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> Harping on straw "Feminists" won't improve our situation. Mentioning they exist is not the same as harping on them. And this points out an asymmetry: Whenev
by derleth 14y ago
> Harping on straw "Feminists" won't improve our situation.
Mentioning they exist is not the same as harping on them.
And this points out an asymmetry: Whenever a man focuses on the male perspective of gender equality, people drag out the 'MRA' stereotype. While the stereotypical MRA exists, that stereotype is no more relevant to the issue than the stereotypical straw feminist is relevant to the female perspective of gender equality. Yet, online, in the real world outside of the academy, that MRA stereotype is in constant use.
> Destroying systems of entrenched privilege may not be viewed as beneficial by all men that cling to these systems
And this is an example. It states that gender equality from the female perspective is automatically equivalent to "Destroying systems of entrenched privilege", which is a courtesy not given to the male perspective on the same concepts.
This asymmetry is divisive and serves to perpetuate the pointless hatred that keeps equality from being realized.