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I've been thinking quite alot lately (Uh oh) about human rights. (Uh oh x2)
Particularly the small human rights. Just those little things that dont really matter yet still, they're there and they're ours.
Example: You're having a petty argument with another person a friend. You know without a shadow of a doubt that you are clearly in the right, and indeed you are.
However your friend stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.
You are well within your rights to be angry, and also refuse to admit defeat.
But is it worth it?
Is this tiny right of yours worth fighting for? Is it worth hurting your friends feelings, and maybe having your own hurt in return?
My personal opinion is no. It isn't.
No matter what the situation is wherein you are in the right, and someone else is in the wrong, i still feel that choosing a peaceful resolution,
at the cost of a little dignity is still the right way to go.
And i'm not just talking about arguments and saving face. I'm talking about all situations where its either one of two options:
Fight for small right (perhaps even win), but suffer a large negative reaction.
Or
Give up the small right, and find another solution.
What got me thinking about this is the fact that for awhile now women have been fighting harder for equal rights.
And i'm all for that. I am.
But they seem to be more interested in fighting for smaller rights that, at-least in my eyes, don't seem worth the trouble.
For instance in the area where i live, some female workers have demanded that employers accept them into construction jobs.
Their qualm is that employers have been hiring men over woman since the two genders wouldn't mix well onsite.
See women have every right to work any job that a man does. True.
But the employer doesn't want to hire a woman because she would be harassed by the male workers, which would mean trouble for the employer.
The situation is unfair. True.
It's the fault of the male workers. Also very true.
It's the male workers who need to change, not the female. Yes.
But it wont happen.
There will always be pigheaded sexist men in the world. That wont change. At-least not in the foreseeable future.
So that's the conundrum, the woman has every right to work at a construction site while not being harassed by men.
Yet why fight for that right (causing mayhem in the process) when it just wont work out well for ANYONE involved?
What do you guys think about this subject? (not just about the sexism thing but rights in general i.e which rights are worth fighting for and which are not)
P.s: None of any of this is meant to be offensive. If you are offended by any of it i apologize.
Particularly the small human rights. Just those little things that dont really matter yet still, they're there and they're ours.
Example: You're having a petty argument with another person a friend. You know without a shadow of a doubt that you are clearly in the right, and indeed you are.
However your friend stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.
You are well within your rights to be angry, and also refuse to admit defeat.
But is it worth it?
Is this tiny right of yours worth fighting for? Is it worth hurting your friends feelings, and maybe having your own hurt in return?
My personal opinion is no. It isn't.
No matter what the situation is wherein you are in the right, and someone else is in the wrong, i still feel that choosing a peaceful resolution,
at the cost of a little dignity is still the right way to go.
And i'm not just talking about arguments and saving face. I'm talking about all situations where its either one of two options:
Fight for small right (perhaps even win), but suffer a large negative reaction.
Or
Give up the small right, and find another solution.
What got me thinking about this is the fact that for awhile now women have been fighting harder for equal rights.
And i'm all for that. I am.
But they seem to be more interested in fighting for smaller rights that, at-least in my eyes, don't seem worth the trouble.
For instance in the area where i live, some female workers have demanded that employers accept them into construction jobs.
Their qualm is that employers have been hiring men over woman since the two genders wouldn't mix well onsite.
See women have every right to work any job that a man does. True.
But the employer doesn't want to hire a woman because she would be harassed by the male workers, which would mean trouble for the employer.
The situation is unfair. True.
It's the fault of the male workers. Also very true.
It's the male workers who need to change, not the female. Yes.
But it wont happen.
There will always be pigheaded sexist men in the world. That wont change. At-least not in the foreseeable future.
So that's the conundrum, the woman has every right to work at a construction site while not being harassed by men.
Yet why fight for that right (causing mayhem in the process) when it just wont work out well for ANYONE involved?
What do you guys think about this subject? (not just about the sexism thing but rights in general i.e which rights are worth fighting for and which are not)
P.s: None of any of this is meant to be offensive. If you are offended by any of it i apologize.
