representations of feminism . Sometimes , even good ones , if they get riled up enough . But if any feminist shoots the target at “ men who hate women ,” then apparently the guy who doesn ’ t hate women felt it was aimed at him . If the line doesn ’ t apply to you , why feel zinged by it ?
The talk of being angry at feminism by far outweighs any dialogue about genuinely supporting male-related issues . We have a whole lot of men , old and young , running around with this mentality that they are the true victims and that everyone should pay attention to them and not feminism , which for some reason they see as the big , strong , cool boyfriend to their Teenage Dirtbag à la that whole Wheatus song . The irony isn ’ t lost when they claim that those on the side of feminism and / or overreaching “ PC culture ” are the sensitive ones being mean and crying about their non-existent problems . We can also sit here and mock their hats and goatees and obnoxious ,
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righteous atheism . But really , other than a bit of cheap catharsis to cope with a plague on equality and the daily misogynistic struggles women face , what good does it do ?
You might be thinking , “ That ’ s easy coming from a penis owner .” You ’ re not wrong . These barnacles of a sort of sociological victimhood need to be set straight in order for feminism to proceed , right ? I ’ m starting to have my doubts .
While I ’ m not going to sit here and apologize for misogyny , I am going to take a bit of a “ love thine enemy ” turn on you . Yes , I know . They ’ re entitled , mouth-breathing , pseudointellectuals with chips on the shoulders of their fragile masculinity . But they ’ re also sensitive , hurt individuals , some of whom may not be in tune with a feminist agenda .
You might be thinking , “ That ’ s easy coming from a penis owner .” You ’ re not wrong . These barnacles of a sort of sociological victimhood need to be set straight in order for feminism to proceed , right ? I ’ m starting to have my doubts .
And while I may I ’ ve spent five minutes on Twitter talking about these issues , they will find you like a moth goes a flame .
I ’ m not just simply proposing for us to hate on the conditions that have allowed this mentality to persist , but to go after and mock and protest the purveyors of that line of thinking isn ’ t necessarily going to have them open their stupid minds . I ’ m fully aware that the MRA gather both on and offline to hate on women and pass around misogynistic literature and ideas that sometimes not-so-vaguely suggest that we should go back to the nuclear family oppressive gender dynamics of the 1950s .
Alright ! Fine ! They ’ re hard to love ! I get it ! It ’ s like cuddling up to a big shaved rat-possum with a dreadful skin disease . But perhaps , just maybe , we can all do a little more to bridge the gap . Especially , my fellow male allies , who are sometimes the better voices . With a little love and care , perhaps we can turn these knobs away from the static cacophony of misplaced rage . Perhaps , better not to call them knobs . Even if they are . Perhaps .
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