Just today I had someone casually mention that he thought women should not be allowed to vote. This is the Netherlands, the person is Dutch, not muslim or some other culture that I might not be used to, we're master's students... nothing out of the ordinary. And the third person in the conversation apparently agreed, calling it bad to prohibit it in principle but "seeing the effects of allowing women to vote" he agreed.
What the hell. Don't let women vote because they tend to vote "left" and "emotionally" (allegedly). What if the women of this planet decide that male votes are shit, what then? Are we just going to have to fight it out? (I didn't really get a response to that.)
I just don't have words for this, it's so alien. Am I weird for rejecting the notion out of hand?
Edit: two downvotes, please explain? I am honestly interested in opinions; I just found it very weird to hear someone say this.
What the hell. Don't let women vote because they tend to vote "left" and "emotionally" (allegedly). What if the women of this planet decide that male votes are shit, what then? Are we just going to have to fight it out? (I didn't really get a response to that.)
I just don't have words for this, it's so alien. Am I weird for rejecting the notion out of hand?
Edit: two downvotes, please explain? I am honestly interested in opinions; I just found it very weird to hear someone say this.