The catchphrase of segregation amongst the 'merkins
was "separate but equal". It's a laudable goal, in theory. The problem is effecting the idea so that neither group gets a raw deal in practice.

That's why I'm generally for the closest thing to equality rather than a "celebration of differences". If there are social differences between two groups there'll always be (often justified) grounds to say that one group is actually secretly getting the shitty end of the stick.
(StapMyVitals wouldn't mind a bit of that, Wed 31 Mar 2010, 12:34, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I feel that no one is equal nor should we be but we all should have the same opportunities.
Having raised two daughters and having a number of nephews I do see what appear to be differences between males and femals although how to account for differneces caused by socialization vs nature is difficult or impossible.

That said, we should all be allowed to screw up equally based on our own person failures!

There is good news for women however (as I see it anyway). I work in a traditionally male dominated science (geology). When I started 30 some years ago the only women we saw were our secretaries. More and more women however are getting into this field, and women now make up close to 50% of the scientific staff in my office. Opening up this science has provided some interesting changes in how we view things. This has been a good thing.

(I still however have to remember that when in the field, I can't cuss as much or just take a p--- anywhere anymore. Also, there is less beer drinking and arguing about rocks which was one of the things that first attracted me to geology).
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Wed 31 Mar 2010, 13:23, Reply)