And why is proxy wars a bad idea? A lot about war is symbolism. Hell, the whole reason armies march to a battlefield is because it's a proxy of a real battle wh

And why is proxy wars a bad idea? A lot about war is symbolism. Hell, the whole reason armies march to a battlefield is because it's a proxy of a real battle where civilians would die. Well-accepted movements like feminism also engage with proxy wars, such as "free the nipples", "a day without women", etc. All these are pretty much symbolism, with some actual tangible value. Male porn star income equality is not only a symbol for striving for true quality, it also serves to demonstrate that as a society we seem to be fine with tolerating inequality at some places, and that feminism is not as much about equality as about identity politics (not that identity politics is inherently wrong).