equality is a myth.

you read it right.

equality is a myth. and why so?
i feel that this is simply because things often come in an order. and when there's a certain form of order in place, there is a form of precedence and hence, there is no equality.

Eg 1; "ladies and gentlemen,"

the very fact that the word "ladies" is in front might mean that ladies are superior to the subject that is mentioned later, "gentlemen". but it doesn't seem quite right to swap it around either. so how do we address everyone without, perhaps(in a rare instance), offend anyone? frankly, idon't know.

Eg 2; the list.

let's say you have plans for a birthday party and you need to write a list of guests you wanted to invite for the party. and it goes something like this;

Bob

Alicia

Cheryl

George

Francis

Eugene

Delilah

and now, back to equality. so is Delilah less important than Alicia, simply because you placed her last on the list? and is Bob the most important person on the list? and maybe if you shuffled the list and place the names in alphabetical order, it would be fairer and perhaps, more equal.

nah. it's the same. now George is gonna feel all left out cos he's last on the list(that's if he even gives two shits about you in the first place). and Alicia becomes Ms. Important.

so you say equality?
i say, er, impossible?