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The contributing factors you pointed out seem to signal the message that minorities should expect hatred and suck it up. That's a normalization of the status qu

The contributing factors you pointed out seem to signal the message that minorities should expect hatred and suck it up. That's a normalization of the status quo and does not address the issue, it's just being complacent with behavior that should be reprimended but is often taken with the same lack of empathy and thus is ignored. Most men can't empathyze because they are priviliged (as in, they do not suffer from the same kind of sexism) and completely miss the point. If you want to understand, truly understand, then read more on feminism, read everything on Geek Feminism and then read on feminism from other sources (they link great sources). If you reach a point where you you realiza that you ARE privileged and take for granted simple things, that men make the world UNFAIR to women and rile them for being oversensitive, then you may have just grown a bit.

peterwwillis 15y ago
...I don't really care to understand. What little i've read on feminism leads me to think that modern feminism is a passe joke. My guess is modern feminism doesn't connect well enough with the average woman who doesn't complain when the boss grabs her ass or passes her up for the unqualified white male in the boys' club. They need a new strategy and better marketing. Most of all they need solidarity. And maybe a less antagonistic approach to equality, like "human equality" instead of "women's equality." But everybody just defends their own kind I guess.
- gldalmaso 15y ago
  If you wanna read further than just a little, I suggest: http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/faq-i-asked-some-feminists-a-question-and-instead-of-answering-they-sent-me-here-why/ http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/faq-i-ask...