For crying out loud. You don't create a hate movement against men, tell them they are useless, endlessly list inadequacies you feel they have, stereotype them all as criminals and abusers then expect them to respect you.
You don't go foisting as much responsibility onto people you want to respect you either.
I'm baffled by this. It's like one country flying planes over to another country continually bombing all their cities, then when the other side gears up to retaliate saying "no no we must sit down and respectfully discuss this".
Fat chance.
Why do they think they can ask this?
2007-10-30 03:11:55 · 15 answers · asked by Rio Madeira 3 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
EXACTLY!!!!!!!!
Well, you're sure to get the "but not all feminists are like that" & "no, feminism is about equality" that is common with a critique of feminism.
No one has been able to answer why man-hating radicals are welcomed into the feminist fold.
Feminists try to deny that every time. It's OK, though... I never let them:
http://www.now.org/history/dworkin.html
2007-10-30 03:51:34 · answer #1 · answered by hopscotch 5 · 6⤊ 4⤋
Ren, Brads point on the feminists that act as pointed out in fake Rios question - doesnt seem to far fetched.
Leanne - quite agree, particularly *** there is no respect for themselves in agreeing to those kinds of terms.
Thoughts - no argument, the arguement isnt about what they should do, its about the expectations of respect given those kinds of actions from a particular group.
Elay - I would agree, save for the extent to which a number of feminist organizations come across misandrist, and since the apparent real feminists arent fighting to stop them turning their name to mud, it can only be assumed that they actually accept or want it, until it comes to speaking in public where people are saying things about feminism such as this.
eviljung - no problem with women having choices, that doesnt explain the misandrist displays of feminism. To say that none of them are misandrist there suggests that either you are ill informed or that you putting forward an ill conceived argument for the good name of feminism.
Bloom - cant say I follow brad around enough to judge what you say about him. But to say women should be respected because they respect every one? Just a blanket generalisation, and ill concieved. They dont. Some really do. Perhaps many. My points for eviljung hold for you response also.
lyka - I suppose that would explain as to why those feminists (as described in the question) act as they do.
fireball - mmm I follow the first bit ok. I dont follow what "85% of the women working wouldnt do it if they didn't need the money." has to do with the points raised in the question. It just doenst make sense to me. Im wondering if there was more to the line of thought you had on that one.
2007-10-30 03:40:23 · answer #2 · answered by Andy C 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think you have feminists confused with "man-haters."
That's okay, it seems the whole Yahoo Answers community doesn't really have a solid grasp of what feminism is...so you're in good company (well maybe not "good" company...but you're not alone)
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HA HA HA Andy said "Fake Rio"
I thought I recognized that name from other militant posts that seemed to just be aimed at upsetting people.
I guess once everyone starts blocking you for being a jerk, you have to keep making new profiles.
Only I'm pretty sure "Rio" was a guy in it's last profile. I guess it's another fake person like Mafia Girl.
Shouldn't this site be about legit questions and not pointing out the differences between men and women just to get people to argue.
One more thing, Andy... I don't blame all republicans for the actions of the Bush administration. And I don't assume that all republicans support their actions just because they are affiliated. I guess I just keep an open mind.
I'm not sure which feminist organizations you are referring to, I see more hatred from individuals as opposed to "Feminist organizations". But if there really are alleged feminist groups out there who are spewing man-hatred, they are probably not real feminists either.
Besides, I'm happy with the men in my life, why should I try to educate large groups of militants as to what the true definition of feminism is...it's like trying to argue abortion...it's pointless and you're never going to change any ones mind.
2007-10-30 03:20:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 4⤊ 5⤋
Women have deep gaps that cant be filled where as men have long and hard problems with no solution. May be this is why feminists keep thinking men should respect them.
2007-10-30 04:55:41 · answer #4 · answered by ByTheWay 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well said you should never demand respect, you have to earn it.
2007-10-30 04:25:08 · answer #5 · answered by Johno 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
feminists just wanted to live a good life
not have men lord themselves over women
be able to have choices (not just motherhood or career spinster)
they had to point out the inadequacies of a male leadership only society
no one says that men are evil
2007-10-30 03:23:07 · answer #6 · answered by eviljunglebunny 2 · 7⤊ 5⤋
i agree...a can of worms was opened...we were made to love one another...85% of the women working wouldnt do it if they didn't need the money.
2007-10-30 03:23:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Men should respect women but not as far as that.
2007-10-30 03:19:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
when femenists say they want men to respect them they mean more in the way of men not putting them down, not think that women are less intellegent etc etc. i actually know a guy who told his 7 YEAR OLD "women deserve to be beaten up because there weak"
2007-10-30 03:56:35 · answer #9 · answered by ஐ♪♫♥atomic.angel♥♫♪ஐ 3 · 0⤊ 7⤋
because feminist think they're abused and are not satisfied with the status they're on now...
2007-10-30 03:23:53 · answer #10 · answered by LyKa_TaNtaRaNtAn 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋