The Patriarchy Oppresses Women With Shorter Prison Terms

The Huffington Post, as you may know, is considered a "liberal" publication. Well nowadays, the good, old word "liberal" has (let's face it!) come to mean something like "politically correct Tartuffe". So what a delightful surprise it is read to read the following . . .

www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/11/men-women-prison-sentence-length-gender-gap_n_1874742.html?utm_hp_ref=crime

. . . .which actually breaks the hegemonic narrative, and admits that men have it a lot worse than women by at least one very important metric. Namely, length of prison sentences for comparable crimes. Yes, yes, I know, I know -- we've known this for years. For people like us, it is definitely Old News. However, what is new news about this, is that the information might be gaining establishment cred.

Lest we forget, when men get sent to prison, they enter the most savage "rape culture" on planet Earth. That is especially poignant when you consider that a lot of men get sent to prison for rapes which they did not commit. And convicted rapists (innocent or otherwise) are among the first to get "bent over the sink" in that environment -- that is, if they are not outright killed.

A word to you neophytes:  just remember that the world is rife with juicy examples of women living on easy street by the grace of anti-male double standards. All you must do is cast your eyes hither and yon. And remember to keep a notebook handy so you can jot down such items.

In the end, there is no honest evidence that women, overall, are particularly "oppressed" by comparison with men. It is only through selective blindness (or willful ignorance) that a person might leapfrog to any such conclusion.

Yes, my neophyte friend, that is how people like us become people like us. We study the world and connect the dots and learn to see the big picture. The proof is out there, by bushel baskets. All you must do is unblinker yourself, and roll up your sleeves, and gather the grain..

Peace.