Sexism in America?

To some degrees, there is still a good level of sexism in America, and discrimination because of it. But is it really as much of a big deal as it used to be? The answer is simply no. Sexism has decreased significantly over the decades, and actually on the opposite front, it has increased. What do I mean by that? I mean there has become discrimination from girls against boys, more than there ever has been before.

“How so?” you might have asked yourself. Well, I have noticed this most in the world of teenagers. There, I so commonly see girls mistreating boys, often times degrading them by calling them “idiots” and much more vulgar insults. Not only that, but there have been many cases of girls trying to pick a fight with a boy, knowing full well that the consequences of a boy fighting back against the girl are much greater than what a girl would suffer for fighting a boy. It is a possibility that in this generation, it will be boys who are more discriminated against, or at least mistreated more?

Maybe... Or, at least, in some parts of the country. You can never be sure.

But something you can be sure of, is that sexism is not nearly as big of a deal as it used to be. But unfortunately, people still make a big deal out of it. Sometimes, it is just the case of your average hot-headed man or woman, liking to start controversy over things worth fighting for. What could prevent this? Frankly, thinking sensibly. A religious or moral stand-point for many, many matters just doesn't work out as well, as using your common sense.

However, your common sense is always going to be greatly influenced by your morals and religious views. Thing is, though, you want to look for the “greater good.” Yeah, I know that idea isn't very appealing with how it was used in the Nazi movement, but know that their idea of “the great good” was warped by their religious and moral beliefs.

My idea for the greater good is to ultimately cause as little fighting as possible, but not at the expense of losing your moral values. If there is ever to be a revolution, it should be over something truly worth-while; not about very trivial matters, which we often times see thoroughly debated over, causing much more fighting than they are worth.

Anyways, sexism though still present in America, is not and probably will not (at least for some time) ever be as prominent as it used to be. Like racism, there is still some unevenness, and it will take some time until everyone is on a completely level playing field. But I also see in this generation, as having more potential than any prior ones, to level it. Except I also can see a struggle over sexuality taking the spot of sexism and racism in this generation, but that is for another time to discuss.

Note: These opinions I intend only to apply to America, exclusively. I am not saying that it applies to all other countries in the world.