Words of Wisdom

I couldn’t have said it better myself…. some words to the wise on feminism.

“On the one hand, no real feminist wants to be like the straw feminists Young and others set up — hateful harridans who use lies to further their own selfish ends. But on the other, shouldn’t feminism be at least mostly about women’s rights? Don’t men have their own movement — that is, all of Western history?

It’s easy to answer yes to these questions, and some of the time, I believe that answer. But I also think that feminism should set out to change all damaging gender stereotypes, including stereotypes about men. The patriarchy — obviously the only thing my simplistic feminist ass cares about — affects everybody, and though it often benefits men, it also fucks them up. And what’s more, it fucks them up in ways that are bad for women. It tells them they need to be sexual aggressors, contributing to rape culture. It tells them they suck at child-rearing and emotional connection in general, which damages their relationships and sticks women with disproportionate familial burdens. And it tells them they need to be big and strong and ready to fight, which makes them both more likely to commit domestic violence and less likely to report it if it happens to them.

All these problems are worth fixing, and feminists — who are experienced at fighting gender stereotyping, and who care about many of the ills created by a rigid social view of masculinity — are well-equipped to help fix them.”

 

This article on Jezebel.com entitled, “Should Feminism Be ‘About Equality for Men?’”, touches on a lot of things including men’s rights groups. I will say that I think most tend to fall under the ‘cry me a river’ category of narrow minded misogynists (who probably aren’t even sure of the correct definitions of, say, misogynist or feminist), however there is some truth is almost everything. Anyway, the above excerpt from the article is I find to be most true and reasonable.

 

Said article: http://jezebel.com/5411836/should-feminism-be-about-equality-for-males?skyline=true&s=x

 

Smooches,

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