There are three distant levels of feminism. The first is radical feminism. These are the advocates of silly beliefs such as 'men can not be raped'. Or perhaps they believe all men support rape and the so called 'rape culture'. These people believe in a truly oppressive patriarchy which is less supported than the worst conspiracy theories. I barely need to go into the damage these views have and the high level of intellectual dishonesty that occurs at the hands of these people. It's important to not that these are the most vocal of the feminist movement, these people have the greatest voice and are literally a threat against basic cognitive functions - such as critical thinking. They ignore evidence at whim and believe the louder they shout, and the more insults they throw, the righter they are.

The second level is moderate feminism. These are people who identify as feminists but have some rationality. They don't hold particularly extreme views and often a decent debate can be hold without childish tactics. I am against this group because it still believe in the patriarchy (the keystone of feminist theory), a society ruled by men. If the patriarchy existed, then why do men get such a bad deal in child custody, why do men get so much worse sentences in prison? Why does men cancer research receive so much less funding than women's? A patriarchy, oppressing women (or more moderately, favoring men) is evidently false.

The third level, is the mythical feminist. This is a MRA term to describe a feminist who is completely rational, logical and doesn't believe in a patriarchy. She accepts and perhaps even fights for MRA issues and equally fights for women issues which even MRA cannot deny are not there (Planned Parenthood problems, abortion clinic protests etc (the entire of Islam) ). I guess I'm not truly 'against' this type in the same way as the first 2, however I still greatly dislike how they label themselves as a feminist. I do not identify solely as an MRA, I identify as an egalitarian who's desire for equality encompasses both men and women problems. As such, a 'mythical feminist' who really is nothing more than an egalitarian that should not identify themselves with such a one-sided, irrational group.

There is no maleism. There are only men's rights advocate. (egalitarian)

There is feminism and as a result there are substantially less female rights advocates. (egalitarian)

I'm against feminism because on all levels I find it evidently detrimental to the way we think or at the very least, misleading. The willful ignorance of feminism towards MRAs makes it truly a poison ideology.


This is generally a 3 minute or so answer I enunciate when I get in a debate about feminism. For the most part - I get a positive response. Note, this is mostly because most self-identified 'feminists' really are egalitarians and are reasonable. (At least ones I encounter). It's a shame I don't have the same experience online.