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Used to be a force for good, and actually looking for equality. Now (massive generalization coming up)its fully of silly bints who have an seemingly never ending hatred of men. A very harsh generalisation, maybe. But no more harsh than the generalizations many feminists make on men.
I'm not a misogynist but somethings are just plain stupid.
The following is taken from a blog called: Feminist Critics
The blog authors are critics of feminism, yet they acknowledge that feminists are right in the following ways.
I think that sometimes, the ways that feminism has moved society forward gets lost in all the talk of 'anti-men and hatred of men'. The whole point of feminism is to address an imbalance that disempowers women. Within that, there are many issues that also impact negatively on men. It is ridiculous to think it is only women who suffer in a male-dominant society, but it is easier to label feminists as man haters than it is to listen to their arguments. Hopefully, this list shows that the feminist argument is not based in hatred, but on hope - hope for a fairer future for both women and men.
1. There is a gender system
Males and females are socialized into masculinities and femininities. Masculine and feminine behavior is not simply determined by biology.
2. The gender system is damaging
Masculinities and femininities can be damaging and dehumanizing to both males and females.
3. Women are oppressed
Women have suffered various types of systematic mistreatment throughout history, and continue to do so in the present. This mistreatment is unjust. If it can be called “oppression,” then women suffer gender oppression.
4. Sexism exists
Sexism—hateful, contemptuous, bigoted, or discriminatory attitudes based on sex—is real. Sexism can be institutionalized socially and politically. The feminist identification and critique of misogyny has mitigated it to a degree, though institutionalized misogyny still exists.
5. Males have unjust advantages
Males have some systematic advantages over females that they do not have a right to.
6. Marginalization of the experience of women
Prior to feminism, the experience of women was marginalized in academic and scientific disciplines, and in public discourse.
7. Sexuality involves power dynamics
Under the gender system at least, sexuality is intertwined with power dynamics. E.g. male-dominant, female-submissive, and male-active, female-passive. These power dynamics are not limited to heterosexuality. The link between power dynamics and sexuality can be damaging to people.
8. There is something wrong with pornography
Pornography can be dehumanizing toward both its users and towards its participants. Even if pornography can be defended on legal grounds, these liberal arguments doesn’t protect it from moral critique.
9. There is intersectionality of oppression
Gender oppression and oppression based on race, sexual orientation, or class, can combine multiplicatively (and sometime supramultiplicatively) into oppression that is more than the sum of its parts.
10. Beauty standards can be damaging
Beauty standards and objectification can be damaging to female self-esteem. It would be both practical and moral to change images of beautiful women in the media in certain ways.
Feminism is often misconstrued by sexist people of both genders. Feminism argues for equality, while sexist women put a spin on this to shout loudly about how terrible ALL men/male system are/is. As a male feminist, I feel quite marginalised as I am not sexist, but am subjected and expected to conform to stereotypes and accept misandry.
Used to be a force for good, and actually looking for equality. Now (massive generalization coming up)its fully of silly bints who have an seemingly never ending hatred of men. A very harsh generalisation, maybe. But no more harsh than the generalizations many feminists make on men.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a misogynist but somethings are just plain stupid.
Angry anti-feminist. 20.
Ha ha ha... Stoopid over-generalisations. Let the debate begin :)
ReplyDeleteThe following is taken from a blog called: Feminist Critics
ReplyDeleteThe blog authors are critics of feminism, yet they acknowledge that feminists are right in the following ways.
I think that sometimes, the ways that feminism has moved society forward gets lost in all the talk of 'anti-men and hatred of men'. The whole point of feminism is to address an imbalance that disempowers women. Within that, there are many issues that also impact negatively on men. It is ridiculous to think it is only women who suffer in a male-dominant society, but it is easier to label feminists as man haters than it is to listen to their arguments. Hopefully, this list shows that the feminist argument is not based in hatred, but on hope - hope for a fairer future for both women and men.
1. There is a gender system
Males and females are socialized into masculinities and femininities. Masculine and feminine behavior is not simply determined by biology.
2. The gender system is damaging
Masculinities and femininities can be damaging and dehumanizing to both males and females.
3. Women are oppressed
Women have suffered various types of systematic mistreatment throughout history, and continue to do so in the present. This mistreatment is unjust. If it can be called “oppression,” then women suffer gender oppression.
4. Sexism exists
Sexism—hateful, contemptuous, bigoted, or discriminatory attitudes based on sex—is real. Sexism can be institutionalized socially and politically. The feminist identification and critique of misogyny has mitigated it to a degree, though institutionalized misogyny still exists.
5. Males have unjust advantages
Males have some systematic advantages over females that they do not have a right to.
6. Marginalization of the experience of women
Prior to feminism, the experience of women was marginalized in academic and scientific disciplines, and in public discourse.
7. Sexuality involves power dynamics
Under the gender system at least, sexuality is intertwined with power dynamics. E.g. male-dominant, female-submissive, and male-active, female-passive. These power dynamics are not limited to heterosexuality. The link between power dynamics and sexuality can be damaging to people.
8. There is something wrong with pornography
Pornography can be dehumanizing toward both its users and towards its participants. Even if pornography can be defended on legal grounds, these liberal arguments doesn’t protect it from moral critique.
9. There is intersectionality of oppression
Gender oppression and oppression based on race, sexual orientation, or class, can combine multiplicatively (and sometime supramultiplicatively) into oppression that is more than the sum of its parts.
10. Beauty standards can be damaging
Beauty standards and objectification can be damaging to female self-esteem. It would be both practical and moral to change images of beautiful women in the media in certain ways.
Feminism is often misconstrued by sexist people of both genders. Feminism argues for equality, while sexist women put a spin on this to shout loudly about how terrible ALL men/male system are/is. As a male feminist, I feel quite marginalised as I am not sexist, but am subjected and expected to conform to stereotypes and accept misandry.
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