So what if #mensaybadthingsaboutme: Regarding a feminist campaign against “the abusive misogyny of anonymous posters online”

2011-11-08T19:37:32+00:00

I'm glad we are taking her advice and applying it to /AMR and so on. Ignore the bullies. It only makes them stronger.

c0mputar · 2011-11-08T19:10:31+00:00

The reality is that most of the "misogyny" they face is just criticism to their feminist viewpoints. I see this a lot when I confront feminists arguments, present my arguments, and get called a misogynist, amongst other things characterized by misandry. It happens on both sides, where people feel that they can be sexist if they feel the other person is sexist... even when that other person is absolutely certain they were not sexist but just critical, skeptical or countering. We don't call religious people bigots because they don't understand or disagree with atheism do we?

Furthermore, we know how easy it is to become sexist when you think someone is sexist towards you, especially when you're uninformed or a little to emotionally attached the issue. This happens on both sides... Often times, when someone actually does say something sexist as a response to what someone said, it's often because they felt like they were responding to sexism. It's like when that guy got assaulted by that women, who was also spewing misandrist stuff, when he held the door open for her, and then later went on a sexist tirade afterwards... He was probably a douchebag, but apparently it's hard not to be sexist when you think someone is being sexist towards you.

Lastly, the name of the channel is ironic with respect to what they are protesting against.

In the end, veterans of the internet know there is no protected demographic. Everyone gets shit on, but if you make a point of belonging with a group, you get shit on even more, and more so the smaller you are. You know who gets shit on more than feminists? MRAs.

matt_512 · 2011-11-09T04:31:49+00:00

I'm not sure what they want to accomplish. There are billions of people who have visited the internet at some point or other, of course you will find shocking comments. The writers are probably too disturbed and anonymous to stop their actions based on being called out.

Some people will say shocking things online. For instance, someone started a game of starcraft by saying they would rape, kill, and eat my whole family. Did I freak out? No, I just brushed it off. (Though reporting them wouldn't have been a bad idea.)

BinaryShadow · 2011-11-09T04:43:17+00:00

I see the self-appointed downvote brigade idea is becoming more legitimate to the ones desperate to justify their existence.

Title	So what if #mensaybadthingsaboutme: Regarding a feminist campaign against “the abusive misogyny of anonymous posters online”
Author	EvilPundit
Upvotes	4
Comments	14
Date	November 8, 2011 7:00 PM UTC (14 years ago)
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