Men's Rights?

For this months blog I wanted to address a topic that bothers me everytime I come across it. Everyone has heard of the Women's rights movement where pioneers such as Susan B. Anthony fought for women to have suffrage. Feminism has also been around and contemplated by individuals who, like me, believe that being payed less simply for being the opposite sex is quite unfair. For whatever reason though, I have crossed the paths of a few individuals (male individuals) who act as though they are "okay" with the idea of women's rights but believe they deserve a similar movement, or "men's rights". Now I don't know if it's just me or if anyone else finds this idea ridiculous but like many other causes, somehow a particular group has found a way to make another group of human beings struggles there own, and has turned something important into an "all about me" campaign. As with the Black lives matter movement and the ensuing All lives matter movement, which completely diminishes the purpose of the former, I feel that men in society have found yet another way to disenfranchise females by only worrying about their selves. In history men have done a wonderful job of making women's lives the source of their problems, and I would have hoped by 2016 we would have been past this sexist and idiotic conclusion, but sadly I am wrong in this hope. If reading A Thousand Splendid Suns  taught me anything, it's that women have been suffering over the male rule and scrutiny for far too long. The struggles encountered by Mariam and Laila to simply live a life without fear of death are still prevalent in today's society, and are overshadowed by those, namely Men's Rights activists, who feel the need to make a mockery out of them by issuing a cry for "equality". Since the beginning of time there has been no real equality as white males have always been the dominant force in history; and the idea that a female could ever reach this status has been shut down century after century due to the inculcation of barbarian gender stereotypes. In fact when one pictures the basic family structure one imagines the working father, children, and doting wife and mother who cooks, cleans, and still has time to always look her best, when in fact these standards are severely outdated and can hardly be considered modern as more mixed and diverse families have become the norm. All in all I think the ignorance of the Men's rights idea is linked to a more severe problem which is the idea that all things feminine and female related are inferior to males, and that the practicing of these things should only be confined to those of the female sex. The idea that a women could be successful and feminine is baffling even in today's changing world and more commonly the only successful females are those seen as "tough, down and dirty; hanging with the guys" kind of women. I feel the ignorance of men, children, and even some women comes from the fact that these ideals have been instilled in the minds of humanity since birth through the media and what humans view one needs in order to be "successful"; and that males who say, play with dolls or like to dress up, are often times cast out because of the feminine nature of these activities. Overall I think the idea of a men's rights movement is preposterous and if ever taken taken seriously, it need only come after women have taken over the world and are the supreme leaders of this country. All hail Queen Beyoncé.