able to lift more weight then a man any more than a dwarf will be able to clear a six foot high jump bar. It is not physically plausible. Obviously there are exceptions, and I think this would be a bell curve of data. But the overwhelming majority of women fit into the category of inferior. Again, my personal beliefs are not reflected in any of this writing. It is merely the speech of a realist.
Personally, I think it would be fun if women could compete with men in all aspects of life, and vice versa. I think we would see the quality of every profession increase. I think that if there ever is a day where women are thought of as total equals to men, then maybe other social issues such as racism might finally start fading away. But when I look at different cultures, my own included, I see that the light at the end of the tunnel is years away.