Sexist or Not?

I have read two very interesting articles today:

http://www.today.com/moms/giving-your-seat-pregnant-woman-really-sexist-8C11430341

http://rt.com/usa/mom-fights-court-breastfeeding-520/


I will make a few observations and then I want to know just how you feel. I have never been one who thinks equality means that I am able to do everything a man does and I should get recognized as such. I believe that equality for women is being able to do everything that we were made to do and not be punished for it. I find it odd that we as women ask for the same treatment as men and then turn around and use being a woman as an excuse to get out of some of the very rights we asked to have.

Article 1:

Giving up your seat to a pregnant woman is not sexist. If you fear being called sexist for treating women with common courtesy, please just do it anyway. I appreciate someone who has respect for the fact that we as women need special treatment when we are pregnant. We should be falling over each other to give pregnant women seats, holding open doors, or showering them with whatever they crave. We are furthering society and growing the next generation. At least give us a place to sit!

Article 2:

Jury duty is something that we have been taught is something to dread. Well, it is certainly not convenient. It is something though we fought to be able to do as women. In my state it was not until the 1950's that we were even allowed to serve on a jury. I was called for jury duty and had to find childcare for my baby. I received my notice months in advance. I planned accordingly. I feel as though the judge in this case gave the mother some very viable options. She made mention that she is a stay at home mother. As a stay at home mom myself, I would rather find a buddy to tag along and watch my child so I can nurse on breaks than pay a $500 fine.

We are the more beautiful creature in my opinion. Sometimes I feel as though society has guided us to believe that we are not. Women are told we are just as good as men. That to me would imply that men are something we should strive to be. I do not want to be a man. Equality can be found within our differences. If we are on a scale it is not that the men are worth more in weight, but that what men lack we balance the scale with the our own weight.


Time for your thoughts. Is society confused on how we should be treated as women? Did we confuse them?