Why Gender Equality Is Good for Everyone — Men Included | Michael Kimmel | TED Talks

Yes, we all know it’s the right thing to do. But Michael Kimmel makes the surprising, funny, practical case for treating men and women equally in the workplace and at home. It’s not a zero-sum game, but a win-win that will result in more opportunity and more happiness for everybody.

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[jvcthome]

i`m sure this comments section will be full of civil discussions

[Mastikator]

Why are there almost no men in the audience?

[ulverop]

I haven't met ONE guy that is against gender equality...

I HAVE met a lot of men AND women that is in disagreement with feminism though...

[aiciy]

Claims to fight for gender quality, actually uses the term "mansplain".

[felix]

To me gender equality is not about politics, nature, or differences in gender. It's about not limiting yourself because of what your gender is.

[DaneXbsinthe]

'Why gender equality is good for everyone - including men'
Wait... What?
Did 'equality' previously not include men?

[jonc]

He ridicules his students for thinking women are biased when talking about gender equality, then he goes on to explain all of the ways in which men are biased. Nice double standard.

[KeinenGott]

Damn, I am running late for my weekly meeting of the patriarchy. Sadly I will have to cut this off here at the 6 min mark.

[Triac]

White Mans Burden 2: Electric Boogaloo

[sergeantkozi]

No such thing as reverse discrimination. Will never take anyone seriously who says so.

[LegHumanist]

Wow, a feminism talk that allows rating and comments.

[Grigori]

Remember TED stand for Technology, *Entertainment* and Design.

And so they brought a comedian on to entertain the feminists in the audience.

[smexijebus]

The only TED talks that get nearly as many dislikes and negativity as pro-feminist ones are pro-religious ones.

[alsoknownas]

2:49 -- "Well...when I wake up in the morning, I look in the mirror, I see a human being."

This very statement, and the negative context in which it was delivered, is why I have such a huge problem with a lot of Progressive rhetoric and their obsession with gender (and race) politics.

What I derived from Mr. Kimmel's remark is that he felt ashamed for simply looking at himself as a person, and that he knew that he 'should' feel shame among his peers for daring to see himself merely as what he is, and that is because, increasingly, Progressives insist that we see each other in terms of demographics and not in terms of our humanity. They don't believe that this is true about themselves, and they are blinded by their sense of moral authority, but this is plainly visible to those outside the bubble.

So what if that Black woman--who, it seems, was educated and among her well-to-do peers--looked in the mirror and said she sees a Black woman? That's HER fucking problem, that's nobody else's problem. SHE is the one that has made it an issue for herself, in her own life. If she sees her Blackness before her HUMAN-ness, that is a psychological and emotional issue that only SHE can solve for herself. There is no legislation, there is no protest, there is no TED talk that will shift her perception until SHE decides to shift it.

I'm Black; my grandmother bought a house out in Northern California back in the late 1960's. She dealt with far more overt racism than her daughter, my mother did. My mother recognized in her early 20's that bitching about hardships won't solve them, and that it was on HER to do the best she could, regardless of what bullshit she might face for being a Black woman. And now I and my brother exist in a world rife with successful Blacks, successful women, and we're both artists that thrive in communities filled with people from all different walks of life. We recognize that we are in a time of ABUNDANCE.

I'm so fucking tired of all this Leftist rhetoric--which I used to buy into, because the entertainment industry is super-saturated with Liberal and Progressive thinkers--that wants to paint the hardworking, over-achieving, awesome HUMANS that I know as victimized, oppressed demographics.

Maybe if we weren't ashamed of viewing ourselves as humans, we could begin to work toward an age where we didn't have to be bombarded by what feels like an endless stream of TED Talks focused on how women just can't help themselves.

Lectures such as these are insulting to men like myself that collaborate with, befriend, and love incredible women on a constant basis, without bias. They're also insulting to women like my mother and grandmother, who navigated the treacheries of life without feeling sorry for themselves and blaming everyone else for their fucking problems.

[grubcln]

It was impressive to hear that privileges are invisible to those who have them.

[MichaeloooleahciM]

I don't understand how people are missing the message of this talk; it's about gender equality for both sexes, not females exclusively. I assume people have just applied their own narrative before listening to the whole talk. I will also note that it's based off of an accomplished sociologist on the topic, and how it reflects on the happiness of society.

[john_hunter_]

He talks about gender equality yet in his talk men always seem to be privileged. Are there not any cases where women get preferential treatment?

[SpartanDB]

*gets ready for a bunch of hate and missed points*

[DaneXbsinthe]

:29 "the word gender is about women"
No. The word gender is about the attribute of neutral, masculine or feminine. It's a function of language.
But look how he defines it. When he says 'Gender equality' he is actually saying 'Women's equality'

This is propaganda.

And what's the very first thing he says?
"I'm here to RECRUIT men"
Doubleplusgood comrades.

[kaisermertz]

*Talks about data that supports hypothesis*

*Shows no data or gives citations*