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Feminism is for equal rights for all genders not just women.

Thank you, VoiceofEquality, for instigating this debate. Since my opponent is Pro in this debate, he/she has the burden of proof to show that “feminism is for equal rights for all genders not just for women”. In the event that feminism is shown to be for unequal rights in certain circumstances, or in the alternate event wherein my opponent fails to provide arguments to affirm the resolution, the resolution is negated and I win. Negative Case Premise: The myth of gender equality At the biological level, prima facie, it is clear that women, who are anatomically very different to men (e.g. genitals), are not equal in this sense. But the differences run deeper. At the University of Pennsylvania, there was found to be striking differences in the neurological wiring of men’s and women’s brains. Specifically, neurological connection is found to be mostly forward and back with men, whilst women have connections left to right [1]. These differences manifest in ability, such as men being “better at learning and performing single tasks, such as cycling or navigating, whilst women tend to be better at multitasking and problem-solving in group situations. These differing abilities also manifest in preferences. In his book Gender, Nature, and nurture, and as spoken in the documentary ‘Brainwash: The Gender Equality Paradox’, Richard Lippa talks of his survey that collaborated answers from over 200,000 people in 53 counties. They were all asked what they wanted to work with. He found that, “men [were] much more orientated in the thing orientated occupations. Women, relatively, are much more orientated to the people professions… This is consistent across all the countries… Something biological is going on.” [2] [3]. Also found within this documentary is Trond Diseth of the Oslo Univeristy Hospital Research. Trond specifically works with “children with deformed genitals” and tries to work out which sex the children are. He does with the methodology of placing male, female and neutral toys in front of the child. He found that there are “clear differences between what the two gender gravitate towards… Children are born with a clear biological disposition” [3]. A1: Unequal rights in STEM fields Now that it is very clear that there are differences between the genders, why is feminism’s pursuit of equality harmful (i.e. what is the impact?). Programs and organisations that push women towards certain professions, such as the ‘Steminist’ organisation, are a waste of time and money because for the large majority of women, they are not interested in the ‘thing’ orientated professions. But it gets worse. There exists ‘gender quotas’ so that there is a push towards ‘gender equality’ in the workforce. These quotas mean that a certain number of women are required to be accepted into the STEM fields, or else the college will get into trouble [4], of which was backed by U.S President Barrack Obama [5]. BUT IT GETS EVEN WORSE. In 2012, there was serious talk (involving Barrack Obama) of ‘limiting male enrolment into science fields’ [6]. Such blatant misandry is the final stage of feminist rhetoric and is clearly fighting for unequal rights between the genders. The conception of feminist’s equal rights for all genders is plagued by the incorrect premise that the genders are equal (i.e. that there is ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCES between the genders). Such a premise is wholly fallacious and results in feminism fighting for UNEQUAL RIGHTS, due to trying to correct for nonsense like the patriarchy. A1’s example is a clear demonstration of feminism not understanding the inherent differences between the genders, labelling these differences as sexist against women, and thus trying to correct by being sexist against men. Hence, in reality, feminism is for unequal rights between the genders, even though feminists think it is about equal rights. Counter-arguments “Feminism is about gender equality and the reason it is called feminism is because even though it's about gender equality it's women who are underprivileged." As demonstrated under Premise and A1, it is the fallacious presumption that women are “underprivileged” that creates a false premise. When feminists work with the premise that the world is inherently sexist against them, instead of recognising the real, biological inequalities between the genders, policies aimed at correcting this non-existent problem (in the form of gender quotas) are inherently sexist against men. “I want to grow up in a world were women don't get judged if they wear makeup or if they don't wear makeup. I want to grow up in a world were if a boy wants to were makeup he can without fear of being bullied or judged. I want to grown up in a world were if a girl has short hair she isn't stereotyped as a lesbian and if a boy is flamboyant he isn't stereotyped as gay.” Your wants are pure abstraction that do not fit reality, much like feminism does not fight for equal gender rights. A collaborative study by Viktoria R. Mileva (Univeristy of Stirling, Scotland), Alex Jones (University of Bangor, Wales) and Richard Russell (Gettysburg College, USA), showed that women who do not wear make-up are, generally, less attractive [7]. At the biologically level (i.e. the subconscious), women are judged regardless of whether you want them to be, as this is mate selection at play. The reasons for women wearing make-up and not encouraging men to do it, is because make-up was invented to make women look more fertile and or healthy. For example, from roughly 1500-1600 AD, “European women often attempt to lighten their skin using a variety of products, including white lead paint. Queen Elizabeth I of England was one well-known user of white lead, with which she created a look known as "the Mask of Youth”. There is not a reason for men to apply make-up in day-to-day life, hence the stigma against it. A poll, reported in The Telegraph, showed that “men prefer women with long wavy hair” [9]. When women cut their hair short, it is insanity to think that people will not think that there is something wrong with her. Take a look at the following photos and tell me which version looks better and which version is more likely to be considered a lesbian: Likewise, flamboyancy in boys is attributed to homosexuals because homosexuals are, on average, more flamboyant than heterosexual men. It would be like wearing a t-shirt that says “Abortion is murder” but also holding the opinion that abortion is acceptable. Sure, your shirt does not necessarily reflect your opinion, but you cannot blame people for assuming that you are against abortion when you give cues to say that you are. So, the point of addressing each of these points is to show how feminism, in fighting for equal gender rights, fails to recognise or understand the important context in which these gender differences are inspired by, hence the ridiculous conclusions that feminism comes to (women are wholly oppressed by white, straight men; there is absolutely no inherent difference between the genders). “Feminism isn't about hating men and I have to admit there are some people who use the word feminist wrong and think its about women being superior but it's not about that it's about that equality for all genders.” In practice, feminism advocates for unequal rights, as demonstrated with A1. References [1] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com... [2] http://books.google.com.au... [3] [4] http://dailycaller.com... [5] http://www.human.cornell.edu... [6] http://www.amnation.com... [7] http://www.ehbea2013.com... [8] http://cosmeticsinfo.org... [9] http://www.telegraph.co.uk...