Saturday, May 18, 2019
Feminism vs misandry
The feminist agenda is not about equal rights for wowork force. It is about a socialist, anti- family political impulsion that encourages wo hands to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and fit lesbians claimed Pat Robertson, an obviously extreme conservative with very(prenominal) strong opinions. Unfortunately, he has no proof to prat his Idea up because regular the commonly use dictionary dis-mantles his argument. Feminism and misandry, or man-hating, ar very different but are commonly synonymized and generalise for five main reasons.This occurs so that men and women who dont want to deal with the real enigma of sexism apprise create one giant picture of radicalism and be done with the issue. According to Sam Killerman, a writer who travels the kingdom speaking out against oppression of any sort, in that location are five main reasons why so many hoi polloi believe that feminists are man haters one of those being generali zation. Due to the fact that nearly individual feminists hate men, people like to assume that all feminists hate men. plainly a office does not equal the whole, even If that portion Is really chintzy (killerman).And thats the thing theVre not even that loud Anti-feminists like to, as Sam would say, cherry pick quotes and apply them to the whole to make their argument stronger even though Its an Inaccurate portrayal of what the whole Is actually like. Most feminists would disagree with the statement that they hate men (Killerman). They stand for what womens lib stands for equality for all, no matter your gender. However, In all fairness, It would be a hallucination to say that misandrists dldnt exist, but Lindy West an American author and newspaper editor argues that the innocent become the guilty through self-fulfilling prophecy.If people keep pinning feminists against men eventually feminists will bolt down hating men (West). The reason being that is not the truth and the f act that people keep synonymizing misandry with feminism will of dividing line lead the one being accused to hate the accuser, which in this case Is generalized as mem But the hate would be for the sin, not the sinner feminists hate the lie, not the liar. Unfortunately, as stated previously anti-feminists cherry pick what will make their argument seem the most correct (Killerman).Killerman indorsements Wests self-fulfilling prophecy with the thought that for cc years e hurl been spoon fed that feminists hate men so what else are we to believe. This is the second reason feminism and misandry are constantly synonymized. The first feminist to start advocating for equal rights was in the 1 700s but it didnt pick up steam until the late 1800s and the even then the wants of these women hadnt changed much. They primarily asked for the right to vote, to declare property, and to attend college. These radical demands were met with labels such as anti-God, antl- family, and of course, anti -men.And people thought the women were being ridiculous. However, the saying does go that causality corrupts and these men in actor at the time would do anything to keep It, including falsely classifying an entire demographic (Killerman). And course when someone in power claims something it is believed without any further thought as to why this force be true, so feminists galnea tne tltle 0T man naters ana Trom tnat polnt on people nave al instructions synonymized the two. The third reason Sam gives for this misconception goes cover charge to his first point. The accused hating the accuser is why we said women start to hate men, a self-fulfilling prophecy.But the same goes for the men. When they think there entire gender is being labeled as rapists and evil naturally they are going to start hating the people that think this. (Killerman) Men have been told that all feminists label them as said things so they, not wanting to be mathematical grouped into such categories start firi ng their own missiles of distain and disagreement. Speaking of distain that brings us to Killermans twenty-five percent reason why man y people think feminists hate men. Even though feminism believes in equal rights for all ,regardless of their anatomy, most feminists tend to focus on only the issues acing the female cosmos (Killerman).This made the men feel left out and like their issues werent as important as womens which naturally makes them bitter. Allie Rowbottom who has an undergraduate in sexuality and gender studies examines this issue a bit. She counters that argument with the fact that without the feminist lawsuit nothing would have changed for the men either. Women would still be in the kitchen, and men would still be on the battlefield. (Mudd) So feminists continue to get a bad name even though they changing things for both genders, Killerman and Rowbottom agree this is a bit contradictory.Men unfortunately arent the only ones who blow things out of proportion when it comes to feminism. The media and especially people in power (specifically men) like to believe instead of dealing with inequality and giving up a bit of unearned power, its far more fruitful to change the conversation and put the oppressed group on the defensive. (Killerman) They sensationalize and radicalize what feminists are doing and put the people who support the movement on the defensive so they can make the group seem even more radical. And this doesnt Just happen with feminism this happens with other major ssues as well.Stereotypes exist for everyone no matter your skin color, gender, or sexuality. And unfortunately the people who have the power to change these things would rather sensationalize them than actually solve them. (Killerman) And according to a study on media sensationalism, unless people are educated on the issue they will never really know that there is a problem in the way our news is fed to us. (Reisenwitz) In conclusion, the fact that feminism is constantl y synonymized with misandry is a dire misconception. They are not the same thing, even the dictionary agrees.The five main reasons this occurs is because of generalization, its all people have ever been told, because men hate to be generalized, because men become angry that their issues take a back seat, and because the issues are sensationalized making the supporters seem radical. The only way to change this vicious stereotype is to change the way we think. We need to start holding our powerful people accountable for the things they say and start weeding the truth from the lies. single then can we work together to create a world where what gender you are or claim to be doesnt effect the benefits you receive.
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