Feminism - has it gone too far?

I agree with all of your comments in regards to this topic.  I agree with master blaster also although his opinions are governed by the influence of his gender, it is also the case with ours.  Our opinions are so different due to the fact that we are different. �Women are from Venus, men are from mars� is exactly what it is.  We are prejudiced with one another, because we claim we understand each other, but truth of the matter is we don�t and that is what�s really wrong with this picture. I agree that we should be able to do what men can do, however when safety is a factor in a situation, physical and mental strength is important. Though it does not mean that women are weaker in a physical way, and men are weaker in the mental capacity, it�s which person who is more qualified for the task.

Since we've finally gotten rid of this "Master Blaster" person (for making racist remarks in other threads - which actually proves my point that there is a close association between racism and sexism, both being manifestations of extreme social backwardness and ignorance, evident in the moronic posts made by this MB person), I am returning to this discussion with both the topic of this thread and our experience with this MB person in mind. (I stayed away from it because I couldn't even stand the sight of the handle of this obnoxious individual.) Contrary to how this MB person or some other forumers have tried to describe me, I am not a "radical" feminist. I am just intolerant of intolerance. There I find, again, the analogy between racism and sexism. I think none of us tolerates racism. That's why it baffles me when some of us, including even some women, seem to tolerate various "degrees" of sexism. Yes, MB was expressing his "opinion" alright. But it is blatantly clear that he is a sexist (and even he acknowledges that and is very proud of that), and I think there is no need for the rest of us to apologize for finding his ignorance repugnant. I think part of the "problem" is that women, even in the West, have all been brought up to "make nice" even when faced with the most baseless attack, abuse, and ridicule. I am also afraid that some women even have a tendency to self-censor themselves even before men start censoring them. They are too self-critical of themselves and too timid with the few "gains" that they've made in advancing their basic rights.

Finally, I resent being called a "radical feminist" as described in one of the posts, sadly made by a new female AE member who probably knows nothing about me. I don't advocate women giving up their "maternal duties" and neither do I argue for ridiculous ideas such as "male pregnancy". What I am is just someone who is intolerant of intolerance. By the way, everyone who's been here for some time knows I am a man, not a woman. I find putting me as the diametric opposite of this MB guy extremely insulting.