Is This What A Member Of The British Royal Family Should Be Doing

[vernonk]

Meghan Markle has outlined her feminist credentials and declared her commitment to gender equality. Is t right that a member of the British royal family - who’ve traditionally stayed right out of such issues - should be allowed to take such a stance? Have the senior royals made a huge error in allowing her such freedom so early on in her royal life? Are they fearful of saying no to her already, in a similar way to political correctness strongly affecting the U.K. as a whole? Is this the direction the monarchy - who are unelected, let’s not forget - should be heading in?

[Mamyalynne]

Before you rush on , could you explain that reply 13.12 Spath.

[gness]

Oh, Spath......the picture you have of the "boring" word feminism is a huge insult to so many women.......women who campaigned for what we have now and those who are still campaigning for women who are still suffering......that's a very sad view you have...

And as for your additions attracting comments from other members.......well that's what all our additions to a thread do.....unless they are completely ignored.....and then you'd be wasting your time contributing.....except for getting something off your chest, maybe...x

[Islay]

I have never heard any feminist ranting and screaming about her body her!

[Mamyalynne]

He may have had an unfortunate childhood experience with a tube of Immac.

[Islay]

Spath I can assure you that i have experienced far more in my life than you can ever hope to should you live to be the same age as I am.

[jackthehat]

If you think that is all Feminism boils down to then you really are a fool.....

And actually the woman in the photograph has a point.
Why do some people get all bent out of shape when seeing body-hair?

[Barmaid]

//Do we not have gender equality in the UK? of course we do.//

Tell that to all the women who routinely get paid less than men for the same job. Remember the BBC debacle?!

[Islay]

And she is right - how does having hairy armpits affect you?

[jackthehat]

Oh dear......
Perhaps we need to wait a while until you can grasp more challenging concepts?

[Voltage]

this made me chuckle....
quote from urban dictionary!
"Feminism is the desire to either enslave or eradicate all men from the face of the earth."

[kvalidir]

Practically if you are a woman of childbearing age you are far less likely to be employed in the upper echelons of any business because of the risk of your pregnancy. now that is illegal but it happens repeatedly and statistics bear it out that women with better qualifications are perisistently passed over in favour of male colleagues.

[anthro-nerd]

My friend (who is a girl) has hairy armpits and loves them. Personally I feel cleaner to be hair free, but it's a choice, and my other half (male) wouldn't ever dream of asking me to shave! It's a personal choice, and nothing to do with feminism.

Spath, I do see your point (shock, horror!! hehe), and humanitarianism seems to be a logical next step. Whilst there are of course places in the world where women aren't treated as equal, let's focus on HUMANS being equal, not just women. Such as the mentally ill, physically disabled, homeless, children etc etc etc. who in many places are not treated as well as others.

[Islay]

Just off the top of my head

Women pay more for common household items than men do.
Women are at greater risk of rape and harrasement
Women are more likely to retire and live below the poverty line than men
Women are more likely to be paid less than men