Ugh. Okay. Just gonna write one thing and then head out of this thread cause it's going to get messy.
Feminism highlights institutionalized issues and social constructions. When they say that men are dangerous to women, that men are threats to women, that men oppress women, that does not mean that they're standing there pointing at YOU as an individual. It's not "hey, look at Mike, he's a guy, he's evil!". They're talking about the entire social construction of men and manhood.
There's a hierarchy in society. White, able-bodied, heterosexual cis men are on top. Everything else ranks lower than them. It does not mean that every white, able-bodied, heterosexual cis man is evil or that he oppresses women or that he's a racist. It means that he's part of a construction that enables that kind of behavior.
That's the reason why homosexuality is frowned down upon, that's the reason why racism exists, that's the reason why sexism exists.
It does NOT mean that every white person is a racist. It does NOT mean that every man oppresses women. It does NOT mean that every straight person hates homosexuals. BUT SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONS ENABLES THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR.
We do NOT WANT TO GET RID OF MEN. WE DO NOT WANT WOMEN TO OPPRESS MEN. WE WANT THESE CONSTRUCTIONS TO BE ERASED. omg.
This so much!
Society influences men so horribly that's why I hate "friend-zone", saying you throw like a girl or are a p****, and double-standards for sex when it comes to women being called ****s. It makes men think women are their property and they can control them but when women don't comply men turn to violence or rape.
what are you even saying? what do you disagree with? they never even said "men are bad" or "men are worse than women."
The social hierarchy they described can't be argued against... so I just don't understand unless you're just disagreeing for no intelligent reason.
I'm just going to say it. Yall are talking about women as if they are defenseless babies. "Women this and Woman that" not all women are the same. The women I know are Stronger tougher and more privileged than any man I ever met. I don't even know what a strong man is all I know are strong women that's why I fear them . Y'all are making women out to be nothing but victims. It's sad to see tbh
What kind of agenda have you bought into? Somehow you saying that men are women's biggest enemy is truth but this person saying women are their own worst enemy is sexist? The hypocrisy is too real.
Edit: Also, saying that making a woman distrust another woman is sexism? The fact that two woman are immediately expected to get along IS sexism. The fact that you are trying to say that not liking another woman because you are a woman IS sexism.
You're not getting it. There's a stereotype that women are catty/bitchy and gossip. There's also the stereotype that women can't be friends with other women because of those reasons.
The patriarchy makes it seem like a woman's only competitor are other females which can be good but they use it to downgrade women instead of building them up.
I didn't say that a woman HAS to get along with another woman but that women are their own enemies because of the "catty/bitchy" reasons.
I'm just going to say it. Yall are talking about women as if they are defenseless babies. "Women this and Woman that" not all women are the same. The women I know are Stronger tougher and more privileged than any man I ever met. I don't even know what a strong man is all I know are strong women that's why I fear them . Y'all are making women out to be nothing but victims. It's sad to see tbh
Women are victims because of their sex. That's an undeniable fact. I'm saying this as a woman. That does not mean that all women are weak, just like saying that black people are victims of racism does not mean that all black people are weak, or saying gay people are victims of homophobia does not mean that all gay people are weak. Victim =/= weak. In fact most victims are actually quite strong because they are constantly having to fight against their oppression.
I'm just going to say it. Yall are talking about women as if they are defenseless babies. "Women this and Woman that" not all women are the same. The women I know are Stronger tougher and more privileged than any man I ever met. I don't even know what a strong man is all I know are strong women that's why I fear them . Y'all are making women out to be nothing but victims. It's sad to see tbh
The women in my family are strong, confident, independent women too BUT that doesn't erase the fact that this world is ran under patriarchy.
I'm sorry you've misunderstood me so much. I'm not the victim, but neither are quite a bit of women. Fear of men is being injected into women pointlessly. A large majority of women have a negative view of men because of a few horrible incidents. They're obviously terrible but you're making sweeping generalizations like "men are constantly" and "women can hardly feel safe" instead of actually looking at people as individuals.
How is it pointless when statistics show 1/3 women will be a victim of sexual assault, rape, attempted rape in her lifetime. Also fear is injected into women because instead of teaching boys how not to be rapists or violent, parents and teachers teach girls how to dress or defend themselves against them.
How is it pointless when statistics show 1/3 women will be a victim of sexual assault, rape, attempted rape in her lifetime. Also fear is injected into women because instead of teaching boys how not to be rapists or violent, parents and teachers teach girls how to dress or defend themselves against them.
Exactly. Men don't know the extent of the patriarchy. It's been engraved into our brains.
actually gonna get an aneurysm from these people who don't WANT to understand.
hey, gays, lemme put this into perspective: if you, as a gay person, started talking about the discrimination you face on a daily basis, and a straight person starts saying "but what about me??!?!?!?!?!", would you feel like that's really appropriate or no?
Just because the few women that you know have "power: over men doesn't change the fact that girls in South Africa have to carry pepper spray when leaving their houses to protect themselves from a sexual assault.
actually gonna get an aneurysm from these people who don't WANT to understand.
hey, gays, lemme put this into perspective: if you, as a gay person, started talking about the discrimination you face on a daily basis, and a straight person starts saying "but what about me??!?!?!?!?!", would you feel like that's really appropriate or no?
We're all in this together
Of course we but if I said to a straight person that straight people are the Number one threat to gays who don't think they would fight that. It's a terrible thing to say and it's not even the truth. It's propaganda to stir up more hatred.
Of course we but if I said to a straight person that straight people are the Number one threat to gays who don't think they would fight that. It's a terrible thing to say and it's not even the truth. It's propaganda to stir up more hatred.
But it's the truth... Do you think there'd the discrimination of homosexuals if heterosexuality wasn't the norm?
Just because the few women that you know have "power: over men doesn't change the fact that girls in South Africa have to carry pepper spray when leaving their houses to protect themselves from a sexual assault.
That was a mis type I asked Society be a matriarchy ?
That was a mis type I asked Society be a matriarchy ?
It still couldn't. Religion and history have built up too much cultural norms for women for our society to break out of that mentality.
in the Middle Ages , they believed that the human body had 2 parts. The stronger side was male and the weaker, vulnerable side was female. Even nowadays, we hold that up to a degree.
One can never be too educated on the discrimination in society.