mmm. what issue was i about to address?

ah yes. i remember. Feminism.

I would say that the state of Maryland started it all. What a coincidence =) Mary-land... just the right place for the birth of Feminism.

Maryland had a problem, for its state motto went like this, Fatti maschii, parole femine. Well, today that motto is known to all as 'Strong deeds, gentle words', yet, its actual meaning went like this - 'Manly deeds, womanly words'. That would be all fine, and the story would have ended here and now, happily ever after. But guess what??

Some nosey parker just had to notice that, that's what. Noticing aside, the person (whom i would reckon to be an indignant female) had to make furious comments about the unfortunate motto. And needless to say, that sparked off a whole chain of political rantings on Politically Correct Speech and what have you.

Certain more disturbed parties even suggested the neutralization of formerly separated words like Waiter and Waitress, into a particularly charmless and very repulsive Waitperson or Waitron. There were even suggestions to convert the innocent Menu into the unscrupulous Womenu.

I shall not dwelve further into these textual idiosyncracies.

What exactly IS feminism? I am all for it, however, at certain points, the line must be drawn. The dictionary states that it is the advocacy of equal rights for women. A pretty simple annotation, it appears, but once again, is equality? CAN there be equality? This is somewhat like the common childish complaint of 'This is unfair!' When technically, there is actually no absolute fairness.

Therefore, when particularly violent and over-enthusiastic feminists threaten to enlist all females into National Service JUST for the sake of feminist equality, and demand changes in the language to suit their endless course, it really makes us wonder if they are not unlike single-minded radicals who might someday form a Feminist version of the KKK. I shiver at that thought.

Indeed, the equality of the sexes is a marathon run in the history of debates, and through that marathon many mentionable advancements have been made possible, so ample credit should be given to the nutty Cordelias in huge sunhats riding in bumpy Chevolet. Seeing that I am getting nowhere with this entry, I will move on to my line of argument.

I personally do not believe in complete equality (if any) of the sexes, for the very simple reason that we are but equal. In the first place, the anatomical makeup of men and women are very different, and we are made that way so as to adapt to the different roles that are required of us. As much as certain people would like it to be, men and women, merely on this basis, can never be equal. Which just puts the feminist, 'men should get pregnant' kind of attitude to shame. However, I am all for discarding the very Asian male condescension towards females, for i do not believe that we are in any way inferior. In fact, genetically speaking, females are biologically superior to males! Yes we are, for we have XX chromosomes while guys have the XY makeup, the Y gene being half the size of the X-gene. (which explains for the slightly higher birthrate for males)

uh hum. let's move on...

Abraham Lincoln once said, in the infamous Gettysburg Address, that 'all men are created equal'. Are the feminists then, going to demand a censorship for that line? This is absurd i tell you. Even the meteorologists and geographists have succumbed to their insiduous whinings and have introduced (if a tad bit unwillingly) male names to destructive hurricanes and typhoons.

Instead of concentrating so much energy on this senseless and trivial disparity (like i am doing rite now), why don't all you radical feminists get together and put all your sensational creativity into improving the lives of impoverished people (females if you like) around the world?

And just before i sign off for today, try this on for size:

Asian males often push the blame to their wives for not being able to produce male infants. Oh but guess what? The fault lies wholly in you, my man. The Y chromosome is carried by the SPERM. So instead of beating your poor, under-nourished wife up, why don't just give yourself a little spanking huh?

Looks like something from you doesn't swim well.