Comments by "" (@thehumanity0) on "The Young Turks"
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You need to look at it in a broader scope. In a time of massive class income inequality in this country when 50% of Americans make less than $34,000 a year and 60% of Americans can't afford a surprise $400 expense without having to borrow the money, it is only detrimental to males that it is a cultural expectation that they need to get the bill to show their self-worth to females in our society. When feminists demand equal pay and to close the wage gap completely, which I agree with, it comes off as somewhat hypocritical that the cultural norms we have in western civilization are, in fact, causing men to be financially unequal to women. Sure this is not all women, and maybe it's not usually too much of a financial burden for most, but it's still an issue and if we truly want men and women to be completely equal both financially and culturally, then we need to start demanding for equality in both a professional atmosphere, in politics, and in culture between men and women in relationships, marriages, or in the work place. If women and feminists are serious about this and for TRUE equality and not just empowering women in our culture and in business, they would be supportive of getting rid of these cultural norms that cause constant pressure on men to exert financial power to show their self-worth to women otherwise there is usually a silent shame to the fact that they are not "paying for their woman" and the woman has to pay for her half of a meal, a date, a vacation, the groceries, and the list goes on. First we all need to be honest about this and acknowledge the fact that there is a cultural inequality with men that cost them financially in the end, and we need to work to reverse the shame that occurs in our culture when a woman pays for her fair share in a relationship or marriage. Giving gifts to each other is great and usually a sign of affection, but what we have now goes beyond that to the point where men feel shamed and lesser if they are unable or unwilling to pay for everything a woman does, and even if women want to deny that this is still an issue they can't avoid the reality that this is still very existent in our culture.
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