Its Men Who Need Liberation Not Women

Hi, and thank you for posting your argument. I'm Amy and will be arguing against you. I agree with you on many of your points, but I think that women are more in need of liberation than men. Of course I agree that the whole idea of gender roles is hurting both men and women, I feel that women are getting the worst of it. The statement, "Its Men Who Need Liberation, Not Women" is wrong since both genders need liberation from forced gender roles. Also, in third world countries its obvious that women are more in need of liberation. Maybe in war time when men have to go out and fight they have it worse, but women are treated brutally in many peaceful third world countries and in war times are killed and raped with no weapons to defend themselves. Not to talk about forced marriage and the law that states that if a man rapes a women they have to marry. Firstly though I will look at your argument. I will be using the same numbers as your argument did and and look at each of your points individually. 1. Although I like your idea that responsibility should be shared by adults I think that since part time jobs only get so much money its much easier for one person to work full time while the other spends their time with the kids. Also please note that in this case the women has to stay home and raise the kids. I and some others feel that this is not a very great job sometimes since you hardly ever get credit, do not make money and can not really use your creativity to solve problems. Also,no the son is not always forced to take the family business and I as a daughter would actually like the family business since it provides financial security. When do girls get to inherit it? 2. Actually it is women who are more forced to marry by society who lose their dreams. I will not say that its not the same for men, but its definitely worse for women. Men at least get to achieve some success in their workplace. What dreams do women who are forced to marry get? And in many third world countries women are usually forced to marry as soon as their period starts. No education and no dreams. 3. Well, in I agree that people should stop telling girls they are weak, but I think being told you are a protector and strong is better than being told you are weak and in need of protection. Again its bad for both males and females, but I think females have it worse. 4. Firstly, no parents are not lazy. There is a time when a parent needs to say,"Ok, my child is now grown up." Looking for a partner for your child is wrong and not the parent's responsibility. I think the whole idea of having to marry should just be stopped. I think marriage should be a choice and you should only marry a person you love. Anyways, females have it worse. They have to probably go against their parents will and not marry the suitor they found or they have to marry someone their parents found. which could force them into an unhappy marriage. Also, in first world countries neither married females not married males are seen as a asset to the family. Sure in some families still, but not in most. Third world is different, but still worse for women. 5. I don't think paternity leave is a bad idea, but remember women are in a physically weaker state and have gone though the painful and traumatic experience of giving birth. Men on the other hand just want to see their child and help their wife. In countries where the economy is not that strong its better for men not to have paternity leave. Its widely known that women can survive without their husbands there all the time with the baby and most husbands can take a day off to see their child. I conclusion I agree that first world men and women suffer almost equally under sexism and forced gender roles, but definitely not in most third world countries. Also most of the time women are thought of as impure and "sluts" when they sleep around, but men are "players". So, I think women (especially in third world countries) are the ones more in need of liberation. Here I list a few websites about this: http://www.globalissues.org... http://www.aljazeera.com... http://www.americanthinker.com... http://edition.cnn.com... Thank you for reading my argument and giving it a chance.