Your take on the power struggle between gender?

Question

Power can only be given, no one can take it away unless you give it up.

Or

Power can only be taken away, no body gives away their power.

What do you think is true in gender struggle?

Answer 1

Ideally power given is best.  With the best of relationships, power between a couple is a give and take.  Like the incoming and outgoing tide.    

Reality dictates that power is usually taken away between the sexes.  There is nothing benign about VAWA's rape of innocent fathers via false domestic violence charges (handcuffed, dragged away from home/children, fingerprinted, etc) GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT, mothers easy access to denying fathers visitation with children, sexist judges, expensive $ lawyers, etc.

Answer 2

I agree with Kris W. I think feminists take it too far.

Power can be given, power can be taken.

That's one of the things that's thrown around without thought.

Answer 3

My true thoughts about the gender struggle is that, that 50/50 thing is not what its cracked out to be.  Here they are at both their ends tugging as hard as possible one trying to topple over his/her opponent; each trying to not to be toppled and or hold their position. All because like you have said, "Power can only be given, no one can take it away unless you give it up. Power can only be taken away, no body gives away their power." I don't imagine those two people tugging away on that rope are going to give away their power that easily; however, when one does it's called submitting to the authority of another, which as we all know happens. So, my theory is to throw away that rope and live on the realism that life is not always going to be 50/50. One time it might be 45/55 with your partner as the more dominate one; in this case the 45 is you and the 55 is your partner. Then around the bend it will flip over to 55/45  and  the role is switched with the 55 being you and  45 being your partner all because of natural happenings that interweave throughout our lives.

Answer 4

It can be both taken AND given.

A good example is putting a gun to a persons head. Now you have power over them (if they value their life at all).

Having power over someone exists when you have something that someone else wants or needs. Your boss has power over you because you want your job and THEY decide how long you keep that job.

If someone has nothing you want... they have no power over you.

With men and women. Men want s*x, appreciation and approval from women. Women want comfort, stability, safety and admiration from men (these are EXAMPLES). So in that case, a man has power over a woman by taking away her feelings of safety. A woman has power over a man by taking away s*x or approval.

That's how it works.

Answer 5

Lately in regards towards the power and rights pendulum swinging in favor of females I would say it was taken at the point of the sword.

    Feminist's use violence (police violence, emotional violence in the court's and other levels of government) in an attempt to gain complete control.

       Neither sayings would work.

Power can be given or taken freely.

  Power can be given or taken with the use of violence.

Feminist's subscribe to the second one if judged by there actions.