Why are there so many man-haters on the feminist band wagon?

Question

What could be a logical explanation for this?

Omar, judging by the number of thumbs down you got... they are guilty as charged. :-)

Answer 1

Well, that is an interesting question. I think if you look at the premise of the question, we may be able to glean some info. Historically, feminists seek to empower women. The original feminist movement started in the 19th century (basically) as the suffragettes movement to give women the vote. in 1919 the 19th amendment to the Constitution gave the vote to women. The next major wave of feminist thought started in the late 50's and early 60's and sought to address cultural and political inequities. This was also the beginning of the idiom that women were oppressed, by, guess who? The only group other than women, men. Although the principal focus at that time was to end discrimination of women.

As women gained power and equality in the 60's, 70's and 80's, few issues of true gender inequality were remaining. Always looking to empower itself, and women, the movement began to morph into something all togather different. Many women who grew up as baby boomer's and later generations saw the issues that their fore mothers fought for had been dealt with. Women were leaving the home, starting carriers, entering the workforce and in increasing larger numbers, going it alone. Women were entering medicine and law in increasing numbers and wages were starting to equalize. As a result, those of the baby boomer and later generation did not perceive that inequality was that great of an issue.

The later wave of feminism had lost its focus. It continued to insist that women were discriminated against. They began to rally t the presumption that women were treated only as sexual objects and were the subject of sexual harassment as well. In the early 80's Catharine MacKinnon, and Andrea Dworkin started a campaign against pornography and used it as an issue to promote the sexual discrimination issue. The feminist movement, had changed and now took on a persona that seemed to insinuate that men were all sexual aggressors and responsible for the remaining inequality and mistreatment of women.

To make a long story short, the movement at this point drew mainly very angry women who used it as an issue to man bash.

While some of these ideas have been discredited, some of them continue to live on, and are occasionally trotted out with the banner of man bashing.

Answer 2

omar you are truely offensively unfeminist.... man haters are not feminists. this is the very idea that negates a true feminist (by which I mean a movement that supports women as not only equal to men but having a clear and vocal political voice)... liberal tolerant rambling and slights that are charged to suggesting that the only women who are feminist are the ones that can't get a man is what is crushing true debate about the important issues.

Answer 3

Because feminism cares nothing about men. It is weird how an "equality movement" can ignore half of the people they say they are getting equality for. The man hating feminists like the fact that the rest of the feminists could care less about men so they know they will be supported by feminists if they claim their hatred is about "equality". And yes man haters are feminists too this whole they aren't feminists argument is just a dodge to keep their religion from looking bad.

Answer 4

Some people equate women's liberation to the hatred of men.

I suppose it's for the same reason that there are a great amount of woman haters that call themselves anti-feminists.

IMO, a misandrist can never be a feminist.. To me a feminist is someone who believes in gender equality. But these words-feminist, anti-feminist, they're lost their definitions now. It's best to look at the individual groups and people instead of simply their label.

Answer 5

I think some women (and Blacks and homos) are constantly angry towards their oppressing group(s) because they are frustrated to the breaking point from being discriminated against all day long every day.

They see it in life, at school, at work, on TV, in the movies, in advertising, and so on. Maybe within their own family in the cases of sexism and homophobia. In some cases, they have personally been denied an opportunity or suchlike because of their sex, race, or sexual orientation. The constant daily deluge of bigotry has made them bitter.

They are also frustrated with women who choose to tolerate sexism rather than fight it.

I know some ladies won't like what I'm about to say, but my opinion is that women with higher IQs tend to be the most bitter. Probably because they tend to understand more about what's really going on. And, they probably have been denied opportunities of greater significance. (ie President of the USA, CEO of a Fortune 500 company, architect of a major building, and suchlike)

Answer 6

I've never known a man-hating feminist. That's an oxymoron.

Please grow a brain. And move out from under your rock and meet some people.

Answer 7

Most of the man-haters I meet are not feminists-they're divorced women struggling to bring up their kids on their own. They'd never call themselves feminists; and they sure aren't marrying again.

Answer 8

i don't know but i'm a part of the new movement of chauvanistic feminism and i love it. i created it for myself because i was surrounded by so many women who were men haters, and always "...booooo, men...hsssss..." and here i am happily married, great relationships with my hubsters, my daughter and men in general...i don't understand the logical reason or explanation for the "booo men" society but my own person empowering movement of chauvanisitic feminism has aided me in successful relationships with men. from fear is hate so haters have fear, resentment, feel stigma and that their power is being "depowerized" by all this stuff from women posing nude to divorces, bad paying jobs cuz we are women, to religion to careers over family, etc. etc...blah blah blah...all i know is that in the movie "borat" when he met up with the feminist group, that was one of the funniest parts in the movie because he zoned out and said that he "could not understand what this old man was saying" but it was a woman who was speaking...so funny this whole movement bandwagon stuff is. you wanna be empowered and strong but it does not mean that you have to hate and have fear...many women that i know who are attractive, have successful careers, are independent, i mean a package of the three bees: beauty, body, brains! but for some reason, they all seem to remain single, can't keep a guy, wonder why, all the women swap stories like spit to a can and i just walk away from the whole thing because it's absurd to listen to and to be around especially when i have good relations with the opposite sex.

Answer 9

Feminism preaches the concept of "the patriarchy" which is an "old boys network" designed to keep women down.

The teachings & societal attitude imposed by feminism makes many women very resentful towards men.

& even some of the women that don't "hate" men, don't hold men in the highest regard.

...& so it goes.

Answer 10

There are not. The very few fringe "man haters" stand out in the guys' minds.