Apparently, there is a growing anti-feminist movement
Monday, February 26th, 2007If someone had told me that there was a corner of the Internet like this, displaying this kind of explicit misogyny, I would never have believed it.
Here was my response to the latest post, and I don’t plan on returning:
wow. I’ve never been here before. I can’t believe there is a niche for this kind of shit. I do understand that sites like this rely on the fact that it will piss people off in order to be successful, so I’ll say one thing and I’ll probably never visit again. I guess it is important to mention that I am a man.
Men rape women. Men are violent and abusive to women and other men. Not all men are this way. We live in a culture where more than 1 in four women will be raped in her lifetime. Another 19 percent will fend off rape attempts. These are conservative estimations. Any example of violence against men by women is merely an exception to the rule. These are our sisters, our mothers, our cousins, our best friends…. This is reality. This is why buses like this exist. Is this right? No.
If you’d like to end practices like this, why don’t you concentrate your efforts on ending rape and sexism. This is a men’s problem, not a women’s problem. Do you really think rampant misogyny will help?
The truth is, being a male in a patriarchal society affords us the luxury of never having to consider what it is like to walk down the street in fear. Here is a simple question that will help you understand: What do you do on a daily basis to prevent yourself from being raped? Write down your answer if you have one. Ask a woman that same question and make sure you have enough paper for her answers.
Please wake up.