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toronto Liberal MPP Lorenzo Berardinetti proposed a private member's bill that would disallow hair dressers from charging women more than men for hair cuts. this would extend to other services. the toronto star editorial rewarded him with a laurel. the toronto star survey found that women's shampoo costs more than men's shampoo, as well as women's clothing costs more than men's.

first of all - women - buy men's shampoo! i was unaware that shampoo had a gender bias. i might have even used women's shampoo before - and i have never experienced any social stigma.

second - while women (in tv interviews) all think this is a great idea - i propose this. women should pay the same amount of car insurance as men. young men pay literally $1000s more in auto insurance than women of the same age. now i know someone will make the argument - men are more reckless when they drive, etc. this is a generalization. why should i be punished for other people's driving, or the driving of a group that i was placed in? why don't insurance companies ask for race information and say that chinese drivers are involvement in more accidents and thus should pay more insurance?

here is what i think is an untrue but equivalent generalization to the one for charging men more for auto insurance. women talk more, meaning they are less productive and should be paid less.