I’ve been reading and commenting on the thread on the Huffington Post article “Don’t Write Men Off Just Yet,” and I’ve been noticing that more conversations are occurring relating to (or at least more closely relating to) the actual topic of the article: whether or not the rise in women empowerment is pushing men into relative irrelevance.
Some interesting threads that have come up are discussions on whether or not it is bad/negligent for mothers to work and send their kids to daycare, and others which discuss gender stereotypes and how they play into the matter.
Other people have brought up how some women are taking the idea of “empowerment” too far, to the point of being selfish or egotistical.
Aside from some obviously belligerent or off-topic commenters, I’ve been pleasantly surprised with the quality of the discussions taking place. Most people seem to be able to present clear arguments, and bring up interesting and salient points on the issue.
I’m also happy to see that discussion is still very active on the article, even though it’s over a week old now. I was somewhat worried that comments would have begun to die down by now. It seems a lot of people have things to say about this.
I’ve also seen a lot of pretty legitimate people commenting (people who have published other articles on the Huffington Post, people with doctorates, etc), which I find pretty cool since it adds a lot of legitimacy to the discussion in general.
To add to this fairly random list of observations, I like how the Huffington Post allows for people to “favorite” a comment, thereby showing support without having to actually comment. This adds an extra dynamic to the whole situation – like if you were in a group of people talking and someone was nodding in agreement with what you were saying without adding anything new themselves.