Quote Originally Posted by lph View Post
I don't know what to call it, but I subscribe to "gender-free role thinking" more than I would call myself a classic feminist.
Yeah, that's it. lph, you have a great way of putting things simple and clear.

I've feared that this thread would devolve into name calling. Let's face it, feminist is used as both an f-word and having a humpty-dumpty "it means what I think it means not what you think it means" usage.

It is just as wrong for someone to look down at a stay-at-home mom as it is for someone to say that all women should stay at home. I don't think either of those sentiments is correct. We should, however, whatever our gender may be, be able to choose the role that fits us and to be equally respected in that role.

To bring this down to a bicycling related item, last weekend I rode with a man who worked at the local hospital. As part of small talk, I asked what he did there.....he almost apologetically stated that he was a nurse. Eh? Apologize for being a nurse? Yet almost every male nurse I've met responds similarly. That's sad.