I agree this post is fine, and ‘all men are bastards’ isn’t. Yes, it likely comes from a lot of repressed rage after a lifetime of misogyny, but that doesn’t change the fact that she is posting this on a platform that is predominantly feminist-leaning men, and this message only serves to hurt the very people who would care enough to introspect on it.
It’s also regressive message dressed in a feminist trench coat, because the idea that ‘all men are bastards’ deprives men agency over themselves, and by extent responsibility over anything they say or do. The idea that ‘men are just like this, you should know better’ is a common victim blaming tactic. So really, saying this is helping noone and hurting everyone.
I agree this post is fine, and ‘all men are bastards’ isn’t. Yes, it likely comes from a lot of repressed rage after a lifetime of misogyny, but that doesn’t change the fact that she is posting this on a platform that is predominantly feminist-leaning men, and this message only serves to hurt the very people who would care enough to introspect on it.
It’s also regressive message dressed in a feminist trench coat, because the idea that ‘all men are bastards’ deprives men agency over themselves, and by extent responsibility over anything they say or do. The idea that ‘men are just like this, you should know better’ is a common victim blaming tactic. So really, saying this is helping noone and hurting everyone.