Quick question about feminism

newmobsforall · 2015-02-17T05:38:51+00:00

I will say campaigns against female genital mutilation are a good. Maybe not inclusive enough, but good.

I would also say that there are valid points in the feminist camp in the way gender is thought about and portrayed that I think does translate over to men's rights as well; that is we see similar but different inequalities ourselves, and want those inequalities addressed.

EvilPundit · 2015-02-17T03:06:59+00:00

They are actually doing some good - but only for women.

They are actively harming men, of course.

yelirbear · 2015-02-17T02:45:44+00:00

This really isn't the best place to find an unbiased answer.

BlueDoorFour · 2015-02-17T04:14:16+00:00

The women's rights movement, and feminism in its early forms, have done a lot of good. The WRM achieved legal equality for women, and supported the rights of oppressed groups. Early feminism at the very least got people to question traditional gender roles, and examine gender and sexual identities.

I say this without endorsing the conclusions of that ideology. Alchemy may have gotten people thinking about how materials interact, but it was certainly wrong in its conclusions.

Mhrby · 2015-02-17T02:57:02+00:00

Well, to try and be unbiased, yes, they do actual good, some feminist groups have provided shelter for victims of abuse, as long as the victims are female.

There are other examples of things they have done that are objectively good.

MRSPArchiver · 2015-02-17T02:19:52+00:00

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TomwaIvory · 2015-02-17T20:51:33+00:00

Feminism has a ~1:10 ratio.

For every good thing feminism does for feminists (note I said Feminists and not women, if you're a traditional woman or a woman who doesn't identify as feminist you might as well piss off because feminism doesn't want you) it does about 10 bad things to men. Unfortunately, feminism is primarily active in the western world where it isn't even remotely needed in the slightest.

Random_Fem · 2015-02-17T18:03:56+00:00

It depends what you think as 'good' and where in the world you wish to focus on. Many of us campaign all over the world for LGBT rights, the rights of the disabled, the rights of ethnic minorities, sex-workers rights. All these groups include men by the way. Whilst there are those who call themselves feminists who may not agree with some of these things ie TERFS, people seem to forget we are not a movement with one voice or goal. to refer to an earlier comment, feminists have set up many shelters for abused women and children, often without little or no funding. Some of them now allow men. However nothing is stopping you starting a shelter for abused men. I would welcome more of these in the UK. Setting up a sex specific shelter is not 'actively damaging men.' It is there to protect those who have been abused, not to make a political point.

Title	Quick question about feminism
Author	RangingWolf
Upvotes	8
Comments	28
Date	February 17, 2015 2:19 AM UTC (11 years ago)
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