Feminists - What These Chicks Really Want
                          Keep Equal Standards for Both Sexes
                                   Editor Heath Rude

	
	Feminists believe in equality between the sexes, right? Well, they believe in 
equality for women, so I guess that would make them for equality between the sexes about 
half the time, but this doesn't even seem to be the case. Last year, UNI had to cut two of
its sports teams due to budget cuts. They planned to cut one men's team and one women's 
team. This ticked off the feminists (as many things do) and they challenged the move under 
Title XI. UNI had to back off because we didn't have the money to go through a lawsuit and 
consequently, two men's teams were cut and zero women's teams were cut. This is what 
equality means to these chicks.
	
	First, a couple of disclaimers. I support feminists in Russia and any other
 country where women are truly treated as second-class citizens. I would have also
 supported feminists a few generations ago when women did not have the opportunity they do
 now. Today, American and European feminists stand for much different issues. These babes
 have abandoned the old philosophy of equal rights and have taken up other causes, many of
 which are very dangerous to the average individual.
	
	As for the other disclaimer, I respect women very much as they are an integral and 
valuable part of my life. I would never refer to a woman as a "babe" or a "chick" because
 that is disrespectful, unless they are a feminist. Feminists are themselves sexist and
 they conduct themselves uncivilly, so why not treat them the way they treat others. I
 would encourage everyone to refer to feminists as "babes" and "chicks" until they start
 acting properly and abandon their sexist agenda. As for this aricle, "babes" and "chicks"
 does not refer to women in general or to all feminists around the globe. It only refers to
 American and European feminists.
	
	According to these chicks, my premise of progress is wrong. They still think that
 women are not given a fair shake and to prove their point they hold rallies and chant
 "Equal Work, Equal Pay!" or some variation. A common stat that these babes throw out there
 is that women make $0.67 to every dollar that a man makes for the same job. This stat is
 misleading because it doesn't take into account experience. Women make approximately $0.97
 to every dollar that a man makes for the same job AND if they have the same experience. To
 counter this oppressive 3-cent disparity, women receive better benefits than men do.
	
	Feminists believe that men and women are equally capable at everything, but this
 is just not the case. Sure men and women should be treated equally, but there are inherent
 differences in the sexes. To recognize and accommodate for these differences seems sexist
 to them.
	
	As for the question at hand, many believe that all these chicks really want is
 equality for women, but what do they mean by this? Take our education system for example.
 Boys, on average, fair better than girls in science and math. This is not equal, so they
 lobby for lower standards for young women who are interested in these two areas and they
 lobby for more resources to be available, but only available to girls. This includes
 summer programs and after school programs.
	
	What about the other subjects? It turns out that girls, on average, fair better
 than boys in all other major subjects. Do you think these chicks would even consider lower
 standards for young men going into these areas? Of course not. They would be ticked off
 (yet again) and need Hillary to lead them in a bra burning ceremony to soothe their
 senses.
	
	It all goes back to their general premise that men and women are equal. They don't
 recognize differences. So if women are not doing as well in an area, it's because of
 sexism, male dominance, or our "oppressive" culture. It is never as simple as a difference
 in the sexes.
	
	The solution is simple. Keep the same standards for both sexes. If boys are better
 in math and girls are better in English, so what? Keep things equal. If more men can pass
 the strength and endurance standards  necessary to be a police officer or in the army, so
 be it. If women perform better in school and therefore more women than men go on to
 universities, so be it. Don't lower standards to give an image of equality in an effort to
 cover up our differences, because that's all it will ever be - and image, a mirage, or a
 false sense of a one sex America. Call it what you want.
	
	Finally, never call a woman a feminist. This is one of the most degrading and
 insulting terms that one would call a woman in modern day America and Europe. Currently
 only 25% of women identify themselves as feminists (GAllup 2001). Feminism is far more
 than equal rights. It is an ideology that does not advance equality because feminists only
 fight for more ipportunity and special treatment for women, even in the areas that women
 are far better than men. I would never want to join a movement or an organization that
 would only be interested in more benefits and special treatment for men, because that
 would be sexist, just as feminism is. So reject the notion of special treatment and lower
 standards for only one sex and support true equality. Rejecting feminism is the best way
 our country can progress towards a better life for all.