To be clear, I specifically mean "third wave feminism." The two first forms of feminism (first being getting women to vote and some other rights, second being about freedom to do what you want with your life) are, in some cases, fine.
I'm a woman, relatively attractive, and I want to talk about cat calling. Simply said, there is nothing wrong with cat calling. Never has been, never will be. I've never had a single woman explain to me why men making moves on women is wrong. Ever.
And catcalling is probably the softest form of hitting on a woman there is.
So, why are feminists against it?
Simple.
They never get catcalled.
I dare you to find ONE even semi-attractive self-proclaimed "feminist" these days. Go on, I'll wait.
The fact is, those "feminists" never get catcalled. Because no one hits on them. Because no one finds them attractive. Sure, they sometimes find some loser jerk desperate for company and attention (see: men who date feminists), but for the most part, they're alone.
They envy women who can date actually attractive men. Men with a life, men who workouts and have a nice body.
So, if they don't get catcalled at all, what's the next step? Ban it!
"If I don't get catcalled, then no one will."
That's the extend of their logic right there. If they can't get it, then no one will.
The fact is, today, there is almost no reason for feminism to exist (at least in the United States / western world). Women pretty got everything they wanted. In fact, it could be said women are now considered SUPERIOR to men. I've worked with women and still work with women and I can say that women either earn the same OR more than me, and in the vast majority of cases, work less than men.
Simply said, the vast majority of women don't want to work. They get comfy positions where all they have to do is answer some e-mail, prepare some Powerpoint for a meeting and write useless reports no one will ever read. They work in call centers and prattle with coworkers all day while men have to take calls in.
Even those who DO want to work, and I mean the tiny majority that want a career and all that, end up working less hard than men. Simply said, women will never have the drive and energy men have. Yes, there might be a few women who do, but it's incredibly rare. In my entire life, I've never met a women that was a hard-worker.
They THINK they do, but they simply aren't as productive as men. I'm even talking physical, I'm talking intellectual. They are slower, they get distracted more easily, they are more prone to talking and wasting time, etc etc etc. To be fair, it's not completely the woman's fault: even if she is 100% into it, her body will sometimes dictate when she can and cannot work. Cramps, menstruation, hormones, etc. Now with pure will you can overcome that, of course, but even with the most motivated woman ever, it's hard.
Thus, women are allowed to work less than men, yet earn the same. Now there IS some discrimination against women still going on the work system, but it's very small.
All this to say that feminism serves no purpose whatsoever right now. So these people need to FIND a purpose. And like leftists who fake hate crime so they have a reason to organize a protest, feminists invent reasons to feel "oppressed." I get catcalled? That's oppression.
At its core, feminism is about ugly women realizing they wasted their life and dragging down other women to comfort themselves. "I failed at sleeping with hot guys... But it's not because I'm fat, lazy and stupid, it's because of the system." These people lie to themselves to get their lives meaning. "I date a loser and I'm secretely jealous of that girl dating a good-looking guy... But that girl is getting oppressed! I'm free from XYZ thanks to feminist!"
There's more to it, but I needed to say all that. Always remember the only reasons feminist think catcalling is wrong is because no one catcalls them and it makes them jealous. If they can't have it, then no one will. If feminists spent even half the time they spend bitching about men improving themselves instead, they would probably get catcalled too, and not be against it so much. But they won't, because they are lazy and their lives are a failure.
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So basically everything this sub says, but from a woman!
That was probably harsh OP, but you aren't the first to do this. In fact feminists have now branded you a "pick me" as it happens so often. Personally I think we need more quality, gender neutral posts. Unless a perspective needs to be declared from a female for various reasons.
> They never get catcalled.
Yes well anyone who's participated in a slut walk can tell you those aren't the girls you want to see naked. You could have posted that as proof instead of saying as a woman you know.
I do hope you come back and participate, but I think a good direction for the sub to go is to maintain gender neutrality, unless absolutely necessary. Our words weight shouldn't be affected by our gender.
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I was pointing out a consistency of this happening, not that OP should give a shit. If a person comes here and says "as a woman this is my opinion" that means more worthy ideas will get less attention. More worthy ideas will spread less. I don't see how on r/mensrights individual human beings finding us and saying "as a woman" benefits the movement. If she wants to say things like "as a woman how can I be an MRA irl" that would be far different. We definitely need more female MRAs irl.
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