One day, when men are finally free......

If you're male and....

• You can expect live as long as a woman, thank a masculist.
  
• You aren't expected to provide most of the family income, thank a masculist.
  
• You can actually participate fully in the parenting of your children and not have your wife dictate your level of  involvement, thank a masculist.
  
• You can turn down a second job, and not feel that your letting your family down, thank a masculist.
  
• You can control your own fertility so that you can determine when and if you want to raise a child,
  thank a masculist.
  
• You had a man as your primary care-giver in the first five years of your life, thank a masculist.
  
• You can expect women to fight and die for their country, thank a masculist.
  
• You can expect the government to care about your vote as much as they care about a woman's vote,
  thank a masculist.
  
• You do not have to compete against a woman who is sleeping with the boss to get a promotion, thank a masculist.
  
• You get accused of rape and you are not presumed guilty until proven innocent, thank a masculist.
  
• You hear a noise in the night and your wife gets up to investigate, thank a masculist.
  
• You are no longer twice as likely as a women to be sent to prison for the same crime, thank a masculist.
  
• You get joint-custody of your children following divorce and separation, thank a masculist.
  
• You wife beats you and it is illegal and the police stop her, instead of arresting you and blaming you for her violence, thank a masculist.
  
• You buy a car and you are not charged higher accident insurance simply because you are a man, thank a masculist.
  
• You are on trial and your presumption of innocence is given the same weight as that of a woman, thank a masculist.
  
• Your health and well being is regarded by the community as being equally important as that of a woman,
  thank a masculist.
  
• You are a victim of violent crime, and people show you the same concern and compassion as they do to female victims of violent crime, thank a masculist.

Isn't it amazing what you see when you stop seeing the world through your mother's eyes.

Ian Wilson                                                                                    Copyright June 1999.