Do feminists hate their fathers?

Question

Since someone asked if anti-feminists hated their mothers (since they assume that anti-feminists hate all females), I thought it would only be fair to ask if feminists hate their fathers, since a lot of feminists appear to be misandrists.

Answer 1

I am lucky enough to have a brilliant man for a father. I am proud to be his daughter. We always had a great relationship. He was diagnosed with an Alzheimer's disease a couple of years ago, and it kills me to watch him change... BTW, I am the one who takes care of him... Being a feminist was always about having choices in life for me. Have you always made the right one? Think about that please.

Answer 2

Ok, it's clear some are man-haters who use the word 'feminist' to make people think it's not that bad to do what they do and say what they say, right? Sorta like the death row dumbasses who say they've found The Lord so someone will possibly have a little mercy? People will use manipulation tactics if they're so inclined. Why take it too seriously when it's some nimrod claiming to be a feminist? =o/ Judging by the excerpt, I didn't think I'd care to read the article. Sounds like BS and has nothing to do with feminism to me, or women even. Sounds like a group of numbnuts. There's enough idiocracy in life we must pay attention to, so I avoid anything avoidable =o) If they're supporting false allegations and opting to just throw people in jail without fair trials, obviously most would agree that's ridiculous...I'd hope!

Answer 3

I don't hate my father. Hatred is ugly, and something that should be avoided at all costs. There was a time that I used to when I was *much* younger, but I've since forgiven him. Not for his sake, but for my own.

I've lost a lot of respect for him however. He & my mother's relationship is the reason for me being a die-hard feminist I believe. He was extremely emotionally abusive to my mother, my siblings & I - and in my teen years, became physically abusive to my mother.

This has not in any way, shape, or form made me into a man hater. I only disrespect people that act in the manner my father did.

Answer 4

I do notice that a lot of my girl friends are amazed that I trust my hubby enough to be a SAHM. The ones who say this always, always have absent Dads. My friend Aimee is 29, in love but too cautios to get married, my cousin is the "breadwinner" and only recently married the father of her two kids, and my sister-in-law looks terrified when someone asks her if she and her hubby plan on ever having kids. All of these women are strong, smart, and have great careers. All of them also have absent fathers.

My own Dad is a great guy. He was a SAH-Dad, funny enough. I talk to him at least once a week, and my husband often asks him for advice. Of course, I've often been called an "anti-feminist", although I am no such thing. I just believe women's interests might NOT be served by trying to be psuedo-men.

Answer 5

Misandry and feminism are mutually exclusive. You can't honestly call yourself a feminist if you think men are worse than you.

Anyway, I take after my father a lot, and we're both very stubborn. That leads to some nasty arguments once in a while. But for the most part, we have a strong relationship, and I have a lot of respect for him.

Answer 6

I don't think it is fair to claim that "a lot of feminists appear to be misandrists." Anyway, me personally, I love my daddy. I'm actually going out to lunch with him tomorrow.

Answer 7

I love my dad. He's a clever man who's always done a great job making good financial decisions to provide for our family. Plus he taught me how to draw when I was a kid, and every time I go home he makes steaks or barbecued ribs or something.

My mom's not so great...all throughout high school she was always bitching at me and nagging me about different things, and she even does that now sometimes when I go home. Plus she calls me ALL THE TIME.

Answer 8

I'm a feminist and I love my dad, who is also a feminist... He's great. I talk to him on just about a daily basis.

Answer 9

Hate is purely relative to the person we dislike the most.

Answer 10

I think a lot of the men here have much more serious issues with women than feminists have with their fathers. Why don't you ask if they hate their mothers? Most men who like to put down women do so because they have poor relationships with their mothers. I've never met a man with that attitude towards women who didn't also dislike his mother.