[zallen]

"Men do not hit women."

Right. Except all those cases of domestic abuse, I mean.

"Men are polite to women."

Have you ever actually been a woman? Typically men ignore women, except attractive women, who they ogle or patronize. In stores, men get served first or, if it's a couple, people assume the man is the decision-maker and speak primarily to him. People assume that men lead any social interaction. This is readily observable even if you're a man.

"Men put women first."

Except when it comes to childrearing, domestic arrangements, wages and promotions, poverty-reduction programs, marketing, healthcare (there's viagra and procepia, but it was only two years ago they figured out the structure of the clitoris), and in the classroom where boys are still called on first and it is routinely assumed that girls can't do math or science.

But otherwise, sure, you're spot-on.

(Oh, except, not identifying as a woman. We try. Especially online, where random threats of violence and rape happen routinely in certain communities like gaming as soon as you check the "F" box, often from complete strangers. But are you really saying that an entire group of people should just not be who they are to receive equal treatment? Right.)

[enko]

  >> "Men do not hit women."
  > Right. Except all those cases of domestic abuse, I mean.

Hm, perhaps my language was a little unclear. In this context, imagine instead of "men" that it reads "gentlemen". Gentlemen do not hit women. Gentlemen put women first. That was the meaning I was getting at, and that is what is taught by society.

I know there are sociopaths who ignore these rules, that is a valid point.

[gatlin]

Thank you for writing this. I'm responding in lieu of a second upvote.