Men have easier life than women

Now, I will go through the arguments we both brought to this debate, explain my points in more detail and disprove the arguments that my opponent brought. Moving to my first argument that "Men have easier life than women because they don't have to stand as much pain as women do": My opponent wrote "Although it's true that men don't have periods nor do they experience child birth, this isn't really sufficient reason to conclude that women have it easier" - but I will assume by the context that what my opponent meant to say was ". .. conclude that MEN have it easier". Even if this is what my opponent meant, it doesn't make the whole 'con' argument seem less like a doughnut with a hole. My opponent claims that men generally endure far more physical labor in their lives than women. E. g. fighting in wars, construction work, police work or just simply working out. Firstly, I would like to point out that it's not only men that do these things. (I admit that there's a majority of them in these jobs but still. .. ). Secondly, the more and more civilized the world becomes, the less wars we have, right? (Well, WWIII. would most probably kill us all. .. so we are definitely LUCKY, aren't we? ) Less wars means less men fighting. That means that majority of men never actually have to fight in a war. Thirdly, why do men actually work out? (Let's presume that most of them do really work out. ) To please women "just because", or because they basically want women to have sex with them (to do something that men WANT)? .. .Of course the latter. My opponent ignored the fact that giving birth is not only painful but also endangers life of women. (Even nowadays. ) Giving birth is considered "natural" for women, right? Is there ANYTHING "natural" for men to do that could endanger their lives? No. What is more - the period. My opponent can't really disprove this argument - since you can ALWAYS change an exhausting job or simply stop working out - but women can't do anything with the pangs they become every month. Therefore, they HAVE TO stand more pain than men do. More pain means definitely some trouble. Therefore, the motion stands. My opponent also made a little point that "child birth is actually an advantage as woman have the most control over our species' population". How does this argument link with the argument about pain? . .. Anyway, most of women still decide with men together - whether to have a baby or not (since most of the women prefer "classical families" - meaning mother, FATHER and children). It can be said that women have sort of "Veto - right", but responsibility to choose the "right thing" doesn't always count as a benefit, does it? It means stress. (e. g. "Is abortion the right thing? / Should I give birth although I don't have the "right" father for my child? / I don't have enough money. .. ") Stress is bad for psychical health. It's trouble. Therefore, women really have it hard. Let's move to the second argument that "Men have easier life than women because they aren't supposed to be looking after the household". My opponent says that looking after a household is just a piece of cake. No big deal. Let's look at the housework in more detail. We have washing machines. Great. I agree, that's pretty easy (1 hour per week? . .to get the clothes in and out). Ironing? Let's say 3 hours per week (family with one child). Cooking? 7 hours per week (if you're not one of those families, who always eat out). Looking after that one child? (depends on age, I know) Let's say 3 hours per week on average. Vacuum cleaning? 2 hours per week. Dusting a place? 1 hour/week. Plus add looking after your garden (if you have some) - 1 hour/week, looking after your pets - 2 hours per week ("Mom, I would like to have a dog. .. " . .. Two months later: It's definitely NOT the child that looks after it. Usually. ), shopping ("basic things needed" - e. g. food, tooth-paste, toilet paper etc. ) - 1 hour per week. And so on and on. That makes quite a long list. Divided into 7 days it doesn't sound that bad (really those 2 hours/day). On the other hand if you take into account that most women also go to work, it doesn't look that good. Women can also have tiring jobs, can't they? To the second part of the argument that men "have little time to relax during most jobs, are more pressured (since it is them bringing home the bacon which allows for women to be able to take care of a house in the first place) and generally work under an employer": It depends on the job (and your boos) whether you have time to relax during your job. Nowadays it is said that short breaks are good for the employees since then they can work for longer time periods and more effectively. Men may be pressured because of the responsibility of bringing home money - but everyone who works feels like that. What is more, women can be pressured too (since it's THEIR responsibility to take care after the house and if something goes wrong then it's more or less considered as their fault). Since there are many women who not only have to look after the household, but also have to go to work (because - for example - their husband doesn't earn that much), they have it harder. Since they have it harder, they have more troubles in their lives. Therefore, the motion stands. Let's move to the third argument that "Men have easier life than women because they don't have to look after themselves as much as women do". My opponent claims, that it's just men that have to work out. Women also 'have to' look good since they want the ability of choosing the best partner for their (prospective) children. If women don't look after themselves, they simply lose this ability. They can't choose. (How many rich and powerful men would marry corpulent woman when they can choose from more beautiful ones who want them? ) In addition to working out, women have to shave, wear make-up etc. Therefore, men have it easier. Therefore, the motion stands. I quite disagree with some facts my opponent stated in the "response": Firstly, show me any man who would be willing to have sex with a "400 pound slob with no teeth living in a trailer with her family". Does anyone like that exist? Really? I am just wondering. .. Secondly, not every woman wants a man with a cool car, lots of money, big penis etc. Many ordinary woman usually only want the men to love them (or, at least, say "I love you") when they want to sleep with them. And thirdly, if a man wants sex then he has no problem whatsoever to go whorehouse - no one would nowadays consider that "weird". If a woman goes to lewd house, it still may be considered "abnormal". So, ladies and gentlemen. I hope that after my further explanation and after re-stating my arguments you now fully realize that women have it harder than men. Men have easier lives with less pain, don't have to look after the household (after work), don't have to look after themselves as much as women do. I hope that you will vote 'Pro'. Thank you for reading up to here;) And I am looking forward to my opponent's next post. ..