Does Sexism Only Work One Way?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5401773/Emily-Maitlis-resist-picture-oiled-dancer.html

[youngmafbog]

At the moment yes, anyone with half a brain realises that with the anti men brigade at full swing there is no such thing as equality in anything.

[jackthehat]

Bless you......you poor beleagured men....

[youngmafbog]

JTH, no one is beleaguered. The problem is this was a really good opportunity for things to improve. Unfortunately the ultra feminists have taken it too far and created inequality the other way and so become discredited.

[Zacs-Master]

Created inequality the other way? Really? You believe everything has swung the other way?

[youngmafbog]

In some respects yes it has Zacs. And here is one example on this thread.

[Zacs-Master]

Give over, man. Get some perspective.

[youngmafbog]

Well I am entitled to my view just as you are.

In my opinion I think you should open your eyes a bit.

[jackthehat]

Ultra-feminists??

Who would they be.....and what have they done, exactly, which has diminished you or your potential in any way?

[Zacs-Master]

My eyes are wide open as yours, thanks. I think you should take the blinkers off.

[anotheoldgit]

/// The Newsnight presenter was pictured beaming as she put her arm around the oiled-up, tattooed and bearded performer in the raunchy troupe's changing room in Las Vegas. ///

Perhaps a few years down the line he may accuse her of sexual assault?

[Zacs-Master]

I love the way the DM state that she ‘couldn’t resist’. How do they know? They don’t appear to have asked her.

[NoMercy]

Of course it only works one way. Just like racism.

[Old_Geezer]

"What would you say if a male BBC presenter posed with a half-naked stripper?" I'd say good luck to them.

[andy-hughes]

The Mail has a core readership that likes to get its trolleys in a robble over such inconsequential nonsense.

Ignore them - they do go away.

[vetuste_ennemi]

I'd have preferred to see a threesome with Witless one side and Wark the other.

[Garaman]

The Daily Mail is published mainly for women and is just taking the opportunity to show them a fit man with his top off. Not really a problem I wouldn't think.

[Deskdiary]

As a man I'm not in the least but bothered about this.

Shame some of the wimmin amongst us got so bent out of shape over the grid girls though.

To answer the question I wouldn't say it only goes one way, but I would say sexism against men isn't treated as seriously.

[douglas9401]

I don't know. Top journo burd gets herself out of the studio to investigate the exploitation of young men in entertainment and gets pelters for her trouble.

Her hands-on approach should be applauded by eye candy everywhere and not dismissed as a moisture creating exercise.

[youngmafbog]

ZM, I have no problem with the man in the picture, what I do have a problem with is women telling me and other willing women what they should do.

If they dont have the features that are attractive to men then fine use your brains but dont tell the women who can, and want to , use their bodies they cant'.

I am not blinkered, I m a pragmatist unlike you.

[Zacs-Master]

A pragmatist who believes that, somehow, women have suddenly gained the upper hand in the equality stakes. Mmm. Not my definition of pragmatism.