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That article was offensive and terribly written, and I agree that it is absolutely horrific that someone would do something like that. However, it has nothing to do with feminism or equal rights. Feminism =/= Misandry.
That said, if it had been a guy who wrote the article, would you even think twice about the immaturity of how the content was addressed?
Yeah, didn't think so.
Actually I thought "Taylor" would be a dude. That is why I looked the person up. To see what kind of idiot would make an entertainment article about this.
Then the fine folks at Yahoo also passed this on thinking somehow it was worthy to come up on my home page. Just shows the mentality of more then one person.
Like it or not a lot of man haters are the ones that get the attention in the feminist movement. It is a shame because there are places where women are mutilated and nothing is being done about it.
This is why I dislike the word Feminist. Equal rights for all...if you put a Fem in front of it then you are just worried about one group.
Actually I thought "Taylor" would be a dude. That is why I looked the person up. To see what kind of idiot would make an entertainment article about this.
Then the fine folks at Yahoo also passed this on thinking somehow it was worthy to come up on my home page. Just shows the mentality of more then one person.
Like it or not a lot of man haters are the ones that get the attention in the feminist movement. It is a shame because there are places where women are mutilated and nothing is being done about it.
This is why I dis like the word Feminist. Equal rights for all...if you put a Fem in front of it then you are just worried about one group.
My apologies for being a butt in my last post, I thought you were trolling.
I completely agree that the article was idiotic, and not at all written in a way that showed an ounce of compassion for a man who was mutilated. "Hahaha guys, BALLS! Get it?!?!! Harharhar."
It is too bad that some feminists *are* misandrists and that they get focused on a lot. I don't believe misandry OR misogyny should be tolerated, and it is a shame that the people actively involved in feminism do not always have the same standpoint.
I'm not worried about feminism being about the rights of women. though. Why is it problematic for a group to work towards a specific cause? If people want to focus on women's rights it doesn't necessarily mean that they think genocide or racism isn't important too- it just means that they are working for one cause at the moment. Nothing is stopping other people from making groups that advocate equal rights for <X> group.
Some Feminists seem to think misogyny means disagreeing with or criticizing a woman....I disagree with these kind. They only want equal rights when it is advantageous to women.
I don't think this has anything to do with feminism. The tone and attitude of the "reporter" (read: snarky gossip-monger) is tacky, unprofessional, inconsiderate, and immature. It's more fit for tabloid reporting or locker room discussion than any respectable publication.
At the end of the day, the woman was charged with TWO felonies and the guy must be in some amount of pain. It's a shame that this article couldn't have been a little more grown up. The jokes should come after the article, not take the place of it.
Some Feminists seem to think misogyny means disagreeing with or criticizing a woman....I disagree with these kind. They only want equal rights when it is advantageous to women.
Ignorance is annoying and such facile folks are not deserving of real credibility. Criticism is not the same as subjugation.
Feminism should not be about replacing the patriarchy with a matriarchy while switching out who has the privilege, but about removing the biases in the system that privileges men at the expense of women.
In response to the OP, it really depends on how you define feminism. If you define it by the search of equal rights for women in all sorts of situations in society, then i'm all for it.
But if you are talking about that version of feminism usually propagated by butch lesbians that are angry at men because they ended up in the wrong gender somehow and think that just because you have a vagina you're entitled to all sorts of "special" rights and treatments because God help women if they have to compete fairly with men...
Then it isn't a matter of going to far. It's a mater of sexism of the worse kind. One that is shining poorly on all women.
I remember a female coworker complained this week about how she and I have the same job, same position, mostly similar education, but she says I make more than her. And then she went on about how I had missed a bunch of work (my situation wasn't known to her, so can't knock her for that)
Well, I wanted to drop the issue, but she continued it, and we did find out I make more. And yes, it was extremely awkward discussing this at lunch.
And I felt bad, because she is supporting a family, so I asked some questions, and got some interesting answers.
She leaves before I do, to pick up her kids at school. So just by doing that, I pick up around 5 hours a week on her. Then she won't do client dinners, so I pick up that.
Then we got to travel and sick days. I asked how many sick days she has accumulated. Less than 15. I think I have used maybe 3.
When I brought this up, she said that shouldn't matter. She and I should make the same money for the same work, and because I make more it is a clear example of sexism.
And while I could've pressed the issue and say "Well I put in 5+ more work hours than you do, then picking up after work stuff is another 10+ hours a week..." but my lunch was 'conviently' over, so I just left it at that.
Also, for the women in the US:
1 in every 3 of you will get cancer. You got government health agencies for you. And you got a longer life expectancy than males do.
1 in every 2 men get cancer, and they have no government agency setup to look after men's health.
(Guy power?)
And paternity fraud. The (legal) act of tricking a man, unknowingly or knowingly, into raising the child that is from another man.
100% legal in most states. Women do not face jail time, fines, are not expected to pay back child support, can not pay fines for it, or anything.
The only type of fraud that is legal. And sometimes, encouraged!
Then I remember another little story that came up.
A high school teacher near where I lived, had sex with not 1, but 3 students. Now it is not statutory rape because my stupid state changed the laws around. But that doesn't change the fact she still had sex with 3 different students.
Now, I am curious. It is an attractive, female teacher, that had sex with 3 male students, all 16+ years.
Now, she is facing 30 years. I wonder what she will actually get.
Because whenever men do something like sleep with a student, they are hung out to dry.
Whenever a female teacher does this, they get counseling, and maybe 5 years, and people say that they were in love...
And women get less jail time than men do for the same crimes!
Don't believe me? Tell Casey Anthony.
Or the wife that cut off her husband's manhood, then threw it down a garbage disposal and turned it on. (he had cheated on her, and asked for divorce, but...ouch!)
Wonder what would happen if a male did that...
Oh, and that was talked about on that show The Talk. Well, more like laughed about, and poked fun at. When one of the host talked about "Well, if it was a male that did this to a female, we wouldn't be laughing."
And they just shrug off the comment, saying it is different...
Doubt if the opposite ever happened, it would even be legal! Imagine a bunch of guys sitting around joking about the mutiliation of a female's body. Would that show air? More likely it would be sued.
I believe in equality, unfortunately there are a lot of women out there who give feminism a horrid name. Selfish, self-centered, "entitled" women, and those who enjoy the power but reject the responsibility. So yes it has gone too far in many cases.
Guess there are the feminists and then there are the "feminists". All groups have the same good/bad within them.
The fact is that men and are women are different creatures but should yet have equal access to the best opportunities this world has to offer in fulfilling their dreams and ambitions. Posted via Mobile Device
And a man and woman who have married each other should treat each other with respect.
I like knowing that my husband is different from me, and that we can expect different things from each other. I like the idea that we each have different "domains," each of which is OURS and if we each stay in our own lane, things are smooth.
Men and women are not "equal". They are "equal but different". A good analogy would be like a crankshaft and camshaft inside an engine. They do completely different things but are both needed to make the engine run. They perform "equal but different" functions.
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