“Feminism requires precisely what misogyny destroys in women: unimpeachable bravery in confronting male power.”
-Andrea Dworkin, Woman Hating.
Your opinions…
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Air passengers are more likely to become unruly during the holidays. The data proves it
- Proposed rules aim to stop CRA from paying out more bogus refunds
- Gaza’s ceasefire has stalled as both sides drag their feet, leaving few countries willing to step up and help
- This Vancouver man has been fighting for justice in his mother’s killing in India for 20 years. Here’s why
- Canadians more likely to be swayed to change vote by AI chatbots than Americans, study finds
- Ottawa cobbler on 25 years of fixes — and the sidewalk staple 'that will kill your shoes'
- 'Too much regulation, not enough action': Carney rebuffs Trudeau's climate policies
- Manitoba premier vows public inquiry into former PC government efforts to approve sand-mining licence
- Homemade bombs thrown before Bondi mass shooting, but failed to detonate, police tell court
- Russian general killed in car bomb in Moscow, investigators say
Posts I Like
Blogs I Follow
bleatmop
Mystro
Dead Wild Roses 
11 comments
January 2, 2016 at 9:01 am
stchauvinism
Reblogged this on Stop Trans Chauvinism.
LikeLike
January 2, 2016 at 7:10 pm
carlalouise89
This is perfect.
LikeLike
January 2, 2016 at 7:17 pm
carlalouise89
Reblogged this on The Melodramatic Confessions of Carla Louise and commented:
Some men seem afraid of the word ‘feminism’ or the idea of ‘feminists’. It’s something I’ve never understood; even if you don’t like the ideals feminism stands for (for some strange reason because feminism = equality, but okay, your call on what you label yourself) why are some people afraid of a movement that strives to do good? Why do people focus on the few feminists – both men and women – who do the ‘wrong’ thing in feminism? That’s like me judging all Christians for a certain cult or the crusades or the Nazi regime; or blaming all Catholics because of a few priests; or blaming all atheists because of Stalin.
I guess, the only thing to do, is to fight misogyny with bravery, like Andrew Dworkin says.
LikeLiked by 1 person
January 2, 2016 at 7:51 pm
wallacecass
It’s not about fear. It’s about being told that you’re evil oppressors every day for 40+ years because you are male. Equality of opportunity is a good thing as far as I’m concerned. The problem, as I see it, with Feminism is that it’s too angry to realize that when you denigrate people who have nothing to do with your problem, you create people who walk away and ignore your message. I grew up during the era when people like Dworkin and Solanas were running around talking about hurting men. All men, not specific individuals. Plus, I’m against anything that promotes favoritism, but that’s a topic for another day. :)
LikeLiked by 1 person
January 3, 2016 at 7:51 am
The Arbourist
@wallacecass
Hi Wallace, welcome to DWR.
Membership in the dominant class is head and shoulders a better experience than having to be in the oppressed class.
It will be nice when that happens. Although I think we have a different formulation of what ‘equal opportunity’ is.
Need to break a few eggs to make an omelette.
I think men can handle it considering the vast volume of literature produced every day the denigrates, objectifies, and hurts women.
The struggle to emancipate women from the patriarchal structures of society has little to do with favouritism, but rather in regaining the humanity that is justly owed to women in society.
LikeLiked by 4 people
January 3, 2016 at 8:43 am
roughseasinthemed
I don’t perceive feminsm to be an angry message. Why so? What is angry about wanting to right injustice?
Denigrates who? Everyone who denies that women are oppressed, victimised, discriminated against, assaulted, raped, and killed?
All that feminists ask for is a life equal to that lived by men. For example, do you laugh at sexist comments or jokes, so-called rape jokes etc? Do you actually suggest to other men that their behaviour is demeaning to women? Because basically, everyone, every day, has something to do with sexism.
And if you think you have nothing to do with the problem, that says it all. Better than I could ever have put it.
LikeLiked by 2 people
January 3, 2016 at 1:13 pm
wallacecass
Well stated.
LikeLike
January 7, 2016 at 1:06 am
Francois Tremblay
The fuck is wrong with you. Calling an oppressed group angry is part of the playbook of bigotry. You are a bigot, dude.
LikeLike
January 7, 2016 at 4:47 pm
The Arbourist
@Francois Tremblay
I assume that was aimed at Brain in a Jar (SfB) and not me.. :)
LikeLike
January 7, 2016 at 6:12 pm
Francois Tremblay
That was addressed at wallacecass. I guess replies aren’t noted very clearly on here…
LikeLiked by 1 person
January 7, 2016 at 7:12 pm
The Arbourist
@FT
I hate nesting, hence the “@” nomenclature.. :) I assumed as much, but always good to be sure.
LikeLike