GOP Lawmaker Says Women Don't Deserve Equal Pay Because They're Lazier

[Carlybee]

That is because women are an inferior mechanical design. I had passed on many somethings that were microscopic in size; the female host was then infected with my DNA and, due to her poor design, passed something the size of a small watermelon rather than laying an egg, which would make more sense.

The only reason the design is inferior is in order to accommodate the male's um shortcomings...otherwise that watermelon would pass easy peasy. It's the man's fault. Don't argue with me.

 

[FloralScent]

That's the thing I thought of when I saw this thread title.

Bonus: In addition to being the funniest man on the planet he's also a libertarian.

 

[James Madison]

You're being bossy.

Doubleplus good, comrade.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Women are now the lazy ones, eh? Does this mean that evaluating one's industriousness based on race is no longer trendy?

 

[juleswin]

Women are now the lazy ones, eh? Does this mean that evaluating one's industriousness based on race is no longer trendy?

Listen to what the man said instead of what the Huffpo headline thinks he said. I posted the audio in post #2. No where did he say women were the lazy ones.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Listen to what the man said instead of what the Huffpo headline thinks he said. I posted the audio in post #2. No where did he say women were the lazy ones.

I was actually just joking, in reference to the word lazy. You know, like colored people's work ethic, and shit like that. :/

 

[Keith and stuff]

This is news?

It isn't news and it is a bunch of crap by statists in New Hampshire that are paid by out of state interests. They are worried that a lot of Republicans are going to win in New Hampshire in November and so they have started the lying season a little early this year.

 

[Keith and stuff]

Headline is misleading.

Absolutely! Granite State Progress is funded by evil people that don't even live in New Hampshire. Their goal, as best as I can tell, is to watch the entire world burn down? They are evil people and are hellbent of destroying the good in the world. Truth is completely meaningless to them. They live for lies!

 

[francisco]

Absolutely! Granite State Progress is funded by evil people that don't even live in New Hampshire. Their goal, as best as I can tell, is to watch the entire world burn down? They are evil people and are hellbent of destroying the good in the world. Truth is completely meaningless to them. They live for lies!

If it is any consolation, to see that others are similarly afflicted: On the opposite coast, there is a group known as "the 1000 Friends of Oregon", whose members largely don't live in Oregon, which exists to tell Oregonians how they should live.

 

[fr33]

Good ol huffpo putting words in his mouth. Pretty much everything he actually said was correct.

Maybe he should get this young lady to speak to them:

 

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

Good ol huffpo putting words in his mouth. Pretty much everything he actually said was correct.

Maybe he should get this young lady to speak to them:

Ah feminism, the reason why I ultimately want to become a stay at home dad. Yes yes go out and be free working a crappy job overtime, while I sit at home and do whatever I want.

 

[MelissaWV]

Ah feminism, the reason why I ultimately want to become a stay at home dad. Yes yes go out and be free working a crappy job overtime, while I sit at home and do whatever I want.

Then you will both be in for a pretty rude awakening, because if she isn't the smarter choice you'll all have less income (you did mention a crappy job), and you will find that sitting at home with a child or children generally does not lead to you doing whatever you want.

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The income thing just makes me shake my head. If you were hiring someone to mow your lawn, you'd want someone qualified, with the proper equipment, at a decent price. You don't "hire" for jobs around your home without qualifications and finances in mind. So suddenly when there's a baby, people throw that entire thing out the window. How about you use your brains and figure it out? Does her job have maternity leave (some have weeks and weeks of it where she can stay home getting paid at full price, but on the flipside if she is hourly or part time or whatever... no dice)? Which of you makes more money? Which of your jobs is more stable? How much do each of you REALLY make (after taxes, commute costs, wardrobe costs, w/e)? Who's got the health insurance (although with Obama in charge, I am sure this is not a concern). If she's the one going back to work, are you okay as parents either pumping or using formula? Whose career is most easily re-entered after an extended absence (yes, this is a consideration now... ask any IT person who stayed at home for a few years then tried to get back into working)?

 

[Fox McCloud]

When all variables are controlled and accounted for, the pay gap vanishes almost entirely (talking only a 1-2% difference or lower).

Even according to the BLS, itself, the difference is only ~5%; Obama and other's so called "88 cents to every $1" argument only arises when you compare every single job women hold vs every single job men hold; it's a blatant misuses of statistics and a horrendous use of political manipulation/bandwagonning to get support.


There's been numerous studies on the differences, and they generally find that aside from the whole baby thing, men tend to engage in riskier work, work longer hours, are willing to travel more, and are willing to sacrifice their "passion" for a job that pays well (this is on average).

Women, on average, tend to value stability and flexibility in the work place and typically seek a job they feel as more fulfilling...they'll even typically sacrifice a higher paying job for a lower paying one to get this, if necessary. This is easily demonstrated in men vs women that own their own business. Even in this realm, the men out-earn the women, largely in part because, again, the men tends to work longer hours (and how can you have discrimination when the woman is the owner/ultimate say in a business?)

So really, it's differences in what each sex tends to value (for whatever reason) and not really "discrimination". Again, if you control for all variables; same job, education, general area, years of employment, hours worked, whether they do or do not own the business or not, travel time, etc, and the "pay gap" disappears completely.

 

[angelatc]

Can someone please summarize this thread for me? I don't feel like reading it all.

And bring me a glass of wine next time you're up, please!

 

[osan]

Can someone please summarize this thread for me? I don't feel like reading it all.

And bring me a glass of wine next time you're up, please!

Damned lazy woman!

 

[angelatc]

Damned lazy woman!

Misogynist!!! Racist!!!