Mirza is sexist and uses his religion as a shield

I would also like to apologize for the character limits. I will provide my most basic argument, and a link to my more detailed rebuttal, in with my sources. ========================================================================== Arguments ======================== My full list of arguments can be seen [1] However my opponent has requested that I post my arguments on here, instead of just link to the blog. My main stances can be outlined in the definitions I used last round, mostly including sexism. Sexism, is anything from disallowing rights to someone on the basis of their sex, rather than on their capability. My opponent argues against that saying that it would be ridiculous for a man to retrieve medical attention for female reproductive issues, such as birth control and menstrual pain. I will concede that in some cases, almost always medical, that taking one's sex into consideration is necessary. However, in social situations it should not be accepted that way. Women are not lesser than men, and men are not lesser than women. Scientifically speaking they do have some differences, however a blanket rule cannot be made on that alone. With the first source there are not huge differences. Both genders need to be aware of the risks. That said, men should also be aware that they are in fact at risk for breast cancer [5], if left untreated over 1,000 men in the U. S alone will die of breast cancer. Just because something is most often associated with one gender does not mean that exceptions should be ignored. No one should live in ignorance, not on how to socially treat other humans, and not about how to medically treat them. Everyone should be aware that every person is different and blanket statements should be used very rarely. Its not fair to deny that women may need treated for prostate cancer [8]. Now wouldn't you agree that you are more likely to find a woman that is unable to just stay at home, care for kids, cannot cook, etc, and a man that would rather stay at home and take control of that, then you will find a man with breast cancer? The second link shows that women tend to be better at identifying emotions, so it shows that women should be valued over men in the workforce. Almost all jobs include dealing with people, and women on average are more likely to know how to talk to others, and how to identify their emotions to become better. According to these sources it would stand to reason that women should work while men stay with children. Since men tend to be less emotional, they wont make decisions based on how much it hurts the child, but rather how much it will help them long term. I however would not advocate that because I believe both parents are equally as important, in the work force, and raising the children. I have never once seen anyone fight over whose income was spent the most, nor have I ever seen any one fight about who raised the children a certain way. The only thing I can present is about what has happened in -my- life. The closest thing to those arguments were if we had money to buy a laptop and a new wii, if we had enough money to pay the cell phone bill and the rent, if someone needed to get a second job and if so who, but none of those were real fights, just disputes. Also when someone takes offence because one of the children picked up on a habit a parent had, or even I have, such as being dramatic, screaming, not listening, blaming, or other disrespectful actions. ======================================================================= Now I would also like to point out that in Islam women do not have equal rights, if any at all, and are thought of as lesser than men. [2] [3] [4] I would also say that the Koran does call for respect towards one's mother, but that has no bearing on sexism, other than to prove itself further sexist. ""A man asked the Prophet: 'Whom should I honor most? ' The Prophet replied: 'Your mother'. 'And who comes next? ' asked the man. The Prophet replied: 'Your mother'. 'And who comes next? ' asked the man. The Prophet replied: 'Your mother! '. 'And who comes next? ' asked the man. The Prophet replied: 'Your father'" (Bukhari and Muslim). " Now, wouldn't it stand to reason that both parents should be equally good, and equally honored/respected? Isn't it a bit sexist to say that your mother should be more honored than your father? It is sexist if it favors one gender over another for no real reason. Sure she carried the child for nine months, but he might have been doing more for the child, like making room, buying baby specific things, putting in extra time at work to make enough money to support the extra mouth, or even teach the child more. Shouldn't an equal system be set up in which both husband and wife are equal to each other, with equal rights, equal say, equal treatment; both mother and father are equal parents, equally respected, and equally obeyed. How is this system wrong? How is my opponent's system not sexist? ===================================== Now I would also like to note how things are done in Finland. My opponent made it appear as if Finland followed his system, but its really more socialist than that. A woman found out she was pregnant and both soon-to-be parents joined a group to learn more about how to care for the child, pick a place to give birth, and was assigned a midwife. The mother took maternity leave for 21 weeks, including five that were before the birth, the father took three weeks off right after the birth. 'The family's second child, Iiris, was born when Freja was 2 years and four months old. The birth and benefits for the child were as before, with the exception that instead of the maternity pack the Tuuralas opted for the maternity grant and a higher rate of child allowance was paid for the second child. ' When one of the children are sick and unable to attend day care the husband looks after them, and the mother remains at work. [6] Is that an immoral system now? ============================================ Again the blog doesn't really need to be addressed, it just has more of my points and more in depth, I only included it because I worked very hard on it, however I do believe I addressed all of the main points without it. Sources ================ [1] . http://www.blogger.com... [2] . http://sheikyermami.com... [3] . http://members.shaw.ca... [4] . http://infidelsarecool.com... [5] . http://ww5.komen.org... [6] . http://finland.fi... [7] . http://www.answering-islam.org... [8] . http://www.womenagainstprostatecancer.org...