# Resolved: Woman is the Nigger of the World (Thank you, John Lennon)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-woman-is-the-nigger-of-the-world-thank-you-john-lennon/486154>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 16, 2009, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-woman-is-the-nigger-of-the-world-thank-you-john-lennon/486154 "2009-02-16T20:30:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tracy\_Lord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-woman-is-the-nigger-of-the-world-thank-you-john-lennon/486154/101 "2009-02-19T22:44:35Z")

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> [@brazil84](#):
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> (I bet most women have never mixed oil with gasoline as required for a 2-stroke engine.)

I don’t think this signifies lack of capability, but lack of equal opportunity.

As **Lamia** suggests, there seem to be two arguments going on in this thread: whether women, GLOBALLY, suffer more than men (arguable), or whether women, GLOBALLY, have less power, freedom and/or opportunity. I think the second is true by any measure.

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**Author:** ![brazil84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-woman-is-the-nigger-of-the-world-thank-you-john-lennon/486154/102 "2009-02-19T22:55:45Z")

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> [@Tracy\_Lord](#):
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> I don’t think this signifies lack of capability, but lack of equal opportunity.

I’m not sure why you would think that. Certainly most women in the United States are free to purchase and use snowblowers, lawnmowers, and whatever other power tools they care to.

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