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Originally Posted by mercedesjin
ME. I'M evidence. It's damaging for me, personally, to have to be separated from men, because with that separation comes gender roles. It's emotionally damaging for me to have to listen to people say that - as a woman - I have a specific role in the world:to be submissive to men. That's what I mean by separation - to say that I am different from a man; to say that being "girly" means that I ought to be submissive and wear dresses, etc.; and to say that I'm mentally ill because I don't want to be submissive is pretty emotionally stressful. It's damaging for enough women to have spurred the feminist movement and black feminism.
It's not impossible to take away the labels of male and female, to just think of someone as a human being first before seeing their assumed biological makeup and therefore assumed cultural roles. It's difficult because that's the way all humans have been raised, but that's the way I personally try to live.
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How does gender seperation mean that females have to be submissive? No one is telling you that except yourself.
Anyway, men are naturally dominant. On average, they're bigger, stronger, faster, smarter, more aggressive, more industrious, all that (keep in mind, this is
on average); how did you think the world was going to play out?
However, nowadays men do not try and belittle or control women like used to be so in most places (aside Islamic countries). They're still going to be fairly dominant in society and relationships, however. That is a natural thing, but.
Still, you do still have all the chances men have now in most cases, and gender seperation in social places is no effect to that. Try and tell the Chancellor of Germany, Prime Minister of New Zealand, or women like Hillary Clinton what you say in the above post.
I think the effects of gender segregation you're talking about are imagined by those who are trying to cry out about an entirley different subject.
Of course, the option still remains, if you dislike the policies of a certain club or event, then do not attend it. No one is forcing this upon you; it is optional to attend such places.