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This old Usenet article has some deep insight on the subject: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.poems/msg/92dca7ff687cdc84?dmode=source&output=gplain htt
by asciilifeform 17y ago
This old Usenet article has some deep insight on the subject:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.poems/msg/92dca7ff687cdc84?dmode=source&output=gplain http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.poems/msg/92dca7ff68...
"Feminism is itself a set of social rules that dictate what people can and cannot do, specifically to hinder the male gender. For example, feminism says if a man owns a company, he cannot just hire anyone he wants. Instead he must hire people in accordance with the social rules of feminism. Your attempt to portray feminism as some sort of gender-neutral attempt to lift all boats is as transparently dishonest as the silly lies Patriarchy has told women for thousands of years to keep them in their place. Just be honest and say feminism is an attempt to curtail some freedoms currently enjoyed by men, and transfer them to women."
- j_baker 17y agoThat's an overly broad generalization. There are many different types of feminist. They're not all man-haters.
- asciilifeform 17y agoThe author was referring to feminism in light of its real-world aims. The question of whether all feminists are "man-haters" is irrelevant to the question of whether the movement's political activities are best viewed simply as power grabs rather than a pursuit of some mythical ideal of equality.
- mynameishere 17y agoThe real real-world aim of feminism is to take the strongest, smartest, healthiest women, and reduce their reproductive output.