i just wanted to share this piece of information and wasn't sure how many would wade through 5 pages of stirring debate to find it.
first and foremost, guys, i don't have it in for you. i honestly just wanted to hear some of the reasons for the attitudes. that's it. period. nothing more.
regarding miss magnum's comment that i blew you off (i forget just how she worded it). if some of you actually have negative emotions towards women for any of those reasons that i tossed aside, fine. i just think that they make lousy reasons. i don't think they're feelings, so i'm not invalidating them. i mean, c'mon. you don't like women because their are women against guns. by the same logic you shouldn't like men either, and yet i don't feel that's the case. and MY personal username on this board has about as much to do with the attitude towards women as the price of tea in china. it DOES explain why i'm a target. duh. i'm female. i hardly think that someone woke up one day and said, "i hate ARlady's username. i'm going to feel negativity towards women in general because of that." those are the only kinds of suggestions i shot down. basically, because they're baseless and full of it.
a more careful reading of my "rebuttal" will reveal that i give credit (grudgingly, [:D] ) to those that offered up realistic reasons. and while i don't think that a few bad experiences warrants a general dislike of women, i can appreciate that some will do so.
honestly, guys. this wasn't a he vs. she thing. and i think you'll agree that i didn't do anything to take it to that level. because it wasn't what i wanted.
i have no doubt that there were women that contributed to your feelings/attitude whether it was through their actions, words, or general demeanor. i never said that this was 100% a guy's fault. i don't think it is. i wanted to see it from your point of view. simple as that.
i appreciate those who took the time to answer. even the answers i didn't like i appreciate, IF they came honestly.
and anytime you guys want to ask questions about a woman's perspective, even the bad stuff, go right ahead. i think you'll be surprised at the answers. there won't be very many of them, [:)] but mine will be honest and fair.
thanks,
ARlady