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Phyzzle posted:There is a famous anecdote in which a feminist author was giving an invited talk on women's studies. She was taking questions at the end, and after a while she said, "It's getting late, and we have time for maybe one for question." SHOOP, every woman's hand drops while the men keep their hands raised. What's the lesson from this? That the women should have kept their hands up and insisted on being heard, or that the men are bad and should have shut up?
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boner confessor posted:men are often taught that, despite glaring inadequacies, they should speak up and assert themselves when they have nothing interesting to say or nothing valuable to contribute. this lack of introspection and self-knowledge is typically paired with the idea that masculinity is tied to the ability to lead and manage other people. really it's just part of the patriarchy to empower otherwise incompetent men to otherwise ignore their flaws, which inhibits personal growth - you can't solve a problem if you're not aware you have one What's the problem with that? Why shouldn't mediocre and inadequate women speak up and assert themselves too? Allowing women to be mediocre instead of being pressured to be better than their male peers for the same rewards seems a very worth feminist goal to me Unless the driving motivation is a hatred of and desire to cut down men instead of a desire to empower women, this post doesn't make a lot of sense icantfindaname fucked around with this message at 04:15 on Dec 28, 2016 |
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Sharkie posted:How often do you hear something about feminism and respond with ominous mutterings about misandry That post seemed pretty clear about the problem being worthless and inadequate men who think too highly of themselves? 
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