@Al!naJames:
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Why did you miss half of them? I would like to add Tsuru, Big Mom, Dadan, Nico Olivia, Alvida, Miss Doublefinger, Kokoro, Vivi, Kureha.
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@CCC:
"The arguments you will make are myths"- someone who doesn't actually want to have a discussion.
Per Foolio's sage advice, I'm going to ignore you from now on. It's not worth engaging.
Wolfy- this isn't in response to anything specific, but I noticed that you often question the validity of some of the discussion in this thread (always in a reasoned and sensible way, which is much appreciated) and I was thinking that just maybe it's partly because you live in one of the best damn countries in the world as it pertains to this issue? Not to imply that you're at all insular, but pretty much every other place in the world with the exception of your immediate neighbors is way worse off, so it doesn't seem unreasonable that you might question what the big deal is when you're surrounded by such a winning environment on a daily basis.
Here's the 2013 World Economic Global Gender Gap Index that was recently released:
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GenderGap_Report_2013.pdfSweden took the number 4 spot again (which it's been for years; and in 2007 and 2006, it was number 1!). America comes in at a laughable 23 (all our economic sanctions against Cuba couldn't keep them from beating us!), and Japan at a dismal 105 (worse than last year, even, but still beating Korea, which I'm sure they're proud of).
Anyway, I don't think it's right to be casually dismissive of men's issues when they're brought up on their own, in a serious way. But it seems really clear when they're being used as reactionary talking points to downplay the injustices against women throughout all of history, including the present. In the same way, it wouldn't be right/mature to storm into a thread about men's issues (like if someone started a topic about fathers rarely receiving child custody after divorce… in One Piece) and start talking about how women still don't have income equality. That would be confrontational and disingenuous.
On-topic: Kokoro is a solid character. Flawed in serious way (unlike Baby 5), yet heroic and endearing.
So your entire post is focused on one signle issue which is actually non-existant?
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748704415104576250672504707048
Men just work more dangerous and high-paying jobs by choice.
And while there were probems regarding equality in history they are gone now and I think it's time we look at the present instead of focusing on the past.