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https://bit.ly/3Nstx2B https://bit.ly/3Nwempq https://bit.ly/3T0sTKZ https://bit.ly/3DQVY7m https://bit.ly/3STkn09 https://bit.ly/3STkKrz https://bit.ly/3zybPFe https://bit.ly/3zBUjzM One might respond that the majority of violence against men is committed by men. But such objection misses the point. The state does not exist to punish, but to protect. If men need our protection, we should protect them, regardless of who they need protection from. Put another way: what if this dialogue was about race, instead of sex? Black-on-white violence is far more common than white-on-black violence (a black person is 50 times as likely to assault a white person as vice-versa.) True, blacks are more susceptible to violence overall, but most black beaters are black people. Does this mean we should race awareness for “violence against white people”? Maybe we should pass a “Violence Against Whites” act, which would attempt to specifically reduce the kind of violence that affects white people. We’ll start demanding black leaders teach their followers to “respect whites” , and imply that all black people are implicitly supporting black-on-white violence, unless they come out and actively campaign against it. Try reading this article, replacing “male” with “black,” “female” with “white”, and “gender” with “race”. How many feminists would endorse such a piece? http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/12/does_gender_neu 3. Well #2′s the big objection really, I can’t think of anything else that annoys me as much. The rest are more minor quibbles. 4. “Finally Feminism 101″ is overrated. Feminists seem to think it’s a good place for non-feminists to learn about feminism, but in fact it’s quite hostile to non-feminists. The moderator banned me after I raised some objections in a respectful, but non-deferent manner. Meanwhile, people expressing pro-feminist views are allowed to get away with name-calling and baseless personal attacks. 5) The movement seems to place too much emphasis on anecdotes and personal experience. Any attempt to doubt or discredit or downplay a specific incident is called “victim blaming.” For example, one feminist site had a “testimony” from a woman claiming she was “street harassed.” (The “harasser” had complimented the flower she wore in her hair. She told him to “shut up.”) 6) I think the pay gap comes from a variety of sources. Sometimes it comes from the choices of women, sometimes it comes from employers. Some of the gap is rational, some of it is irrational. But feminists tend to focus on only one aspect: irrational discrimination on the employers part. In my opinion, we need a multipronged approach. (But then again, quite a few feminists agree with this) 7) I support anonymity for those accused of rape. Oh wait, there are feminists who support this as well. See comments section, Feministing readers appear to disagree with Feministing writers: http://community.feministing.com/2010/06/victim-blaming-and-shaming-or.html After writing this list, I guess I’m not as far outside feminist mainstream as I thought I was. Apart from #2, all my opinions seem to have substantial feminist minorities agreeing with them. [Reply]
