Frustrated

I was reading a blog by a wonderful woman the other day that has stuck with me (Equal but different)

Did it hit a chord ? Sure. Can I understand ? Yes. Just like the simple truth that I am a man but I can still understand non gender specific feelings like fear, to be shunned, shame, guilt, even the "guilt" that you have done something wrong but haven't.

What struck me (so stupidly) was how the writer, Kim, was set upon. Now I understand that there were some apologies made but what I struggle with is this concept that "You have to put yourself in my shoes and understand my side of the story" and then completely negate what others feel etc. and not put themselves in others shoes as they demanded.

I understand that this is human nature. I also understand that there are people that have so much pain and/or anger they can never approach certain subjects without this "bias".

How can we ever know what it really like to be of the other gender really ? Is it really about gender ? Or is it really about human nature ?

I believe we can never have true equality until we stop focusing on the past and differences and start working on the similarities, the future.