Why is that men blame the feminists for anything women speak out about?

Question

Don't they think we have minds of our own and it's got nothing to do with feminism? Don't see me blaming the cavemen for your actions.

Answer 1

feminists have been blamed for everything - divorce, single moms, court systems, etc etc. then they don't have to look at the real issues - relationship skills, gun laws, violence in the media, drug cartels, etc. etc.

we've been blamed for original sin, witches were blamed for bad weather to disease, symbolist artists blamed women for the destruction of men, feminists were blamed for social ills...there's no end in sight, honey

lots of people like labels, too - lot easier than giving something some real thought

Answer 2

I totally agree with Keypointist, that is an excellent point. Like affirmative action, I still hear comments about non white race people achieving positions like they only got there because of quotas or affirm. action, instead of giving the person the credit they deserve. However, there are also tons of employers who would only hire people just like themselves if they could, no matter how big the company is, and no matter if the company is publicly traded or not. And so Affirm. Action helps and hurts at the same time, and so does feminism in a similar way. But that doesn't answer your question at all, sorry :P I do see a lot of "anti feminists" who make a lot more anti-female wisecracks then talk about anything real. Edit: I get the impression that normal feminists are ignored by the anti feminists on here, what everyday equal rights feminists say is ignored, and the only feminists that are paid attention to are radical hate-mongers. That way all feminists can be lumped into one group and pointed at, it's much easier than actually looking at people as individuals... which ironically is the original goal of feminism, isn't it? People being seen as real individuals?

Answer 3

I'm sorry but the only times the word feminist occurs to me is when I come across a woman who hates men or when I read the word, such as in your question. At all other times it is just a person making their point. I know that is not the correct definition of feminist but that is the way it has been distorted over time. I don't think fighting for the rights of women makes a woman a feminist. Aren't we all much the same and just altered slightly by a DNA switch at conception?

Answer 4

Why is it that anyone--male or female--believes that there is such a thing as "the feminists"--as if they are one monolithic group? Why, esp. in Y/A, is there such hatred for feminism? I don't mean the stereotypical separatist, man-hating, feminazis. Women like that, imo, are merely imitating the oppression they claim to want to eradicate. Feminism is merely the belief in gender equality, but the whole debate around feminism has gotten so twisted. Men and women both need to realize that we all make our own choices, and that the desire for freedom or liberation is not strictly "feminist." It is human. It is universal. This is my opinion. This is my life. I am human. I am universal. I have made it my life mission to be responsibly and compassionately free. Please do not insult me by labeling me a "feminist," in the ugliest sense of the word, just because I do not buy into any kind of social hierarchies--patriachy being just one of them. Most of my friends and colleagues are men--men who respect my freedom and at the same time admire my feminine energy, my womanly qualities. I get so annoyed lately with so many Y/A questions that say "the feminists" this, "the feminists" that. Who exactly are you talking about? Please rethink this stereotype and stop putting women (and the men who love us and respect us) in boxes.

Answer 5

I haven't heard men blame feminists specifically or even complain. I suppose they are out there, but I probably wouldn't give those who do much thought. I don't think the opinions of those who feel women should not speak out or try to create growth have opinions that are valuable.

Answer 6

Feminists are a convenient target to blame, instead of dealing with any of the real issues affecting families and society, like a lack of positive opportunities that affect many Americans and others worldwide.

Answer 7

It's easy to blame feminists because we're identifiable targets. Blaming the economic, legal, and political issues that negatively affect us is too hard.

Answer 8

Q: "Why is that men blame the feminists for anything women speak out about?"
A: Because these men KNOW they will have to share more of the pie with women.... and they don't want to share!

Answer 9

Because some men can't stand it when women have opinions that differ from theirs. They would prefer it if all women stayed quiet and pretended to be happy.

Answer 10

Those who desire to dominate others justify that social and character disease with delusions of superiority. And, they form constructs, personal and cultural, with their delusions related to the inferiority of others. By targeting and declaring some segment of society to be inferior, those people who form these morbid constructs can then "morally" justify exploiting targeted people or groups in some way. That is a ploy used by Hitler who appealed to people's most primitive base emotions and insecurities, intoxicating them first with notions of superiority and then easily convincing them after that into murdering millions of innocent people who were deemed inferior in comparison. One of the components to convincing people or oneself that others are inferior is to deny that they are intelligent, deny that they have a mind or a conscience. To speak is to show your mind. Women in patriarchal societies have always been punished in some way for speaking "out of place". Whenever anyone resents a woman for speaking her mind, they are feeling threatened in their delusional constructs.