Quote Originally Posted by Polymirize
What kind of ethics? You seem to be arguing from a justice based view. Which is basically like saying, you stay out of my way, and I'll stay out of yours. It completely ignores the factors at work in society. Also, its subject to feminist critique.
Nothing so complicated. Just small talk, and behavior on message correspondences.

Some good feminists recognise that we can't all live according to justice ethics. If a mother was to take this approach with her child, one of "you stay out of my way and I'll stay out of yours", the child dies of starvation. So it opens the doors to feminist moral theory. Which is basically a form of care ethics.
It's not feminist derived per say. I'd say that the buddhist ideal of compassion is the same thing. ideally that is.
I've heard it said that Compassion is the highest manifestation of Justice. May have been Krishnamurti, or Gibran... not really important though.

So, in this light... why are you so threatened to allow women to push for equal standing?
I am more than happy with "equal standing" - it's the extremes that I worry about.
Or, rather, why are you threatened to allow for anyone to strive for equal standing?
I never said that they shouldn't be equal, but they have a large amount of money (in our economy), jobs, property, the right to vote, a longer life span than men, usually get child custody and child-care in the case of divorce, don't have to serve in the military, and many other benefits and rights.
As far as "compassion", I'm one of the most compassionate people around - but I believe in self-reliance as well. Compassion should go to those that deserve it - not people that are wasting your time.