It's not supposed to apply to women, because like jelly sandwiches or goldfish in a bowl, they are supposed to be motivated by something other than human nature. However, it is only at the level of misperception that women are perceived as being sandwiches or fish. Acuity of perception, whether it exists or whether it goes in and out of tune like a shonky radio from the fifties with loose parts, does not affect the meaning or the sense of that which has been broadcast. One hears what is being said, or one does not, and when not, there's very little point in getting all het up and throwing aspersions at the announcer for the little that one manages to hear.
What doesn't kill me makes me stronger. And this applies to everything. It's a process of development that takes place whether or not your receptors are attuned to it, whether you like it or not. That's just how it is.
So, taking a talibangelical approach to women's rights is only going to exascerbate this effect. That is, it will either serve to "kill" me -- or it will make me stronger. Whatever the result, it isn't up to you.
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