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In reply to the discussion: Study: Everyone hates environmentalists and feminists [View all]Squinch
(50,949 posts)The diminishing of their unearned privilege makes some folks bat shit crazy, so I'm not surprised that there would be real fear of feminists and those who push for equal rights. I am also not surprised in the least that there are those who would characterize those pushes as being "too pushy" or "too shrill" or whatever. If someone wanted to take away all of my unearned advantages I probably wouldn't like it either.
Though I don't agree with it, I can see why those who stubbornly cling to their delusions of superiority see all the efforts to shatter those delusions as being "screeds." We have all seen the mindset behind the OP's nasty little coda at work for years, and I think we can both understand where the opposition to feminism comes from. I almost feel that that kind of opposition is just a sign that feminist principles continue to gain ground, because otherwise no one would fear them and perceive the voicing of them as screeds.
The environmentalists having a bad name, though, doesn't seem to make any sense. People must be aware of the fact that the weather is changing, they must be aware that they or their children are likely to be fundamentally hurt by environmental irresponsibility. Are people really so angry at those who simply state the facts of what is right in front of their faces? Unless they are on a steady diet of Fox News, it just doesn't make sense.
People certainly are strange.