How come when women make FEMALE ONLY clubs/sites, etc. it's not SEXIST?

BlindPelican · 2014-07-23T20:16:26+00:00

Perhaps rather than assume you can't create a men's issues group, give it a try.

An effective form of activism is to test the system. If there are officially sanctioned groups at your university that address women's issues, then there's precedent for creating a men's group.

Approach this in good faith and out of a legitimate desire - be organized, have an agreeable agenda, a sponsor, members that want such a group, position the group with regards to actual advocacy, etc.

At worst, you expose a sexist approach to gender issues at your university and you have legitimate and documented proof of such you can use to take further action (Title IX, letters to the editor, the university's board of directors, etc). At best, you might just succeed and you now have a campus organization that can discuss men's issues.

brokedown · 2014-07-23T20:07:18+00:00

There's largely this attitude that you can't offend the majority. That's the thinking behind several gems of wisdom like how it's fine for black comics to make fun of white people. Slightly more than 50% (but less than 51%) of the world population is male, so women get minority treatment.

There is also the idea that men are born with power, while women struggle to obtain it. This is a major talking point with tumblr feminists, and the basis for their claims of privilege . If you accept that they are an under-privileged group, maybe they get to do some things you shouldn't, since you're already so privileged.

There's a "joke" where a white guy is complaining about how black people can have their own TV channel (BET), but white people can't. The punch line is supposed to be that every other channel is a white channel. While it is absurd on it's face, people tend to accept it because they either didn't think about it very hard, or they're afraid of being politically incorrect.

It's a pretty sad state of things where intellectual dishonesty is the only accepted path through society.

SporkTornado · 2014-07-23T20:17:55+00:00

That's just one of the many hypocrisies of the feminist movement. They will whine about how evil and sexist and mysoginist a mens only golf course or clubs is. Then will turn around and appluad the opening of a womens only gym.

FrogTrainer · 2014-07-23T20:31:39+00:00

Colleges are majority female aren't they? I know my school was nearly 70% female. But had plenty of women only groups.

MattClark0995 · 2014-07-23T21:45:02+00:00

Its not just women only clubs and "sites" (whatever this means). Women also have hundreds of FEDERAL level programs and policies dedicated to them.

elebrin · 2014-07-23T22:32:29+00:00

This is why you create invite-only societies for people of like mind, where the members are sworn to secrecy on the topics discussed at the meetings. Hmmm... where have I heard of that before...

2014-07-24T03:08:31+00:00

To use a gym example, a lot of women don't want "intimidation" by muscly men. To be honest, women only gyms are a GREAT idea, from a capitalistic standpoint. They get 1 year memberships that auto renew and never use the equipment.

Plus, most men don't do Yoga or Pilate's or Zumba, that's something I wouldn't do as well. If they just say "women only" it changes nothing, yet gets all the feminists to give them free publicity.

I also agree with men's only spaces in that regard. Possibly make a powerlifting gym that has lots of weights, no trainers, no Pilate's or spin bullshit, and watch the men come and the women to not.

Maybe a "men's club" where women aren't disallowed but all everyone does is smoke, watch sports, lift, and "objectify women".

warspite88 · 2014-07-24T12:16:37+00:00

feminists will say that women only groups are justified without the sexist label because women were oppressed and need a leg up. but first feminists are wrong , women were never whole sale oppressed as they claim. they just cherry pick at men and the human struggle to say men held women down throughout history. its like if a child later said a mother oppressed her. well a child can cherry pick a mom and not look at all a mother did to raise that child.

such is the feminist mentality and hate towards men

avantvernacular · 2014-07-24T14:54:04+00:00

Well it is sexist, just in a way which is socially acceptable.

2014-07-24T23:15:19+00:00

it is sexist, you are just being lied to.

rg57 · 2014-07-24T02:36:29+00:00

It IS sexist. Some genders are more equal than others.

MRSPArchiver · 2014-07-23T19:49:49+00:00

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xNOM · 2014-07-23T22:17:53+00:00

because vagina

Capitalsman · 2014-07-24T03:37:13+00:00

Basically how I see it they are making a "safe space" for women so they don't get holes in them from th evil laser stares of men and be turned to ash when asked out or what have you, but spaces form men are trying to keep women out for some evil sexist and misogynistic reason. It seems the only way men can have their own space is if it's a restroom/changing room/locker room or a gay whatever meant for gay men, but no doubt once everyone is more accepting of gay people it'll be a problem lesbians aren't allowed.

xNOM · 2014-07-23T22:17:46+00:00

because vagina

Title	How come when women make FEMALE ONLY clubs/sites, etc. it's not SEXIST?
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Date	July 23, 2014 7:49 PM UTC (11 years ago)
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