Engagement Rings = Sexist.

Did he really just say engagement rings are sexist?
Are guys even allowed to say something is sexist at all?

Yes and yes.

Now before you get all huffy and puffy hear me out on this one, and more importantly CALL ME OUT on this one if anything I say doesn't make sense or it's false. I want you to think about this whole engagement ring tradition for a second, and I'd like to address both genders on it.

Ladies~
Gender equality. Very important to you, correct? You've made huge strides in women's rights, like the 19th Amendment, equality in the workplace, etc. I think all that is great, truly I do. But this is a two way road. Equality means equality. So when a guy drops a few grand to proclaim his desire to love you all his life... what do you plan to do to make this worth his investment? I've heard a lot of things from girls about this. Some have said "Why should I have to do anything? Isn't getting me as his wife enough?" Well if that's the case, isn't him just asking you (without getting a ring) enough? We're going for equality here, and that is definitely not equal. If its good enough to get you as his wife, shouldn't it be good enough for you to get him as a husband? I think it should. But if you INSIST on getting an engagement ring... what are YOU going to do to make it worth the money? Do that special thing for him in bed that you won't ever do even though he begs for it daily?

And... that statement brings me to address the men.

Guys~
When the hell did all of your collective balls fall off? What are you idiots doing? WHY ARE YOU SETTLING FOR LESS THAN YOU DESERVE? How is it that not every man has had a moment where he sits and reflects on asking a woman to marry him... buying that expensive damn ring... and realizing that he is getting the short end of the stick on this? You buy the ring and ask the girl - she says yes - you both end up happy, you both have a big commitment from each other... but she ends up with a shiny gizmo on her finger and you end up a few grand in debt. HOW DOES THIS MAKE ANY SENSE TO YOU?
I want you all to stop and think about this. If this girl won't marry you without a ridiculously expensive little doo-dad... why the hell are you going to marry someone so shallow? Why aren't you demanding more?
(On a sidenote, to the fellas) If you're comprimising anything in your life in hopes of more or better sex, you deserve the emasculation that's coming to you. You probably haven't figured out that women in fact DO enjoy having sex and often crave sex more than us... I'm sorry to say that this means its not just an act of charity on her part. (Actually it might be, if you're this naive about it at this point you're probably bad at it anyway.) Also... I want you to try something. If your girl pulls that "I'm cutting you off" crap... just roll with it until she decides she wants to have sex again... then tell her that since she cut you off for 2 months, now you're cutting her off for two months. Yes, this will take willpower but I'm sure you can make do by yourself. But see if that doesn't change a couple things for you. Worst case scenario is you guys keep cutting each other off and eventually end the relationship- Be happy about that, because it sounds like she was a bitch anyway and you're now free. Sex is great, but it isn't this invaluable commodity you're making it out to be.

But, back to the point in hand... Ladies- if you're truly seeking gender equality you're going to have to sacrifice some things like this. You might have to give up luxuries like engagement rings and having doors opened and free drinks at bars because you're showing cleavage. You might have to figure out how to work on your own car. You may have to kill that big monstrous mouse or bug that scared the hell out of you. You may have to deal with men having less interest in you because a majority of us aren't looking for a mate who out earns us. I know not all of this applies to everyone, but it should really make you think. Sexism is a two-way street sweetheart.