This is a picture of a woman (most likely in the 60's) next to a bottle of ketchup. The captions says, "You mean a woman can open it?". Basically what that's saying is that it must be really easy to open and you don't need your...muscular...manly...husband to open it for you. However, this goes much deeper than it seems. "You mean a woman can open it?" really translates to "You mean there's something a woman can do without her man's help?"  Don't get me wrong, there are definitely women who are sexist towards men. For example, we expect the guy to pay for dinner, be tough, and we believe ourselves to be more intelligent and have more common sense.

The battle of the sexes is inevitable.

Something most people don't know is that there are five different types of sexism (click on link to read the article) : old-fashioned sexism, modern sexism, hostile sexism, benevolent sexism, and ambivalent sexism. Old fashioned sexism says that men are straight-up superior to women. You'd find them saying "Women are good for cooking and cleaning, but the men are the ones who bring home the bacon."
 The second type is modern sexism. This type says,

1. The belief that sexism is no longer a problem in today's world
2. That programs designed to help women are not necessary
3. That women who complain about sexism are just causing trouble.

To sum it up, some people truly believe that sexism isn't even an issue anymore. They think that women receive their fair pay and everything else is equal for them in society like job opportunities. 

The next type of sexism is hostile sexism, and it's named that for a reason. It's the belief that women are whiny, sexual teases who take pride in and enjoy putting men down. They believe women are trying to take their power away. 

The fourth type is benevolent sexism. This is the belief that women should be treated like princesses because they have the angelic qualities that men lack. This degrades women and makes them dependent.

 The final type is ambivalent sexism. This states the belief that some women are good and pure, while others are bad and deserve bad things. It's really a combination of hostile and benevolent sexism. Who would have thought there were so many types, anyway?

My reaction to this was I couldn't believe there were all these different types of sexism going on in the world around me. The type I feel most prevalent in the world from my standpoint is old-fashioned sexism. The amount of "kitchen" and "make me a sandwich" jokes that are out there and constantly said by males is astonishing. Take for example, "Why did the women cross the road? I don't know, but what is she doing out of the kitchen?". However, on the other end of the spectrum, the type I feel least prevalent in the world today is benevolent sexism. C'mon, how many guys really believe that all women are nice and beautiful and ponies and rainbows and should be treated like princesses? Eh, not many. This is evident through modern-day music and just society outlook in general. 

Now I want your opinion. Do you believe sexism is geared more towards men or women? How did you come to your conclusion? 

Why did I choose Sexism?

The answer is simple - my top choice was taken so this was the next best thing. 
Nah, not really. I chose this topic because it's something we as a society see and deal with every single day. It is an interesting topic to explore.