The post was instigated by a semi-discussion I had with a family friend and the language he was using laid the blame for the man-hating image of feminists squarely at the feet of, you guessed it, feminists. As an avowed feminist, it pissed me the hell off because there is nothing about feminism that automatically means man-hater. He asked me the questions that I answered here before I watched the speech. The speech, especially after all the news coverage, is a little underwhelming. She isn't saying anything new AND the necessity for an official and explicit invitation to "Men and Boys" to take part in a movement that should be obviously beneficial to them is galling and redonk. I mean, c'mon! The response from the "hackers" highlights the disparity in the treatment of women. But, I get where the point of this speech is coming from. I don't think that we shouldn't HAVE TO incorporate that gender equality portion, but I get the why even though it bugs me that for some people they have to see how something affects them directly before they can understand how it's wrong. I mean, REALLY?
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Date: 2014-09-24 04:32 am (UTC)From:The post was instigated by a semi-discussion I had with a family friend and the language he was using laid the blame for the man-hating image of feminists squarely at the feet of, you guessed it, feminists. As an avowed feminist, it pissed me the hell off because there is nothing about feminism that automatically means man-hater. He asked me the questions that I answered here before I watched the speech. The speech, especially after all the news coverage, is a little underwhelming. She isn't saying anything new AND the necessity for an official and explicit invitation to "Men and Boys" to take part in a movement that should be obviously beneficial to them is galling and redonk. I mean, c'mon! The response from the "hackers" highlights the disparity in the treatment of women. But, I get where the point of this speech is coming from. I don't think that we shouldn't HAVE TO incorporate that gender equality portion, but I get the why even though it bugs me that for some people they have to see how something affects them directly before they can understand how it's wrong. I mean, REALLY?