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By Michael Kimmel, Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 3 comments
OK, class, time for a quiz. True or False?
1. “Men are, by nature, violent, sexually predatory, and irresponsible” is a statement that could only have been penned by that notorious feminist man-hater, Andrea Dworkin.
2. It was that grumpy feminist kvetch, Betty Friedan, who said that men are “by nature oppressive, possessive, flesh-obsessed pigs,” and that “giving them advice on successful marriage is like offering Vikings a free booklet titled How Not to Pillage.”
3. “Men are not biologically as attuned to being committed fathers,” argued feminist law professor Catharine MacKinnon, advising other feminist lawyers on how to prevent fathers from getting custody of their children during divorce.
No doubt you, brainy skirt! reader, picked up the trend. All of the above are False. But wait! If man-hating feminists didn’t utter those slanders against men, who did? Who are the male bashers who think men are biologically-driven, testosterone-crazed, violent and rapacious predators?
Actually, it’s the anti-feminists! It turns out that some anti-feminist men have the most relentlessly negative view of the male species around.
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3 Comments
This is great.
I absolutely love this essay and couldn't agree more, though I have found myself guilty of invoking those male stereotypes - it's a hard habit to break, but one I'm working hard to correct because I realize if I don't, the relationships between men and women will never get better. Thanks for writing this great piece!
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Very thought-provoking analysis of male behavior and stereotypes. Really, the model for humankind has not changed.
Personally, I believe that from a psychological and emotional perspective, when you carefully examine men and women - you will discover that we are more alike than unalike.
Do you really think that
Do you really think that anti-feminists are misandrists? Well, you're certainly wrong. I happen to be an anti-feminist and I certainly don't have a negative view of the male species. Now, I'm just one person but from my experience and personal viewpoint; anti-feminists are not misandrists and nor are they misogynists.
Anti-feminists stand for an egalitarian view and are against the third-wave feminism. If you do your research, you'll see that there's no cohesive goal with third-wave feminism as with the previous waves. Instead, it's just victimization used to manipulate the system in favor of women while downplaying the men.
Example: Let's say I had a wife that asked for a favor. She wanted me to play the guitar for her friends and I simply said that I wouldn't do it because I was already preoccupied with something important. All she would have to do is call the police and say that I hit her. And with no evidence, I would be thrown in jail for 3 days, get 50 hours community service, probation for a year, and one year of alternatives to violence counseling (you have a fine of $35 for 2 hours every Thursday). Yes, this does and has happened. This is the Domestic Violence Industry.
If anyone is a misandrist, it's a radical third-wave feminist. But I'm not going to make any associations like this essay.
Check out this facebook group to see what real anti-feminists are like: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2211954125
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