Mars vs. Venus

On the bus ride home from uni the other day, I overheard (overheard, not eavesdropped mind you) a snippet of what seemed to be quite the interesting conversation. The two people involved were having some sort of debate to decide what the official antonym for feminism would be, and came to the conclusion that it had to be chauvinism.

Now I don't know if that's actually registered as correct, but in my opinion, it just can't be. If antonyms are supoosed to be opposites of equal weightage, then in my books the two just don't add-up.
I'm sorry girls, but i'll have to side with the boys on this one.

It actually is rather unfair that a woman can get away with doing the exact same thing a chauvinist hopes to achieve, and even rise up on top. That's because feminism is recieved in a much higher light than chauvinism, oddly even with a touch of respect.
What i'm trying to say is, a man can never get away with saying 'Girls are stupid!' (for instance) without having the suffix 'pig' added to his chauvinist title. A self-proclaimed feminist (a.k.a ball beater) on the other can get away with 'Boys are stupid!' with not a scar to her name! See where i'm getting at?

It's all a bunch of cattle faeces if you ask me! Feminism and that whole 'equal rights' jazz. Why broadcast the fact that we're 'poor, innocent women, slaves to society', instead of just shutting up and proving afore-mentioned society wrong?
Understandable if you want to bring to light actual issues like wife-beaters and breast cancer, but the boys suffer from the same and you don't hear them whinging about it! In fact, in a survey taken on domestic violence 40 out of 100 cases were reportedly violence by women against men! And we're not oblivious to the fact that men are prone to breast cancer as well.

All i'm saying is stop trying so hard to up one another and realize the potential of your own sexes...and achieve it!

Happy Father's Day everyone.


Cheers.

Option A?

We're spoilt for choice aren't we?

This little revelation happened to strike me the other day, when I headed to the local cafe' to quench my insatiable thirst for that cup o' java (see profile). I went up to the counter quite certain that all I wanted was a latte...then i happened to look up at the menu board.
Frappucchino, Mochacchino, decaf or expresso? A once you've scratched your head past that set of multiple-choice options, you're given your next. Skim-milk or whole milk? Then small, medium, large, or this-size-will-guarantee-you-never-sleep-ever!?

How far we've strayed since our neanderthal predecessors! 'I want food!' has evolved into 'Chinese or Mexican?' 'Dine-in or take-out?'
Forget food options and graphical illustrations of variable french-fry portions even. Take our clothes, cars, furniture and even letterpad font! I can change the colour of my i-pod (hypothetically speaking..i don't really own one) to whatever shade (not just clour, mind you) I prefer, and even add a 'hello kitty' motif (not quite the fan..but again, hypothetically speaking) to my moblie phone!

The scary bit is, our tendency to let ourselves be spoilt for choice is heading towards dangerous ground. Does the term 'Designer Babies' ring a bell?
Now that genetic engineering is common jargon for even the Layman, everyone wants their share of the deal. Turns out in a couple of years, parents-to-be will soon be able to actually create their own baby to fit their perfect picture! And by inserting/incorporating the right genes (tall gene/brown-eyed gene) here and there, scientists will be able to give them exactly what they paid for!

You know there's something amiss in humanity, when we stop celebrating the miracle of life and resort to choosing whom we love.


So here's where the biggest of all decisions comes into play..when all other options and choices take a back seat.

Click 'RIGHT' or click 'WRONG'?


Cheers