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Women and men - equality discussion

I have been enjoying my college English course. It has been very varied, and one of the things we will be assessed on will be our discussion skills. Last week we practised a discussion on the Women and Men Equality topic. We talked about the role of mothers, of wives, of fathers and of husbands. During our discussion, I said two things that got got our teacher shocked, she could not understand what I was talking about - and I am not referring to the language barrier. The first thing was about differences in men and women. We talked about things we can do as women, and the teacher questioned if there are things men do that we can't do. My response was: "I believe that women are capable of doing whatever they set their minds to, even hard physical work. But in spite of that, I am very grateful that I can turn to for help when it comes to heavy lifting". The teacher was shocked! She asked if I didn't think I could get to do the same work as men. I said I could but to...

Gotta love Facebook...

So last night I posted a little joke we said at the Church, and I was shocked that a lot of people took seriously what I said... why do people take seriously everything others post on Facebook? To make it clear again: it was a joke! And here it is, again: "All men are pigs. The quest is to find the best pig for you." Here is the context of it. We had a YSA dinner, and we were sitting around the table, eating and talking - that's what girls do when they get together. There was some complaining about some guys's behavior. The mood was pretty gloomy, and all of the sudden, someone who is married, said the before mentioned joke. We all laughed, and we moved to talking about other things like school, vacation, and other light, fun stuff. Some people got offended after posting this on Facebook. So I am trying to make amends with all those who are angry with me. I was thinking about this statement, and to be honest, there is not one girl who hasn't called at lea...