I just wanted to take a minute to thank a recent commenter, unsurprisingly choosing to post anonymously, for taking the time to thoroughly prove one of my points concerning feminism. Anonymous posted several comments, most rife with sarcasm, personal attacks and insults. One of Anon's comments was in response to my 'Men Are Great' post, and it is this post that I refer to.

Now, for those of you who haven't read it or who need a quick refresher, here is my 'Men Are Great' post in it's entirety.

Now I realize a lot of you are probably confused by that title. Chances are you're waiting for the punch line of some anti-male joke (Men are great AT...insert derogatory male stereotype here). Nope, that's it. There isn't any more to it. I figured with the enormous amount of time and energy devoted to pointing out all the flaws of man, it would be nice to devote a bit of time appreciating them...even if it is only a couple of paragraphs in my blog. There are certain pictures that make me cry every time I see them. I'm referring to pictures of men, great men, doing what great men have done since the beginning of time...sacrificing all for the greater good. I'm talking about pictures of soldiers, giving their lives to protect us, pictures of firefighters on 9-11, pushing their way UP into the towers, going to their doom in order to save lives. How many times have men faced death in protection of their countries, their homes, their families? How many men have worked at thankless jobs, never complaining, never questioning, in order to provide for their families? Now, I'm not implying that this is what men should be doing...sacrificing themselves. I'm saying that, right, wrong or otherwise, this is what men always have done and continue to do, and the very least we should do is recognize and show appreciation for that fact.

To put it simply, I love men, and not in a 'I like to sleep around and men are great in that capacity' way, either. I love and celebrate all the wonderfully unique traits and characteristics that are distinctly male. Now, I could expand upon all the contributions men have made to the world, but I won't, I don't have enough room on my blog, or enough time. Suffice it to say that due to the minds and accomplishments of men, the world has benefitted more than can be conveyed. What I will take time to do is acknowledge some of the little things, the things that tend to be taken for granted and go unnoticed. I know for a fact that if anything gross, disgusting or dirty has to be done, my husband, no questions asked, is going to do it. There's never an argument over who's going to go outside and shovel the driveway or who's going to change the oil, or the tire. I can guarantee if anybody ever needed to kill anything or venture into a potentially spider infested crawl space, it wouldn't be me. Not because I'd refuse....I'd never have to. If there's anything repugnant to be done, my husband does it. I have at times volunteered, because I know he'd never ask me to, but he says no. Not because he want to do it, but because he takes care of and protects his wife and children, self-sacrificing in the way that man have done for ages. So I say "thank you" to all the men who quietly go about their lives, unappreciatedly sacrificing for those around them. Thank you for all that you are and all that you do. I want you to know that although your are grossly underappreciated, you're not completely unappreciated

I realize that many of my posts could be considered controversial. They definitely buck the norm along with what is popular and generally accepted. This post, however, I fail to see where anyone could find fault with it....unless you were virulently anti-male and against men recieving any form of respect, recognition or praise. The post is very simple, it is nothing more and nothing less than a show of appreciation for men in general and, more specifically, for my husband.

This is Anon's comment to my post,

Dear Kim,

I'm sorry there are things your husband won't let you do. Know in your heart that your capable of anything!

In case you're scratching your head in confusion wondering what one thing possibly has to do with the other, allow me to translate. Anon has taken something wonderful, the way my husband loves and cares for me and his family and twisted it into something ugly. My husband (or any husband) shoveling the driveway, killing the spiders, changing the oil.....gets perverted from what it really is, kindness and caring, into oppression and control.

I have often contended that this is what feminism has done to men; taking every act of caring, kindness, selflessness and love and twisting it into control, dominance and oppression, so, once again, I say, 'thank you, anon', for demonstrating my point far more succinctly than I could.

As for my husband, he has never not "let" me do anything. We don't have that kind of relationship. He respects and loves me as I do him. If I felt strongly enough about doing something, he'd support me in it. If he felt stronly enough about me not doing something, I respect him enough to care about his concerns. The things he does, he does out of selflessness and love. I find it rather sad that you are unable to comprehend that.

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Kim, believe in yourself. You can kill those spiders, I know you can.

(Sorry couldn´t resist)

Twisted sense of reality I wonder if those persons are capable of having a healthy relationship by themselfes. I really doubt it.

Good one, Kim.

It hasn't changed since opening doors for a woman became oppression.

Ahh, strike that. It has changed. Then it was just some ungrateful, vindictive and stupid women, now it is entrenched in Law and society.

And these feminist followers only demonstrate their contempt wihtout even realising it.

Many feminists have commented that the men that complain on forums do not have the balls to deal with it in real life, that is at home or the worksite or even the office. Unfortunately they are correct, but these feminists do exactly that same thing..

When have to met an outright male-hater out there ?

Would be interesting to hear from anyone who has a male-hating feminists in their workplace and has not done anything about it.