The view that there is a battle between the sexes is the core reason we have the problems we have on the planet. This perspective has a base in fear and domination instead of love and a connection with our Divinity. As man and woman take back their true empowerment they become more connected. This is why we have the collapse of so many relationships and organizations at this time.
The view that there is a battle between the sexes is the core reason we have the problems we have on the planet. This perspective has a base in fear and domination instead of love and a connection with our Divinity. As man and woman take back their true empowerment they become more connected. This is why we have the collapse of so many relationships and organizations at this time.
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The view that there is a battle between the sexes is the core reason we have the problems we have on the planet. This perspective has a base in fear and domination instead of love and a connection with our Divinity. As man and woman take back their true empowerment they become more connected. This is why we have the collapse of so many relationships and organizations at this time.
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and that one gender is superior to the other is the core reason we have the problems we have on the planet. This perspective has a base in fear and domination instead of love and a connection with our Divinity. The real battle fails to be between the sexes but with the Ego personality's limited view of who it thinks it is and how it thinks we should live our lives. The ego personality in the manifestation of both man and woman is what creates the battle between the sexes and a superior stance in this world. In Truth we are equals and compliments. We just operate differently in this world. I was sent this quote which was reported to have been made a relationship "expert." It says: "The bottom line between men and women is that women like a man with a plan and men like a woman with a smile." This is an example of a viewpoint that comes from the limiting ego rather than a Higher Self connection with Spirituality. As both man and woman take back their true empowerment they become more connected to their Divinity and their place within the Divine Plan on earth. They stop looking to each other to take responsibility for fulfilling the plan they think their partner should be following or an image they think their partner should have. We begin to attract to us naturally what is part of that plan. This is why we have the collapse of so many relationships and organizations at this time. The old concepts of who we perceive ourselves to be are collapsing. It is time to recognize that Love will always be the answer to absolutely every problem experienced on this planet. Love connects. This is more than the limiting concepts to do with physical love. True love runs through every interaction and every plan when both man and woman recognize that they are the love they desire. When we have this planted within us that love begins to bloom watered by the strength, courage and wisdom we acquire by integrating our Soul essence and purpose. We recognize that we are "One" as well as unique beings with a purpose to fulfill. Man and woman don't need to do battle or compete with each other or amongst their own sex for they have become the love that they are. This means being fully present here and now in a male or female body that is designed the way it is for a reason. Each design is unique according to the purpose for being here at this time. At the same time the reference point ceases to be from a body perspective that includes cultural imprinting, past memories and belief systems. Then the identification is with the Multi-dimensional being that we are that is interacting with everyone else on the planet whether we are in the same environment as each other or not. How can anyone be superior to anyone else when there is recognition of the Truth of who we are that is founded in an infinite love based consciousness? A key point to remember is that we are all in a state of evolution. It is very important to be actively evolving your awareness of who you are and why you are here in your own way. Wherever we make ourselves superior to the opposite sex we will have the opposite sex seeing themselves as superior to us in the opposite way. Both sexes have strengths and weaknesses. The real challenge is to transform those ego based systems created by both sexes that would annihilate us both. Ultimately this is something that goes way beyond anything that could possibly be conveyed with language. The universe holds the keys. By Michael Kellichner Neither. This debate had gone on for generations, which has been infinitely longer than it should have. The country made a big step forward in acknowledging that women can do everything a man can and declaring that there should (even if there isn't always) be equal rights between genders. Yet now there's the debate of which is better, with pig- headed men on one side saying that women should never have been let out of the kitchen, and extremist women on the other side saying that men should be considered inferior for several different reasons, but relating in some way to a belief that by putting males into an inferior position, it'll somehow right the wrongs of the past. Isn't it a much nicer thought to believe that both genders are equal and that each person is an individual before whether he or she happens to be male of female? There can be very feminine men just as there can be very masculine women, especially if roles that are stereotypically geared towards one gender or the other. Just because someone is a women doesn't mean she can't fix a car or like football (or play football or any other heavy contact sport, for that matter). Alternately, just because someone is a man doesn't mean they can't cook or clean. The roles that each gender fits into are only a social construction that many fought very hard to destroy. But it's important to keep in mind what was being fought for during those earlier movements: equality, not superiority. Are there differences between men and women? Generally, yes. But if focus is instead on individuals rather than general, one-size-fits-all cages (they never really do fit all), all the stereotypes break down. Personally, I know next to nothing about cars. I've met plenty of females who can identify makes and models of different vehicles while I'm referring to them by color. And, as a male, I despise watching sports and enjoy reading poetry. Just because differences exist between two groups of people doesn't mean that one has to be superior to the other. There is no winning or losing by being born one gender over another. And, in today's society, there are plenty of people undergoing operations to change their sex, people who cross-dress because they feel an affinity towards the sex they were not born as, and as Thomas Beatie showed us, the line between what the main, physical differences between men and women is becoming blurred. People cannot help which sex they are born. To say that one sex is superior to the other eliminates a long, arduous fight for women, and also for our advancement as a society. We finally saw that which chromosomes someone possess doesn't limit what he or she could do. History shows magnificent men and women. If one sex was superior, the debate would have ended long ago.
By Just Dee
Battle of the sexes, why does the fight go on? I am
female, I might shock a few females by saying this but a man is different to a woman and visa versa, so this battle is ridiculous. Women are important, don't get me wrong, we carry a very unique quality that men don't have; we are mothers, carers, teachers and helpers. Men are also very important, if we didn't have men, we wouldn't be where we are, a man is very much needed for a woman to be a woman. A man is the provider, this is what he is supposed to do, provide. A woman is the carer, this is what we know how to do best. Feminism has made woman into believing that we need to be more like men and that men have to be more like women, what a crazy outlook and belief! A man is strong, powerful and he is a leader. A woman is the man's helper, she helps her man lead wisely, she guides him in his choices and supports him at all times. A man is the head of his home, this is how it should be, but he is not to be a dictating controller who beats up his wife. He is to love his wife with passion and he has to be man enough to be there for his family at all times. A woman shares her standing with her man. A man cannot live without a woman and a woman cannot live without a man. We both need each other. My personal view is that women need to be women and start acting like it instead of trying to run the rat race of being in control and fighting for the 'superior' role. If we can just stand together, side by side with equal respect and dignity, life would be much easier. In the work place, certain women have a passion and a drive to excel, like men; they should fight for their dreams regardless of what it might be. The fight for the 'stronger' sex is unnecessary. If we are talking about muscle, then yes, a man should be stronger, I have yet to see woman punch a man until it knocks him out. This ideal of women being super strong almost like men has created a 'fake' outlook on what women are and what women should be like. Women, enjoy your femininity, it is a beautiful gift to be able to multi task, keep the house in order and look good all at once. We should be honored to be women, we are beautiful. You are a mother; you hold the key to comforting your family and supporting the foundation within its values and goals. You have the ability to look marvelous, far more beautiful than any man on earth. Men, honor who you are. Take a stand as a man and fight for your family. Stick with them like glue and take honor in the ability to go out there, work hard and provide a good life for your wife and children. You hold the key to bringing joy to your family by your strength, love and commitment. You have the ability to be strong and courageous, wild and passionate. We are not above one another; we are to walk along side each other. Team work is by far more superior, male or female, end of story! By Jac Alyn In this modern day and age of technology and information, I find it deeply amusing that we are still debating whether or not women are superior to men, or vice versa. Haven't we learned yet that each gender has superiority over different areas, and that one cannot blatantly state that men are better, or women are better without sparking a plethora of angry calls stating otherwise? Each example of superiority is equally opposed by an 'except for'. "Men are superior leaders, except for Queen Elizabeth, Catherine the Great and Cleopatra" "Women are superior communicators, except for Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespeare and Gandhi" "Men are superior warriors except for Joan of Arc, Athena Goddess of War, and the Amazons" "Women are superior artists, except for Andy Warhol, Picasso and DaVinci" Men and women are two halves of a whole. What is more superior? The pie crust or the filling? Neither. Both come together to make something deliciously enjoyable. That is men and women. Without a wife, a man is a bachelor. Without a husband, a woman is a spinster. Which is superior? Both are at a disadvantage. Who is more important, Romeo or Juliette? There is no story about them individually. They are only important because they have each other. Neither sex can claim superiority over the other. Men try to claim superiority by using brute force against women to dominate her. And women try to claim superiority by seduction. Each is enslaved by the other. Continuously seeking each other out. My husband is superior in cooking. I am superior in financial decisions. Who is superior overall? Without him I would starve. Without me he would be buried by debt. We need each other. That is why we have marriages. If men were superior, they would not need women. And we know they do. However, if there were one woman left on Earth, the human race would become extinct. She cannot reproduce fast enough to keep up the human race. But if there were one man left on Earth, the human race would still flourish and grow and eventually repopulate. Who is superior overall? By Susan Percy Call me old-fashioned. Or call me a wishful thinker who hopes "this too shall pass." But if you're one of those trendy types, a metro sexual kind of a guy-in touch with your feminine side-don't call me at all. Anyhow, I'm married. To a former Marine. I'm not in the market for another committed relationship with a man, but if I were I'd be beating the bushes looking for a guy like the guys I've lived among the last thirty years. Men who are not ashamed of-nor apologize for-their maleness. I prefer men who act like men and that covers a lot of territory because manliness in not necessarily "macho." I can't even define manliness because I know it more by what it isn't than by what it is. Remember when Paula Coles, one of the Lilith Faire songbirds, warbled the plaintive tune, "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" Her melancholy lyrics asked, "Where is my John Wayne?" I heard the words and looked around me, wondering, "What's she missing that I'm not?" That song exposed a quandary for the feminist elite, the near extinction of the strong, hero-type among their sympathizers of the opposite sex. My theory is the strident anti-male message sung and preached by many in the "sisterhood" simply ran "The Duke" out of "their" town, their hang outs and watering holes. Saloons out. Salons in. And, oh, how they miss John Wayne. To regain that lost treasure, all Paula had to do was look at, sayParris IslandQuanticoto name a couple. Then again, the Lilith Faire itself had overtones rife with "woman good/man bad" messages. Lilith, according to some obscure myth, was Adam's first wife, pre-Eve, Eden, and the snake, and she rose to heroine status among the Amazons by blowing off Adam even before God got a shot at him. Or, perhaps, adding to their dismay, the shrill feminists let John stay in their midst, as long as he promised to add a purse to his ensemble, cry with frequency, and amble on over to their pajama parties where he could listen sympathetically as they fretted over the woes of "hormonal imbalances, Pilgrim." So, the feminists demanded a makeover of the American heterosexual male and there is abundant evidence on our streets that more than a few men submitted. We see them as they emerge from the centers of haute couture, laden with bags of products from the cosmetics counter. Sorry gals, the pots of vanishing cream and make up are for him, not you. In cases where the man-bashers met with success in overhauling men, they looked hard at what they had wrought and went, "Yuck." They should have been more careful in what they asked for. Having taken the "new model" man of their own design out for a trial run, they now whine he has no horsepower. On the rare occasions I'm overcome with emotion and dissolve in tears, I want a sturdy arm around my shoulder, not his tears intermixed with mine, soaking my silk blouse. In the movie line I want a deeper voice than mine to say to the person using profanity in front of me, "Please don't use that kind of language in front of women and children." Further, I want the look on my companion's face and the thrust of his chest to suggest to the offender that compliance would be the prudent response. A man who is as adept as I at tittering small talk with the girls leaves me limp. I even cringe when a member of the opposite sex willingly orders blush wine without embarrassment. Who needs a man who could understand a woman's every whim? I prefer the comfort found in the consistency of a man's inability to fathom a woman's logic. A man I could enjoy would likely find the term "woman's logic" oxymoronic anyhow. But he'd love women passionately just the same. Besides, a confident woman already knows she sits in the "cat bird's seat." With no desire to upset the chemical balance in his brain that blocks his ability to follow her thinking or motivation. She knows if he actually "went there," civilization as we know it would come to an end. She certainly doesn't need to attack a good man's image of himself to find her own strength. My parents taught me long ago it's wrong to pump oneself up by putting others down. But, until a few years ago when arch-Feminist Susan Faludi found bugs in the reality (it bites!) of a man created by women, not God, the most vocal elements in the women's "movement" were relentless in attacking men as a group. The endgame was that certain insecure, psycho-babbling men "became" women with alternative plumbing. I guess the logic used was that it would somehow make the sexes equal. Well, it ain't natural and we know what comes of messing with Mother Nature, the real feminist who knows all the skinny about survival of the fittest. I know many women who share my view, including women Marines I've met. We want our message out there too so we don't confuse men even further as to what women really want (It's a moving target, fellas; You'll never figure it out). But we'll do our work honorably and professionally, just like men, and lift them up where they need us and vice versa. We women who love men being men have always believed in the equal worth of the sexes. We believed in ourselves, too, long before we were told by the National Organization of Women that we should. We preferred being humanists over being feminists, understanding that our differences from men should be complementary. Making us all stronger when we worked together for the common good. What was right and respectful of others was gender-blind. Not defined by the men in our lives! Nor did we want the men in our lives defined by us. We understood that testosterone and tender hearts weren't incompatible hence Toys for Tots and untold acts of unheralded kindnesses by men in "high and tights." By the same token, many of the most courageous, steel-spine constitutions are embodied in delicate, feminine frames. Or the dress blues of a lady Marine. We support self-improvement in individuals of both sexes. We just prefer that men and women make those improvements within the context of what the Good Lord or nature, depending on your beliefs, intends us to be. One of my favorite observations on the matter came from the "Roseanne" sitcom. Advising a girlfriend to avoid a permanent relationship with an over- sensitized man, Roseanne explained, "See, after awhile it's like being married to your brother. Or worse to your sister." Thank goodness women like me can look to the Corps where real men will never go out of vogue. And for those of us who prefer real men, we can only hope Metro Man is a fancy in the process of passing. Truth is, a metro sexual wouldn't find me his type either. I'd just hurt his feelings. Just as well. I already have a sister.