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It’s something I’ve seen thrown at women a fair bit. Feminazi, stripping men’s rights, feminism has gone too far blah blah. Has anyone ever accused you of it? And any women said this to you?
WOMEN ONLY COMMUNITY MEN PLEASE DO NOT COMMENT*
It’s something I’ve seen thrown at women a fair bit. Feminazi, stripping men’s rights, feminism has gone too far blah blah. Has anyone ever accused you of it? And any women said this to you?
This doesn’t happen to me much, but it happens to other women I know. I have a lot of male friends and I’ve talked to them over the years about their perspective on feminism, and what makes them say things critical of feminism. A lot of it comes down to a misunderstandings – take for instance the conflation between patriarchy (of a system) and sexism (of an individual). Or “#notallmen” – as women we don’t really care that it’s
#notallmen, the fact of the matter is that because it’s enough men, it’s#yesallwomen; whereas to men this sounds like an accusation.Of course, there’s some things that aren’t about miscommunications and are just philosophical differences. Expressing support for affirmative action, for instance, is likely to get one in hot water, no matter how politely you phrase it.
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This, I brought up this behavior in an earlier comment. The sexiest jokes tropes are too culturally ingrained even though they’re not based in reality. (Who has to pay more for insurance until they over 25? But yet “women are bad drivers”🙄)
I don’t really agree that it’s close to all men who let misogynistic behaviour slide. My point is that it’s enough bad men (where “bad” includes “letting that behaviour slide”) that it’s still a problem for women.