I paid a visit to that most saintly of companies the other today, Tesco. The woman behind the till was talking to one of the packers, also a woman. As I approached the till, the packer moved to end the conversation. All I heard her say was,
“...typical man.”Till Woman agreed, with a stern look. No-one in the queue so much as batted an eyelid.
Being too surprised to do anything about it at the time, I also did nothing. But I kick myself not to have asked her whether, if a man had exclaimed, “...typical woman,” she would have considered him a male chauvinist pig, or whether she would have considered it tolerable behaviour.
I doubt that the latter would have happened, because, while it’s perfectly socially acceptable for a woman to insult a man (indeed, all men) in this way, vice versa is not. “But that’s sexist, you can’t say that!” they would no doubt exclaim. If you can’t say something because it’s sexist, then you can’t pick and choose which sex can have a bash at the other. That would be… well, sexist, funnily enough.
So there you are: Socially speaking, sexism is wrong, unless a woman does it.
I wonder whether this social acceptance has wheedled its way into the public hive mind because of so-called feminism (i.e. female chauvinism). There is quite a big difference between feminism and female chauvinism: Feminists strive for equality between men and women. Female chauvinists strive for more power to women. It’s a subtle difference, I know, but it’s quite a huge one when you think about it. The former is a worthy cause; the latter is the same sort of reasoning that dictators and other compulsive egomaniacs use to fuel their never-ending desire for conquest.
The next time you watch someone spouting their spiel about women’s rights and woes, whether on the TV, in Tesco or elsewhere, just consider: Are they really fighting for justice, or are they fighting for their own selfish and vain desires? If it's the latter, then it's your duty as a citizen of humanity to point it out. You'll get it off your chest, they'll learn something (even if it's that they can't get away with such a remark) and society can go forward more positively.
Whatever it is, it seems to have given these women the power base that they obviously crave for shallow reasons. The men are just as pathetic for being weak about it and allowing it to happen as the women are for being vain and childish to do it.
The dawn of so-called feminism, at least in the UK, seems to have been around the time "girl power" entered the lexicon. I'm not sure whether the marketing team that came up with the 'Spice Girls' product invented the term or jumped on the bandwagon. Regardless, the effect was to amplify something evil and add to the descruction of the society. Even worse, it was all presumably for the sole purposes of cashing in.
The lyrics to their song, "Wannabe" has it all. Read those lyrics and you have the complete picture of female chauvinism. Of particular interest is the lyric, "If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give." That's what so-called feminism is all about: Gaining something without giving anything back, at men's (and, ultimately, everyone's) expense.
The Spice Girls should be ashamed at themselves for what they purpetuated. They failed the cause of Feminism, by become female versions of the supposed oppressive men that resulted in feminism in the first place; and they were pretenders to the concept of Equality, tempting a lot of young, equality-driven admirers subtly across to the dark side towards bitchiness, anger and hatred. That the Spice Girls might themselves have been young and innocent to their crimes is no defense: As adults, they were (and are) responsible for their own actions, and they have never apologised since.
I’m sure this post will get some poor soles' hackles up. Well, good – I welcome it. If you’re one of those people, then the chances are that I’ve hit a nerve due to personal reasons you may not have considered or admitted to yourself. Understanding is the first step towards acceptance, and then self-improvement. There are no vendettas here, except regarding crimes against humanity. If you’re offended, it must be because you have an axe to grind to the contrary, or else you've been misled. Go and do some thinking, and find out the truth about (and for) yourself. See it as a challenge. It’s certainly a worthy one.
So, what do you think about that? Now you know how I feel.
