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Why do women pay more? (pg. 2)
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| rabbitjoker |
There is an easy answer to this:
The reason is that there is a massive male conspiracy to keep women down. That's right - it's true. Men sit around in their free time and devise ways to ensure that women never become superior to the phalic breed.
An effective way to make sure that women can never be all that they can be is to hit them in the pocket book. That is why men have collaborated to ensure that women pay more for dry cleaning and haircuts - because we all know that dry cleaning and hair cuts are essentials to survival.
So there you have it folks. It's quite simple. From day one of history - men (en mass) have collaborated to keep women away from the thrones of humanity by out-pricing essential products and services.
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| Jayx1 |
Great article:
| quote: | Should Men Still Be Expected
to Pay for Dates?
by Glenn Sacks (e-mail: [email protected]) [February 15th, 2002]
It's not the most romantic subject near Valentine's Day, but the unfair expectation that men must pay for dates, which came under commendable feminist attack during the 1970s, is, surprisingly, almost as strong today as it was before women's liberation. There are several standard justifications given for not splitting the check:
1. "Women have to spend more on clothes, shoes, perfume, etc., so it's only fair that men pay."
It's true that women's clothes, shoes, etc., can cost considerably more than men's, but men who date must reciprocate by having a presentable car and a presentable place to live, both of which are far more expensive. After all, a marriage-age man who lives at home is considered undesirable, but did you ever see a man turn down a promising date because she lived with mom and dad or drove an old junker? I didn't think so.
2. "Men make more money than women do for the same job."
Fortunately, this isn't true. Studies by liberal (AFL-CIO), dissident feminist (The Independent Women's Forum), and conservative (Hoover Institution) organizations have found that single men do not earn more than single women. The gender wage gap is caused by the career sacrifices that mothers make for their children, and the personal sacrifices fathers make (longer work weeks, more hazardous jobs, etc.) in order to earn the money to support those same children. Neither of these is generally an issue in dating.
3. "I'm old-fashioned. I expect the man to pay because it's chivalrous."
The problem is that many men have come to hear this as "I'm old fashioned when it suits me. When it doesn't, well, that's a different story." After all, what would a modern woman say if her date said "I'm old-fashioned. I expect the woman to do all the cooking and dishes"?
4. "Whoever asks for the date should pay."
And who is always expected to ask? Need I ask?
5. "Well, if men expect to get something, they should expect to pay for it."
It is Neanderthal for a man to expect to "get something" simply because he has paid for a date. Also, since women enjoy sex as much as men do, even if a woman does have sex with a man "because he paid" it's still unfair to the man because he's paying for the privilege of doing something which is mutually pleasurable.
6. "It's just easier this way."
This claim certainly has merit. The rise of feminism demolished many of society's rules and traditions, usually for the better. But when it comes to dating, nobody really knows what the rules are anymore, and in this confusion often both men and women find it easier to fall back on tradition.
Enough! The obligation of a man to pay can wound a budding relationship by placing money and one-sided expectations where love and honesty should be. In addition, its innate unfairness hinders the uneasy rapprochementmen and women are currently negotiating after three decades of gender conflict. In the long run, abolishing this outmoded social convention will benefit both men and women. And what's fair is fair.
Oh, and guys, be sure not to order the most expensive item on the menu, OK? |
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| StereoPrincess |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
There is an easy answer to this:
The reason is that there is a massive male conspiracy to keep women down. That's right - it's true. Men sit around in their free time and devise ways to ensure that women never become superior to the phalic breed.
An effective way to make sure that women can never be all that they can be is to hit them in the pocket book. That is why men have collaborated to ensure that women pay more for dry cleaning and haircuts - because we all know that dry cleaning and hair cuts are essentials to survival.
So there you have it folks. It's quite simple. From day one of history - men (en mass) have collaborated to keep women away from the thrones of humanity by out-pricing essential products and services. |
wow, i have seen the light. i guess there is no point in even trying to be a contributing citizen in this world. |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
There is an easy answer to this:
The reason is that there is a massive male conspiracy to keep women down. That's right - it's true. Men sit around in their free time and devise ways to ensure that women never become superior to the phalic breed.
An effective way to make sure that women can never be all that they can be is to hit them in the pocket book. That is why men have collaborated to ensure that women pay more for dry cleaning and haircuts - because we all know that dry cleaning and hair cuts are essentials to survival.
So there you have it folks. It's quite simple. From day one of history - men (en mass) have collaborated to keep women away from the thrones of humanity by out-pricing essential products and services. |
LOL!!!
yeah that explains the GST on tampons BEOTCH!!!
LOL LOL LOL |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
wow, i have seen the light. |
Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.
yikes! i just referenced a tv show with "star" in it's title... ewwwwwwww.
for the record, i have great disdain for any tv show with star in it's title (starwars, startrek, starsearch, stars on ice, live like a star, instant star, survivor all-star, star tv, etc). |
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| b4k-oz |
Jayx1 you've excelled yourself with this thread.
If anyone has ever doubted your sincerity towards women, then one need not question it ever again :disbelief |
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| Jayx1 |
This is not against women. This is against discrimination against men. They are completely mutually exclusive.
Nowhere do i make any statements against or advocate any form of discrimination against women here. |
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| b4k-oz |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
This is not against women. This is against discrimination against men. They are completely mutually exclusive.
Nowhere do i make any statements against or advocate any form of discrimination against women here. |
I think most women would agree that there is discrimination to both sexes. But your opening comment has a lot to say for itself.
Especially in a world where women are told there is equality but still earn less then men and are silently dismissed of the chance to prove themselves equally capable. |
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| StereoPrincess |
| quote: | Originally posted by b4k-oz
I think most women would agree that there is discrimination to both sexes. But your opening comment has a lot to say for itself.
Especially in a world where women are told there is equality but still earn less then men and are silently dismissed of the chance to prove themselves equally capable. |
b4k-oz, your words fall on deaf ears. what jayx1 doesn't understand is that he comes of as a chauvenist.
insurance rates vs. dry cleaning? WTF?
how many times does it have to be repeated: men get into more accidents then women. they pay higher insurance (especially in the 20s), which eventually equals out when you get into 30s and 40s. |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by b4k-oz
Especially in a world where women are told there is equality but still earn less then men and are silently dismissed of the chance to prove themselves equally capable. |
I don't buy this...
Show me a job where a woman with the same experience and qualification makes less than a man. Im sure it happens somewhere but not to the extent that they claim. All women make 75% of what men make? WHERE? HOW?
My opening statement does say it all. If women want lower prices for services that they claim are equal then i want the same. Nothing wrong with that is there?
Why should my wanting equal car and life insurance rates, equal cover charges, and equal pricing for dating services be taken as an affront on women? |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
b4k-oz, your words fall on deaf ears. what jayx1 doesn't understand is that he comes of as a chauvenist.
insurance rates vs. dry cleaning? WTF?
and how many times does it have to be repeated: men get into more accidents then women. they pay higher insurance (especially in the 20s), which eventually equals out when you get into 30s and 40s. |
Right and women's haricuts and dry cleaning are usually more complex and or delicate than men's.
There is always a reasoning behind discrimination. Your reasoning for discrimination against men is no better than their reasoning for discrimination against women.
You call me a chauvenist?
| quote: | | and how many times does it have to be repeated: men get into more accidents then women. they pay higher insurance (especially in the 20s), which eventually equals out when you get into 30s and 40s. |
if im a chauvenist then you just came off as the female version im sorry to say. |
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| Jayx1 |
its funny how when a man stands up for his own equal rights hes a chauvenist but when a woman stands up for her equal rights shes a feminist.
Interesting how double standards work these days isn't it? |
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