Top Myths About Feminism and Feminist Movement By etriplett [19 more lists]
Feminism. This word has gotten a bad rep over the past years. Here's a list that looks at the top myths about feminism, feminist women and feminist movement. I've often heard people say "Now, I'm not a feminist or anything, but I don't think any woman deserves to be raped". Wow, what an amazingly radical statement. I'm not a crazy liberal, but I think black people should be allowed to vote. I know, it's out there. Feminism is at it's core, a belief that women are people and should be treated equally to their male counterparts. And to their intersex counterparts, but maybe a list about cultural and social definitions of sex and gender is better saved for another time.
Note: Defining how men and women determine equality will vary among various cultural groups, and how feminism is defined in a western industrialized country will likely differ from women's equality movements in "developing" countries.
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Feminists Hate Sex
There's some who believe feminist women are just unattractive women who can't get laid, and thus take it out on men. Not true, first of all feminists don't hate men, feminism has nothing to do with hating men. Feminists do not hate sex, in fact one part of working towards equality between men and women is embracing the idea that women can and do enjoy sex, and not be labeled as sluts, and that women can have open and healthy conversations about their sexuality. -
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Feminists wear combat boots and dont shave their arm pits
I believe in equal rights for women. And I believe in shaving my arm pits, you don't shave yours that's cool, but my silky smooth underarms don't make me any less of a believer in equality than you. Also if you are a dude that identifies as a feminist, this is a moot point. And I'd be slightly weirded out if you did shave your armpits. But if that's what you want to do, I will not judge. - 3
Feminists exaggerate facts about violence against women
There are some who argue that feminists exaggerate facts about domestic violence and sexual assault to paint a grimmer picture of reality for women. That feminism is about portraying women as victims and men as predators. In reality, it is very difficult to get accurate data on these issues because they are so rarely reported, it is not practical to go off hospitalization data, or crime reports. But feminism is not about bashing men or falsely accusing men of sexual crimes. Here's a great post on the recent false r**e accusations of four Hofstra University students: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/2009/09/17/false-r**e-accusations-and-r**e-culture/ -
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Only Women Can Be Feminists
If only women could be feminists, we'd have an even tougher battle ahead of us in terms of working towards equality. Feminism is the radical notion that women are people, and I would hope most men would agree with that statement. Men can be feminists, intersex people can be feminists, people questioning their sex and/or gender can be feminists, bears can be feminist...because bears don't see gender, they just see delicious human flesh. - 5
Feminists Are Lesbians
Again, they might be, they might not be. But you can be heterosexual and be a feminist, as long as you're straight, but not narrow. Being a feminist has nothing to do with sexual orientation. Feminists are straight, gay, bi-curious, bisexual, asexual, non-sexual...
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Feminists Hate Men at 9/13/2010 1:23 AM
Feminists exaggerate facts about violence against women at 9/13/2010 1:20 AM
Your such a bigot, feminism has spent the last 30-40 years as portraying women as the victim and men as the evil monster. Doubt me? Look up Erin Pizzey, the founder of the modern shelter movement and ask her if feminism is a hate movement.
Top Myths About Feminism and Feminist Movement at 11/28/2011 8:49 PM
Top Myths About Feminism and Feminist Movement at 9/13/2010 1:27 AM
Or the fact that feminist's are lobbying to keep boy's and young men from receiving an equal education? Feminist's have turned our educational system into an all-girls club, and they aren't bigots?
You can lie all you want, you can hide your bigotry behind an anonymous name but know this: We know we are being discriminated against, and every day more and more men are waking up. We will no longer tolerate the abuse, persecution or oppression anymore!
Top Myths About Feminism and Feminist Movement at 2/09/2010 2:06 PM
* “I feel that ‘man-hating’ is an honourable and viable political act, that the oppressed have a right to class-hatred against the class that is oppressing them.” – Robin Morgan, Ms. Magazine Editor
* “To call a man an animal is to flatter him; he’s a machine, a walking dildo.” -– Valerie Solanas
* “I want to see a man beaten to a bloody pulp with a high-heel shoved in his mouth, like an apple in the mouth of a pig.” — Andrea Dworkin
* “Rape is nothing more or less than a conscious process of intimidation by which all men keep all women in a state of fear” — Susan Brownmiller
* “The more famous and powerful I get the more power I have to hurt men.” — Sharon Stone
* “In a patriarchal society, all heterosexual intercourse is r**e because women, as a group, are not strong enough to give meaningful consent.” — Catherine MacKinnon
* “The proportion of men must be reduced to and maintained at approximately 10% of the human race.” — Sally Miller Gearhart
* “Men who are unjustly accused of r**e can sometimes gain from the experience.” – Catherine Comins
* “All men are rapists and that’s all they are” — Marilyn French
* “Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release.” — Germaine Greer.
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