The Danger of a Single Story: Do you only hear stories that all sound the same about feminists/TRP?

[deleted] · 2015-12-10T12:44:56+00:00

I'm in a country which has blocked Youtube so I can't watch the video, but I'll respond to your last bit of the question.

I think most feminists are great people. This may come as a surprise to anyone who has read my posts on this board, because I am one of the largest [if not the largest] anti-feminist that regularly posts here. But overall, feminists are usually made up of a pretty awesome group of individuals: Compassionate, intelligent, thoughtful, kind, and generous. Most of the people I know who give to charity, or give back to the community in other ways are feminists.

And it makes sense, really. Modern feminism is spun as the unveiling of some grand truth of discrimination against the oppressed. A good person would side with feminists. A good person would want to stop oppression. A good person would want to stand up for the weak and defend the innocent. And I ADMIRE feminists for that, especially young feminists. Having such a strong moral compass at such a young age is an amazing thing in my country, where any amount of success is defined by corruption, politics, and back-stabbing.

The problem I have, and the problem I think most TRP'ers have, is not with the feminists themselves, much in the same way an atheist wouldn't have too much of an issue with a nice Christian family who wants to do right by Jesus, says their prayers over dinner, and brushes their teeth three times a day for the Lord.

The problem is with the doctrine. I'm a broken record on PPD when it comes to feminism, and I'll continue to be a broken record until everyone gets it. Modern feminism is a business. It's about money. The farther you get your message out, and the more your beliefs become doctrine delivered to children by parents and teachers, the harder it is to break those beliefs later in life. The harder it is to think critically and examine the CONTENT of what you are saying. Indoctrination removes the ability to question possible alternatives, because you have attributed 'rightness' and 'goodness' with the doctrine. And to be clear, NO doctrine, NO idealogy, ESPECIALLY one that is a million dollar business that thrives off public opinion is inherently good.

I have a lot more patience with feminists than some people on PPD because I used to be one. I understand how easy it is to get suckered into a system of belief that paints you as the good guy, and anyone who disagrees as the unintelligent, morally bankrupt evil-doer.

alreadyredschool · 2015-12-10T11:44:46+00:00

http://feministing.com/

http://www.feministe.us/blog/

These are some top feminist blogs, they actually have good content, good articles, the crazy stuff like gamergate, tumblr and the machiavellian idiots who use feminism for their gain suck, but the normal feminist stuff is much like TRP for women. Feminism did learn when everyone jumped of their train and got on the "I call myself humanist/egalitarian" train. Well, at least they learned something about reputation.

Title	The Danger of a Single Story: Do you only hear stories that all sound the same about feminists/TRP?
Author	mashakos
Upvotes	3
Comments	3
Date	December 10, 2015 10:29 AM UTC (10 years ago)
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