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In reply to the discussion: A number of my issues with the brand of Feminism on DU [View all]Veilex
(1,555 posts)There are some who have wrong-headed ideas, but I wouldn't necessarily call them fake feminists. Just as there are democrats with a wide array of beliefs and backgrounds, the same holds true for Feminism. There's quite a few different minds of thought with feminism.
Some, I wholeheartedly endorse and embrace... others are very out there, in my opinion. There is at least one form of feminism that believes in subjugating men as a form of revenge... obviously I don't agree with that. In fact, any form of feminism that endorses some form of revenge, rather than justice and equality, I'm vehemently against.
The one thing that they all tend to be unified on is bringing women's right up to par with men's rights. This is something I wholeheartedly agree with.
The problem some feminists have (both on this website and elsewhere) is the notion that men are disadvantaged in specific ways due to not being female, and I'm 100% against that as well.
I often end my comments with: "If you're going to be for equality, then be for equality... and not just when its convenient for you." because people on both sides of the equation often want the other side to consider their perspective within a vacuum devoid of the opposite gender... except that such a perspective in unrealistic. Men CANNOT exist without Women and vice versa. So, anyone pretending that women are the only ones being disadvantaged is laughable at best, and self deluding at worst.
We all need to be a bit more sensitive to the needs of each other and opposing genders.
Otherwise, we are a house divided that cannot stand.