As a man with a strong culture of masculinity, I will give you my honest opinion on this and I don't care how people will react to it.
I don't believe in equality. Equality is way too general to be summoned in a context of such amplitude. We are different and that is it. I also don't believe in the idea of superiority of inferiority; again, a comparison is nonsensical in this context. Whenever you compare, you need to have specific criteria, otherwise the comparison will simply reflect feelings and beliefs rather than facts.
We are different, and thus, we cannot be equal. But, from some perspective we can be TREATED equally. This also depends on the context, as it should not always be true. In many legal contexts, we should be treated equally, for example, in a courtroom. However, from a physical perspective, women are on average physically weaker than men, and thus, the military sector, for example, must be and should be dominated by men.
In many contexts we should be treated differently, such as sexual harassment (more seriously considered against women, but definitely not ignored against men as well), or statutory rape (similarly, more seriously considered in the cases of minor females).
We behave differently, we think differently and we should be treated differently. A major problem we face is that schools attempt to treat boys and girls in the same way, especially in terms of content. To exemplify, in literature, students are taught about some specific texts, novels or poetry, which are much more appealing to women than men. As such, boys tend to receive lower grades, and girls are perceived as better students; many schools consider girls the ideal type of students that accepts the rules and cause less trouble, while boys are more troublesome and less interested in specific subjects. I personally hated every single bit of poetry I had to learn. Instead, I preferred historical writings, about war or politics, which were, by far, much less emphasized in school. It was obvious that the literature classes were dominated by females, and we, boys, were unanimously uninterested in it. On the other hand, Math and computer science classes were dominated by males, which is again, a clear depiction of the inequality that undoubtedly exists between males and females in different contexts.
This entire attempt of establishing a hierarchy of "superiority - inferiority - equality" is substantiated only by the context and it is nonsensical outside it. You also need some strong research if you want a strong and informed opinion on it. Otherwise it is nothing more than some random feminist/meninist rambling that cannot be used for anything.
Are men better than women? No. Are men better than women at some specific things? No. Are some men better than some women at some specific things? Yes. Are some women better than some men at some specific things? Yes. Are men/women generally better than women/men at some specific things? Depends on a lot of factors. Clarifying these factors can lead to a positive answer to such a question.
However, what you said there - "women are inferior mentally physically and emotionally. This is evident by just looking at the behaviour of females compared to males" - lacks substance and context, and it is untrue as a generalization. I personally know males that are much more unstable emotionally than females in general. What you are referring to are, in fact, leaders. Men who truly behave like leaders, who are responsible and who are admirable. Not men, but men of virtue, and you seem to attribute such qualities to all men, while the ones you talk about are very few. Also, the females you compare are also the type of weak females, perhaps toxic and undesirable ones, but not the women of virtue, as you assumed for men. This is what pretty much what the modern feminists you mentioned do, but in the opposite way. However, the opposite direction is still wrong, since accuracy should come in first.
Would you want to go in a room full of men and tell them that you are inferior to them or that you acknowledge their superiority? I'd say no. You would probably realize afterwards that many men are scum and that you are fooling yourself. I can tell you something else, my girlfriend is much more decent than most of the males I know. Every time I see them, they gossip and talk trash about others behind their backs and I personally dislike the vast majority of them. Have you found some great qualities to admire in your partner? Great. Should you assume that men generally have them? No. Should you respect your partner and his decisions? Yes. Should you be under his complete control and "know your place as a woman"? I'd say no. I think you make the same confusion as before, between virtues/respect and dominance/control. You seem to do fine for now, but you need to have more accuracy in your statements and in your views. Just my opinion.
IIN that I think women are inferior to men?
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As a man with a strong culture of masculinity, I will give you my honest opinion on this and I don't care how people will react to it.
I don't believe in equality. Equality is way too general to be summoned in a context of such amplitude. We are different and that is it. I also don't believe in the idea of superiority of inferiority; again, a comparison is nonsensical in this context. Whenever you compare, you need to have specific criteria, otherwise the comparison will simply reflect feelings and beliefs rather than facts.
We are different, and thus, we cannot be equal. But, from some perspective we can be TREATED equally. This also depends on the context, as it should not always be true. In many legal contexts, we should be treated equally, for example, in a courtroom. However, from a physical perspective, women are on average physically weaker than men, and thus, the military sector, for example, must be and should be dominated by men.
In many contexts we should be treated differently, such as sexual harassment (more seriously considered against women, but definitely not ignored against men as well), or statutory rape (similarly, more seriously considered in the cases of minor females).
We behave differently, we think differently and we should be treated differently. A major problem we face is that schools attempt to treat boys and girls in the same way, especially in terms of content. To exemplify, in literature, students are taught about some specific texts, novels or poetry, which are much more appealing to women than men. As such, boys tend to receive lower grades, and girls are perceived as better students; many schools consider girls the ideal type of students that accepts the rules and cause less trouble, while boys are more troublesome and less interested in specific subjects. I personally hated every single bit of poetry I had to learn. Instead, I preferred historical writings, about war or politics, which were, by far, much less emphasized in school. It was obvious that the literature classes were dominated by females, and we, boys, were unanimously uninterested in it. On the other hand, Math and computer science classes were dominated by males, which is again, a clear depiction of the inequality that undoubtedly exists between males and females in different contexts.
This entire attempt of establishing a hierarchy of "superiority - inferiority - equality" is substantiated only by the context and it is nonsensical outside it. You also need some strong research if you want a strong and informed opinion on it. Otherwise it is nothing more than some random feminist/meninist rambling that cannot be used for anything.
Are men better than women? No. Are men better than women at some specific things? No. Are some men better than some women at some specific things? Yes. Are some women better than some men at some specific things? Yes. Are men/women generally better than women/men at some specific things? Depends on a lot of factors. Clarifying these factors can lead to a positive answer to such a question.
However, what you said there - "women are inferior mentally physically and emotionally. This is evident by just looking at the behaviour of females compared to males" - lacks substance and context, and it is untrue as a generalization. I personally know males that are much more unstable emotionally than females in general. What you are referring to are, in fact, leaders. Men who truly behave like leaders, who are responsible and who are admirable. Not men, but men of virtue, and you seem to attribute such qualities to all men, while the ones you talk about are very few. Also, the females you compare are also the type of weak females, perhaps toxic and undesirable ones, but not the women of virtue, as you assumed for men. This is what pretty much what the modern feminists you mentioned do, but in the opposite way. However, the opposite direction is still wrong, since accuracy should come in first.
Would you want to go in a room full of men and tell them that you are inferior to them or that you acknowledge their superiority? I'd say no. You would probably realize afterwards that many men are scum and that you are fooling yourself. I can tell you something else, my girlfriend is much more decent than most of the males I know. Every time I see them, they gossip and talk trash about others behind their backs and I personally dislike the vast majority of them. Have you found some great qualities to admire in your partner? Great. Should you assume that men generally have them? No. Should you respect your partner and his decisions? Yes. Should you be under his complete control and "know your place as a woman"? I'd say no. I think you make the same confusion as before, between virtues/respect and dominance/control. You seem to do fine for now, but you need to have more accuracy in your statements and in your views. Just my opinion.