im picking a pleasant fight :)

physically and biologically, there is an inarguable difference between men and women. but there are advocates who pushed for gender reforms through policies like Violence Against Women Code (VAWC or RA 9262) and Women Development Code of Davao. reforms to re-inculturate society especially men of respect, fairness and women empowerment. certainly, these moves rooted from violence against women, discriminate treatment of women in workplace and male domination.

once again, its inarguable! those roots really happened. i too have gender biases (note: minor ones) and played one of the sideline culprits. but they have my heart when they are bluntly marginalized.

my sole rant over this movement is the contradiction of their prime advocacy: respect and fairness and empowerment

women w(r)anted respect but they walk with low necklines and short skirts or fits. (yes, i understand you only wanted to look and feel beautiful but hey you can be respectfully beautiful)
women w(r)anted fairness but they still demand "ladies-first" and "men-should-pay-dates" arrangements.

women empower themselves, climb overboard and guess what...they become one of the boys who they once accused of (sexual) harassment, discriminate treatment in workplace and dominance. hmmmm... women just wanted a share of the pie after all, not respect and fairness.

i understand their effort and we admit we too have issues but advocates seem to overdo and outweigh the balance - that both men and women should compliment each other and not compete.

yes! its a pleasant collision that we need to accept. we just need to manage it well and recognize we really are different by nature.