Why? Because in doing so, I'm illustrating a problem in society; I can't claim to be a feminist, and still have my words taken seriously. As it stands, I prefer "Equalitist" to feminist, because I support the advancement of all people, like prosperity rockets.
So, everyone talks about misogyny, which is a word I had to look up how to spell, because that's how little I use it. Misogyny is basically when a man (or woman, I've met a few of those in my time here) is racist against women. They may like them, as we like all kinds of things, but they hide a deep rooted anger against them.
I've gone into such things before, how letting little boys get hurt can lead to men with scars, but we forget that sometimes the anger comes from somewhere else, and is just focused here by a third party. Misogyny is bad, and it's pretty easy to find out if you're misogynistic, or have been jaded by misogynistic views.
Seriously, it's not hard to get jaded, it can happen to anyone. Women get jaded by the same views about themselves. Can you imagine that? You can't? Because you're just a guy, and guys can't understand feelings?
What do Poe, Keats, Yeats and Oscar Wilde have in common? All are poets, really good at expressing their feelings, and they're men. Hell, Orpheus is considered the greatest poet in mythological history, and yeah; guy.
Vikings, Scotts, and Picts... all big on poetry and feelings. Vikings considered crying manly, deal with it gym coaches of the world.
I know women, who slut shame victims of rape. Can you even imagine what it must be like to laugh at a woman for being raped? To blame her? A girl in a miniskirt being raped was "asking for it, really..." but your wife in the same outfit being raped is the start of a Liam Neason revenge movie.
How can a man (talking about a specific person I know), express undying rage at men who sexually harass women, blame a girl for naked pictures of her being spread by a jilted lover? Or a thief?
Because it's not that hard to be convinced of this, because misogynists are good at it. They use the exact same tactic as Neo-Nazi recruiters. They find those who are angry, feel powerless, and generally are looking for something to stand against. To these people, they don't just say "it's the wimins", because they're not stupid. They just drop little hints, and everytime something goes wrong, they point the finger at the nearest person without a penis. Because people with those don't make bad choices. They give people a torch, and tell them to stand with all those happy people over there having a scowling contest.We're all looking for some injustice to stand up against, and here we are, being handed a person who we can hate together, as a family.
Ever listen to a bunch of internet misogynists rant? Do they sound angry? Not usually. Mostly, they sound happy, as if they can finally do what they always wanted:
Never base your enrollment into a way of thinking, or a side of an argument, by the charismatic leader. Base whether you side with a group of people, by the people in the group. Read the comments on an article explaining why a woman who's ex-boyfriend distributed nude pictures of her he took, and deliberately set out to destroy her life. Even when you think they've drifted away, keep reading.
Find the masses, when they start calling for her suicide, or call her family to threaten her life. Listen to their anger that seems impossibly directed at a single person they likely didn't know existed until they happened to click on the same link as you.
You may find that you've been standing behind a group of people with torches, about to lynch someone because "meh, it's Friday."
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