Sexism, Racism, and being different in general

So, to start off this random rant of mine, I have a link to share: http://tinyurl.com/6m5fkwg

And really, I think I've finally snapped:


Really, our society is getting just plain ridiculous. On that particular article, I have only this to say: That kid's parents are going about it all the wrong way. I can understand their reasons for doing it, but I still think it's a terrible idea. There's nothing wrong, inherently, with being a stereotypical male. There's also nothing wrong with being stereotypically gay, or stereotypically African-American, or any sort of stereotype.

What's wrong is discriminating against it, or discriminating against others because of it. And they should have instead tried to raise their child to understand that, rather than treating him like some kind of experiment. There is nothing wrong with fitting a stereotype. In a way, those parents are discriminating against the stereotypical male, perhaps even stereotypes in general, and teaching that child that it's wrong to be a stereotypical male.


Which leads me on into the rest of the rant that has been brewing in my mind for a while: I can't take feminism seriously.
I can't take any of those social movements seriously. You know, the ones fighting for "equal rights" between two social groups? Whether it's about sexism, racism, or the LGBT movement... I can't take it seriously.


You know why that is? Because we have become a society of vengeance.
What I specifically mean by that can be easily explained:
"It's only sexist if men do it."
"It's only racist if a white man does it."

And that little phrase is pretty much the basis for my whole rant here. Society accepts that, apparently. Society seems to think that just because men have a history of treating women as the inferior gender, it's okay for women to respond in kind. It's used it as justification. That's called revenge. Which is something nobody should support. The only thing worse than instigating a conflict, is "finishing" a conflict. Hopefully I don't have to explain my meaning here.


I'm perfectly willing to admit that not everybody who fights for equal rights is that way... but way too many women that support the feminist movement, are women who literally hate men, and discriminate against men. Which means they're not fighting for equal rights at all.



It happens in the other movements as well, but you just don't see it as much. In the case of racism, it's much more subtle these days. Whether you're willing to believe it or not, everybody is perfectly willing to accept sexism against caucasians, simply because of the history of slavery.
That, again, is not justification - that's vengeance, and it's just as wrong.





To put it all together, however... there's nothing inherently wrong with being different. Fighting for equal rights does not mean we should fight for everybody to be like sheep. If we want to treat others as being equal, we first need to respect what makes them different.