The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
For example, this survey shows that half of working moms wish to be stay-at-home moms:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasse ... y-results/Quote:
Approximately half of working moms agree their overall happiness would increase if they didn’t work
So I say...let's stop stoning lostie as if he's the only culprit for the existence of the gender roles, live and let live.
You have, perhaps lazily/unwittingly taken a survey of 1.000 US women and generalised it to 'this survey shows that half of working moms wish to be stay-at-home moms' - applying to the whole world, in essence. I wonder what social groups were asked, where it was conducted, who declined to answer, the publiation's agenda...and so on.
So, basically, 'lostie' definitely isn't the only culprit.
This happens all the time. The media will take so-called 'facts', and then they will be swallowed whole by a public punch-drunk with stats, and too tired to question them.
The point about 'stoning lostie' is ridiculous, too. When he comes out with 'good' points (ie measured - of course not necessarily what people want to hear), they are discussed accordingly. When he comes out with sexist filth, and is rude, the tone understandably changes. I would expect this would be the case for any poster, regardless of gender or belief.