TIL that during WWI (and briefly WWII) the British would shame men into joining the military by recruiting young women to call them cowards on the streets of their hometowns. These women would also pin a white feather on them to symbolize their cowardice.

yogibearandthekid · 2020-06-19T15:20:10+00:00

I was told the foundation of feminism was based on equality and all women have empathy bahahahaha

GitGudScrubzzz · 2020-06-19T16:18:23+00:00

This was the first action of the feminist movement, to shame men who refused to throw themselves into a meat grinder for their imperialist masters. They also demanded equal voting rights, despite the requirement for those rights being military service.

Feminism always has been about female supremacy, be very suspicious of anyone who tells you otherwise.

Oncefa2 · 2020-06-19T17:47:11+00:00

I wonder how this would fair on the actual TIL sub.

I haven't heard if the mods over there are sexist or not.

Hannubal · 2020-06-19T17:05:01+00:00

I wonder how many British men died because they were bullied into volunteering by women who would never have sacrificed themselves in battle if given the chance.

perplexedm · 2020-06-20T07:58:49+00:00

These women would also pin a white feather on them to symbolize their cowardice.

So, wasn't that symbol of women's own cowardice and reluctance to fight war and die for the sake of society ?

Isn't that the same reason they are so irresponsible these days for the common interests of society ? If they had fought it with their own grit and blood, they would've cared more ?

powpowbeast · 2020-06-19T17:33:57+00:00

Female hypocrisy at its finest.

WolfeBane84 · 2020-06-20T08:55:09+00:00

I'm torn on this, sorta.

When the fight is literally to the death, one country wants to not only defeat you (speaking about WWII), they want to totally conquer you, you should want to fight. If not for your country than for your family, friends or town.

catpiss_backpack · 2020-07-19T22:50:04+00:00

You realize that men were the ones in charge of making the rules around draft and the military, right? That they took advantage of toxic masculinity to shame men into joining to perpetuate what a “real man” is - this is the fault of the men who made the rules lmao

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