Woah. Bold blog post title, eh?
But if you think about it, it's kind of true.
I always hear women saying, "Oh, if only it were the 1950's! Men took women out on actual dates back then!"
Well sure they did. It was what society, and women, demanded of them. Before the 60's, a man would have absolutely been shunned if he tried passing off a meeting at Starbucks as a date.
Ironically, women today actually get excited over a Starbucks "date" because it's at least better than the pre-game-clubbing-hook up combination that is so popular among men in the dating pool today.
So what caused this epic shift in the way people date? I think it's the way women present themselves. At some point, showing our bodies became less about equality and freedom, and more about sex.
Society, and that includes women, no longer demands that men respect women. In fact, the media actually encourages the subordination of women through promiscuous advertisements and gratuitous sex scenes in movies and television.
Women seem desperate for the attention of a man, and often try to get it by dressing ridiculously.
Showing more skin or wearing thick coats of make-up may gain a woman a man's interest temporarily, but it will never change the way today's men date. Conversely, it encourages the way today's men date.
If women are giving men what they want, then why should men change what they're doing?
At least once a week from a man I hear, "It's a man's world."
And you know what? I agree. Right now, the world does belong to men, and it will continue belonging to men until women start making some changes and pushing some limits.
I vow to be a part of the change by having confidence in my own ability to solve problems and demanding respect from my peers.
And just think, I've never considered myself a feminist.
