Little backstory: I posted a very similar question on r/MensRights about a month ago but it was promptly removed by the mods on the grounds that the answer is obvious, that it has been discussed before, that it is a low effort post and I should have done some research first (the question was backed up with 5 external references). It got eventually restored at some point, but I have little trust in the r/MensRights sub since.
My question started like this: Imagine you are having a civilized discussion with a neutral person - such a person would typically know very little about MRA and have positive views about feminism because, of course, every decent person supports equal rights (/s). Eventually you would have to explain that MRA is not evil for opposing feminism. In such civilized discussion, you do not want to really on anecdotal evidence or discredit yourself by mistaking some men-hating tumblr crazies for the representation of feminism. The r/TheRedPill is not the representation of the MRA either. No, you would want to make only two types of arguments:
- Arguments about central ideas in the feminist ideology. What do feminist scholarly articles say, what do feminist studies teach. The patriarchy, male privilege and women oppression - how are these ideas incorrect and how are they sexist. Marxist, radical, second-wave - anything but social media rants.
- Arguments about the actions of prominent feminists or recognized feminist organizations. Tweets of prominent feminists, whether they opposed anti-paternity-fraud laws (who, when, where) or what they said about men (not MRA). The likes of Jezebel articles are borderline, and no, the Big Red is a troll, not a prominent feminist.
My ultimate goal is to either change my mind about feminism as a movement and philosophy, or compile the evidence into a Black Book of Feminism and share it with the public.
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And there are many scenarios where women have privilege.
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It’s not
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