I agree with these ideas: "...Nobody is even attacking the same thing apparently." "...Why not realizing that neither man or woman are completely blameless?"
I also agree with post 133 and post 136. If Praus just have changed the picture for A MAN, we would have called it "machism". Both, men and women, have asked more "rights" (and I would like to insist on the "myth" of the Amazons. Was it a feminist danger in Greek culture too?
I think so!
These dangers are as old as History.
Both Machism and Feminism have DANGERS.
If I were in Ucrania, no doubt I would show MY PARTIALITY by attending the activism of Femen. I may say "they fight for their rights", but I would be JUST there to see how the protest: Social nudity is one of those dangers.
If I were an activist of any group (a thing I am not) I will show -at convenience- whatever thing that brings me some joy, rights and an oportunity to walk all over I´m pleased, and that´s why many countries are divided in difterent political parties: You vote for this, and I vote for that.
Does this applies to sectarian denominations?
We are all different! You are men or women, and those "causes" mentioned here to be fought for and are sought as rights, but each fault was (and is) individual. I cannot blame society for my wife was bossy or too demanding. I cannot cast guilt on groups or particulars, without recognizing I shared my faults (my sins) in a relationship that ended up for each person´s decision.
Divorce -or abortion- is an individual decision. If I hire a woman, instead of a man, it is that I would consider the is more professional than a man and, after those working hours, I could invite her to go out and, if I am married, I could think she can be USED to show my company has too many "nice" people and, hiring people like "this", I´d promote the image of my company. Why not hiring old people? Why not hiring STERILE women and single-again women who plan to get a children with one of my executives?
Society is a mess. She says one thing and does another (just for money, sex or any other convenience). I ´d do the same for personal convenience; but I´m called to do things right.
Luk 6:37 "Don't judge others, and God will not judge you. Don't condemn others, and you will not be condemned. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.
Mat_12:37 Your words will be used to judge you. What you have said will show whether you are right or whether you are guilty."
Joh_7:24 Stop judging by the way things look. Be fair and judge by what is really right."
I could be "machist" at convenience.
I could be "feminist" at convenience and BOTH ARE DANGERS.