When you think of gender wars you tend to imagine the long and everlasting battle of the sexes. But do gender wars really exist? A part of me says yes of course they exist but another part of me says no there really isn’t such a thing between “gender wars”. But if there wasn’t such a thing as gender wars then why would there be so much competition in our society and why would men and women fight? But on the other hand people may think gender wars don’t exist because some people think why should men and women fight? They were made to be with each other, they shouldn’t be fighting or having wars.
As I have grown up and gone through middle school, high school, and most of college I have really started to think these “gender wars” may not exist like people think they do. Going back to the middle school days I could maybe see where gender wars came into play. Kids are young and they are just starting to realize what its like to hang out with the opposite sex. Looking back I can see how going from hanging out with all boys to boys and girls there definitely was a time where we experienced some gender wars when the boys and girls couldn’t agree on one thing. But as kids turn into young adults and then into adults they start to realize there are other things in life and you have to make changes and settle for other things in life.
Thinking of gender wars today, I can’t really see where they come into play. But one place I can see gender wars taking place is in the sporting world. As it is in today’s society, when you think of sports you often think of the male dominance in the sporting world. Women make the push to challenge men but when you look at the dominate figures in the sporting world you think of names like Lebron James, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, and Rodger Federer who all dominate their sport and are the faces of the sporting world. But does this make women feel like there is a war and they are competing to become the face of their sport or do they want dominate on the same level as these male figures do?
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How has gender wars affected our society today and what changes has it made?
Is it more men or women who are worried about winning the gender war?
In response to your second questions I would honestly have to say I don't know. In my own opinion, I think it's stupid that such thing exists so I say go ahead and let men win. Looking at society as a whole I think that women may be more worried just because of the increasing number of women attending college and earning degrees. They may not see it as winning "Gender Wars" but making themselves equal.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the sporting world is a very interesting thing in this topic in my opinion. I especially find it interesting that guys sports are almost "mens'" whatever, but girls sports are often called "girls'" instead of "womens'".
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