Do feminists understand men less than other women do?

Question

Do feminists lack insights into mens thinking?

Lioness: Just in terms of where men are coming from.

EDIT: rbcynical
You have a good point there.

EDIT: Super Ruper I like that answer....for those women that care to recognise it.

[Carl] Which way round is it? feminists don't understand men so they become feminists or is it that they are feminists which leads them not to understand men.

Answer 1

Good question.
___How can someone understand another person, or another sex, while so preoccupied with articulating one's own voice?
___It's been said by feminists many times that men can't understand what it's like to be a woman, but they seem all too willing to judge men as acting in bad faith, without considering that they don't have a clue about being male.
___And defining human personhood in feminine terms doesn't help.
___Conventional wisdom is so limited today that most men today can't articulate the masculine voice, because they've been spoon-fed feminized notions of what a person is.

Answer 2

In my experience women with a more vocal feminist bent tend to have a chip on their shoulder and are prepared to have a contentious relationship with any man and are not interested in understanding.

On the other hand I have known some cool women who did understand men and looking back maybe were feminists, I don't know because they were just competent people who expected to be treated with respect but didn't go around lecturing about feminism and being all offended all the time.

Answer 3

This speaks to the old argument that has been going on in this forum for weeks. Equality does not equal sameness. Men are very different from women, for those women who care to recognize it. They act differently in certain situations, and react very differently than women.

I cannot presume to know that I understand men better than a feminist...because an understanding of a man comes from many different things - growing up with brothers, relationships with fathers, numbers of male friends, types of romantic relationships with men, etc.

Perhaps for the extreme cases of what I call the 'feminist fakes' - those women who fly under the banner of feminism solely to justify their male-bashing - I would say that I have far more interest in how men think and feel, and therefore, I would venture to say that I may understand them better. But this is all just hypothetical, of course...

Answer 4

Feminism has not something to do with equality, there are too many sexist pigs like area fem who pontificate hate alongside with "what use are men". its precisely the comparable as nazi hate against jews. even in feminist countries like sweden feminists think of all of the risky paintings of defence must be left to men and that they have the cheek to call it equality. i don't understand why men do not make a stand and refuse to connect the militia because of the fact there is not any stable reason to preserve the very people who stab you in the back. i does not carry a finger to preserve women persons, they don't look to be quite worth it.

Answer 5

I have more insight into a man's thinking than any of my other female friends do. I also have lots of insight into the reasons women are disappointed in society. I just have a lot of insight in general.

Sorry, didn't mean to brag, but I'm a pretty insightful person. I'm very concerned about the poor educations boys are getting in schools, the fact that men almost never get a fair share of custody, and that prostate cancer gets almost no acknowledgment. Though as I've said before, a lot of these things are happening because men aren't being vocal about their issues.

The only time I've ever heard men complain about these things is on the internet; none of my real life male friends has ever brought any of these up, whereas my female friends often discuss women's issues with each other.

Sorry for the digression. But in short, the answer (at least, for THIS feminist) to your question is no.

Answer 6

It takes effort to understand someone else. People don't understand themselves. How much harder would it be to understand one of the opposite gender/sex. Really it should be complimentary instead of opposite, but that's a society thing.
Truly feminists don't understand men. Truly most men don't understand women let alone feminists. Be patient. That's the best you can hope for. Be patient and forgiving. Forgiveness goes much farther than understanding. You don't have to understand to be able to forgive. You just have to care and love.

Answer 7

I would have to say that some of them are worse than a non-feminist, but some of them know men better than most non-feminists. Try to remember that there are great feminists out there.

Answer 8

uhm... a lot of todays "feminists" lack insight to anything having to do with the oppisite sex.
it's silly to express lack of interest in the other half of the world.

Answer 9

A surburban house wife was walking down the street when she came across a homeless woman. This homeless woman was smelly, had bad all around hygiene, and seemed frazzled to her very core.

The suburban wife reached for her purse and took out a $50.00 bill. She held it in the air and asked the homless woman, "If I give you this money will you use it for an appointment at a beauty salon?"

"Oh, no, I have not had my hair washed for weeks now, but the money would be spent on more basic survival needs." Said the homless woman.

"Well, IF I give you the money, will you use it to buy the newest fashion in shoe's?"

"Again Mrs ... I would use the money for food and warmth and not squander it away on shoe's that would not help me survive."

"Well, it's well know that many homeless who receive money buy wine or other alcohal when it's given to them. Would you spend this money on alcohal?

"Mrs. I'm living in situations where alcohal will get me in danger. I need to keep sober to protect myself ... this living is very stressful you know."

"I've decided that I won't be giving you this money ... instead, I will take you and my husband out to dinner tonight. Would you prefer a buffet or a sit down dinner?"

"Thank you for your generosity Mrs ... but won't your husband be uncomfortable in my presance since I have a nasty smell and torn cloths?"

"Yes ... yes HE will be very uncomfortable when he see's a woman who's been deprived of a beautician, shoe's, and wine ..." (giggle)

Answer 10

I don't think I do. But please correct me and tell me what it is that I'm not understanding in thinking all humans are equal, therefore entitled to equal rights.

EDIT: I can understand the alienation of some men to some extent. I believe some reverse sexism exists and it needs to be dealt with.