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In reply to the discussion: Do you think that feminists [View all]Shankapotomus
(4,840 posts)and Absolutely not.
I do, however, think confusion happens when a minority of "feminists" (whether women or men) in name only, mistakenly adopt the corrupted masculine ethos of competitiveness and Social Darwinism in an effort to be equal with or surpass men. In other words, "I am capable of being just as violent, cruel and tough as men." I think we're all tired of the posturing, "tough guy" image, whatever gender it's coming from. It's just immature. You don't advance Feminism by mimicking the behavior patterns that originally resulted in the subjugation of an entire gender.
I think the problem with the Men's Rights movement is they are confusing people who are doing "feminism" poorly with actual Feminism and true feminists. And that in turn, confuses the true Feminists who go into defense mode.
Both sides could come to a stable respect for each other if the men's movement would recognize what they are complaining about is not Feminism but a mistaken adoption of the corrupted masculine ethos by a minority of immature "feminists" in name only.