What? The only point of the article is to not be an asshole and to change a situation for the better when someone IS being an asshole by dealing with them instead of standing by passively.

In this case "man" just means responsible adult male.

Ditto!

I think it's pretty obvious that he's condemning purposeful and forceful exclusion of women from ADULT all-male groups not talking about a couch-coop campaign you got going with your buddies.

I think you misinterpreted what he said. He was saying that because he understands basic common courtesy and that everyone who is likewise courteous deserves it, including women, those women like him just fine without him needing to do any sucking up whatsoever, ie he has no problem with women.

It's hard living with a parent who is a hypocrite. I know this.

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It isn't even about world view. It's about basic rights over my body. Government should not legislate my vagina. Bottom line.

I'm not a democrat but I believe autonomy over my own body and the ability to receive care for it is more important. I'm not going to let some fealty to some political label or party get in the way of what's really important.

Troll or not, I'm really surprised at how few people called you on the most appalling thing in your statement: that monies are more important than the FREEDOM TO CHOOSE WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR OWN BODY.

I hadn't heard of this teacher. Can you link me?

What "problem" is supposed to be solved? The answer to both questions is simply that the author is being dishonest when they claim X gender has all the power over Y gender but doing a poor job of hiding it.

Nope. Reactions like "innate dignity and self-possession" just translate to passive silence. How womanly of you!

Bullshit, they do. Are you aware that men's dress pants have actual functioning pockets and women's dress pants have stupid little faux pockets that are utterly useless? Those take time to sew. Which pair of pants requires more design and manufacturing time?

Yes!

Nope. It's not a special line that is custom anything. It's not branded with a lovable, nostalgia-inducing kitten or a popular rapper with questionable gangster affiliations. It's not bottled at a special location that imparts special properties to it. It's just a different color casing. Pretty, pretty pink for the…

No, the ink is just standard regular old ink. And there are other non-gendered pen collections that include a vast array of colors.