There's something you need to know about me, and many anti-feminists (not all, I know for a fact, but many) especially if you are a feminist reading this.
Just because I am a anti-feminist does not mean I automatically dislike you. In fact, I probably don't unless you give me good reason. If you stand for equality, if you advocate men's issues as well as women's issues, if you recognize that racism has no boundaries, that poverty affects everyone, that disability can strike anyone, that rapists and abusers can be of any gender? We're not enemies. We're allies, we're fighting for the same cause. We simply fight under different banners. You're Gryffindor, I'm Hufflepuff. We're cool.
There's only one thing that WILL make me have a problem with you; haranguing me, badgering me, and otherwise attacking me for NOT being a feminist and trying to make me assume the label. I am an egalitarian. I CHOSE, of my own free will, of my own freedom of choice, of my own equality to make that choice, the label of egalitarian. To badger and attack me for doing so is not only anti-equality, it's misogynistic. You're saying that a woman can't choose any label but feminism for equality, because she obviously isn't intelligent enough to make the choice for herself. That. Is. Misogyny.
I've done the research, I've done the reading, I've spent more hours than many would ever spend even in college courses doing so, and I have made my choice. I am not stupid. I am not ignorant. I am not uneducated. I am not. Your. Enemy. Do you understand that?
Now, perhaps explaining to you why I chose to disassociate from the label will help you understand why I am so passionate in said disassociation.
I do understand that there are many feminists that are for equality, that are truly my allies in this war we fight to help men, to help the impoverished and oppressed, and to bring to light the true facts about rape and abuse as well as cease male genital mutilation as female genital mutilation has long been illegal in this country, and to also shed light on the REAL issues that women face - and I'm not talking the crap teenagers whine about on Tumblr that's just daily living for every individual, not just women, or the myth of the wage gap (that even feminism has disproven by now) but the fact that women need to take control of their own lives and education, and be responsible for what fields they enter; that women need to encourage their daughters to be confident and strong, and also encourage a healthy relationship with their fathers even if the parents are separated. (This goes for the sons too.) That women need to stop behaving like victims yet cry misogyny when they get treated as such; these are the issues we need to control right now, as women.
Yes, we need more women in STEM. But that is also a choice. Gender Studies majoring won't help with that, nor will it necessarily provide you an equal wage to that of a man who took a degree in Architechture. That is where responsibility comes in, too. We are responsible for our lives, for our education, for our futures, and that is a message that needs to be resonated throughout society as a whole. Men aren't responsible for us, we are.
That aside, the rest of the feminists, and sadly, these are becoming the majority despite anecdotal evidence, are creating a toxic core of misandry, misogyny, racism, and from some even transphobia within the movement. They don't want equality, they want female supremacy. They blame men for everything, they infantilize women as a whole, women are helpless, blameless victims always, and are never expected to take responsibility for anything. Anyone who questions them or the holy church of feminism is attacked, bullied, belittled, mocked, shamed, and even stalked and attacked offline. They shame any woman who is thin and fit and dares be feminine or show off her body while turning around and praising the same of any heavy woman (while I applaud body positivity, it must be equal!) and will harass any man who dares to comment on anything they post because they're men so what would they know and what right have they to speak?
I have never, not ever, faced as much misogyny from anyone, in any place, or from any group of people, as I have from these women. I'm talking a level of misogyny that would completely make them lose their fucking MINDS and explode their internet if it came from a man. I've been called a stupid brainwashed whore, I've been called a slut, I've been told I should be beaten and raped, I've been mocked BECAUSE I was raped and told 'See that's why you need feminism!' I'm not making any of this up; and there's more, but really, I don't even want to think about the worst shit... And yeah, it gets worse than that. All of that simply because I disagree with them. And I didn't even do so meanly. I rarely do. I just ask a question, or politely state an opposing view, and they flip their lids. It's ridiculous. And it isn't just me - I've talked to literally over 100 women who have faced this very same thing, by dozens of women, each, if not more, on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Tumblr. One woman had to delete her Tumblr because the harassment was so intense she nearly committed suicide, and you can find stories similar to hers all over. Feminists are bullying and shaming women into mental breakdowns and legitimate suicide attempts all over social media simply because they aren't feminists. How dare they, right?
Then you have the people who, when you pose a point, go on a delusional rant, call YOU closed minded, and then block you before you even get a chance to respond. They don't want a conversation. They want sanctimony, self-satisfaction, and censorship while proclaiming it's for "equality." No, equality is letting BOTH SIDES SPEAK. You can't pick and choose when it comes to equality. Yet I've been blocked by so many feminists I don't even KNOW simply because I'm an anti-fem, or because of people I follow. They don't want to hear another viewpoint besides their own, they aren't interested in anything besides what feminists have to say. They don't want anything but censorship of all outside views. This is called an echo chamber. It isn't healthy, and in fact actually promotes mental instability, mental illness, and stunts emotional and intellectual growth. (Seriously, you can research that.)
These people don't want equality. They don't. This is the movement you are a part of now. This is what it has become. This is why I am an anti-feminist and am an egalitarian and why you will never, ever shove the brand of feminism onto my skin no matter how hard you try.
True equality is promotion of freedom of speech for all, even if you don't like it. It's equal rights and treatment for all, even if you don't like it (*Cough NDAA cough*), it's equal freedom of expression for everyone, even if you don't like it. You don't HAVE to like it, hell, you can even say you don't like it - that's your right. But you DO have to tolerate and accept it, if you truly are for equality.
And that includes letting other people decide not to be feminists without hounding them and trying to convert them.
Thank you for reading, and as always, feel free to comment below.
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Monday, June 27, 2016
Sunday, June 26, 2016
The Truth About Anti-Feminists & Why I Advocate For Men
SO, I know this blog has strayed a fair bit from its title (Maybe I should change it; suggestions?) as my posts invariably meander more towards social issues, political issues, etc, along with chronic illnesses and the like. That is a trend that isn't likely to change any time soon, and this post isn't going to be any different.
Feminism is at the forefront yet again. Lately I - and other women of my ilk - have been getting judged more and more simply on the fact that we're anti-feminist without the individual taking any consideration of, nor any time to learn about, who we are as individuals. They assume we surround ourselves with misogynists, or that we have internalized misogyny. They assume we aren't for equality. They assume we're all from one political party, even.
Nothing could be farther from the truth. Anti-feminists are as diverse a group as feminists are in color, height, weight, religion, political party and sexuality. We aren't misogynists, we don't have internalized misogyny, and the overwhelming majority of us (there are always exceptions to any group) are pro-equality.
Speaking for myself, the very core of my attitudes on equality, the people I seek to help and advocate the most for aren't, in fact, women - they're men. This also gets me a lot of flak, but really, an equality movement shouldn't condemn me for this. You see, men need advocates - not only from their own sex, but they need women, too, to realize that they have issues, many of them the very same that women face, and some areas, as I've mentioned in other blogs and will briefly rehash here, women have the upper hand on.
Since the FBI's change of definition of rape in 2012 (largely thanks to feminism) being 'forced penetration' men can, by law, no longer be raped by women. They can only be sexually assaulted which is a much lesser, and far more trivializing, crime. Forced engulfment happens and quite often - perhaps even almost as often as forced penetration of male-on-female rape - but because of the number of victims who don't come forward and the change in the definition of rape, the actual statistics are extremely difficult to calculate. Male-on-male rape happens frequently as well; and men too have, just like women, to watch their drinks and ensure they aren't slipped a drug, and be wary when out and about alone at night lest they be attacked. Men aren't invulnerable, in fact, men are more likely to be mugged than women. This is something that not only needs to be considered but brought into understanding.
Domestic violence is also an issue; men are victims quite nearly equally to women, and often the female is the aggressor. In reciprocal violence, it's been found that women are equally as violent in the relationship as men, though, as I've mentioned before, if police are called, only the man would go to jail unless he himself has marks on his person. There are many, many, many domestic violence shelters and hotlines in this country for women, yet only one shelter for men, and I'm unsure if there's even a hotline for men. Perhaps one? Two? This is an area that is woefully kept in the shadows and needs to be pulled into the light; domestic violence in any form, to any gender, has to stop. A man may have the muscle to take the blows of a woman, but the emotional damage is still there, the psychological damage is still there, and it is STILL ABUSE. It isn't funny or cute or being a strong woman to hit a man. It's being an abuser.
As I mentioned jail above, let's go over that - if a man commits a crime, and a woman commits the same crime, the man will always get the harsher sentence. Always. Hell, a woman videotaped herself raping her one year old son and got a slap on the wrist. 8 months probation I think it was? (Correct me if I'm wrong, please; it may have been 8 months in jail. Just the same. Ridiculously light sentence for that shit.) Women teachers have sex with students all the time and walk away without jail time. Men? BEHIND BARS YOU GO! Always. It doesn't matter WHAT the crime is, men will receive harsher sentencing. It's almost as if the criminal justice system is telling women, 'Aww, you poor thing, you have a uterus, it's okay if you act out and break the law, we understand.' It's disgusting, and it needs to stop. Equal time for equal crime!
Then there's genital mutilation. Circumcision. Yeah, it's elective. But it's become so common it's ABNORMAL for parents -not- to do it. You're literally mutilating the penis of your baby without his consent, because he can't fucking consent, forever. It needs to stop. There's no benefit to doing it, in fact there are drawbacks to doing it - multiple - and yet people just keep on chopping off the foreskins! How about leaving it alone and if, when that baby grows up into an adult, he can decide for himself to get it done if he chooses to. Circumcision can be done as an adult, it isn't too uncommon actually. So in this day and age of recognition of bodily autonomy, why are we taking away the bodily autonomy of our sons in such a way? Changing his body forever in a way that can never be undone? Let him decide when he's old enough and mature enough to make the decision himself.
Lastly, stop shitting on men just because they're men. Seriously. I see the #NotAllWomen hashtag, and even the #YesAllWomen hashtag, because some of you are bold enough to attempt to speak for an entire gender (and by the way, half of the yes all women shit I disagree with, so no, not all women) for whatever reason, but if you can sit there and do that, why is it so hard for you to even entertain the idea of, much less accept, the fact that not all men are the same? Because they're not. Literally every single man is different because... *GASP* THEY'RE INDIVIDUALS. OMG! WHO WOULD HAVE FUCKING THOUGHT THAT?! Stop treating an entire gender like shit because some of them are assholes. Yes, some men are rapists, but guess what? So are some women. And some ducks. And some Dolphins. And my friend's dog to my leg. (Yes, I'm half-joking here, but really, I have to or I'm going to break something.) The only thing treating anyone like shit is going to do is make you look like a horrible person, and if you're getting your rocks off on treating someone like shit? You really ARE a horrible person.
All of that being said. Men, if I've left anything out, or if there's something you'd like my view on as a woman, feel free to drop me a comment or zap me a DM on Twitter ( @librumtinia )
Feminists, if you have anything to contend, the same goes with you.
Anyone else, if you have anything to say, any questions, comments, etc, drop a comment or a DM!
Feminism is at the forefront yet again. Lately I - and other women of my ilk - have been getting judged more and more simply on the fact that we're anti-feminist without the individual taking any consideration of, nor any time to learn about, who we are as individuals. They assume we surround ourselves with misogynists, or that we have internalized misogyny. They assume we aren't for equality. They assume we're all from one political party, even.
Nothing could be farther from the truth. Anti-feminists are as diverse a group as feminists are in color, height, weight, religion, political party and sexuality. We aren't misogynists, we don't have internalized misogyny, and the overwhelming majority of us (there are always exceptions to any group) are pro-equality.
Speaking for myself, the very core of my attitudes on equality, the people I seek to help and advocate the most for aren't, in fact, women - they're men. This also gets me a lot of flak, but really, an equality movement shouldn't condemn me for this. You see, men need advocates - not only from their own sex, but they need women, too, to realize that they have issues, many of them the very same that women face, and some areas, as I've mentioned in other blogs and will briefly rehash here, women have the upper hand on.
Since the FBI's change of definition of rape in 2012 (largely thanks to feminism) being 'forced penetration' men can, by law, no longer be raped by women. They can only be sexually assaulted which is a much lesser, and far more trivializing, crime. Forced engulfment happens and quite often - perhaps even almost as often as forced penetration of male-on-female rape - but because of the number of victims who don't come forward and the change in the definition of rape, the actual statistics are extremely difficult to calculate. Male-on-male rape happens frequently as well; and men too have, just like women, to watch their drinks and ensure they aren't slipped a drug, and be wary when out and about alone at night lest they be attacked. Men aren't invulnerable, in fact, men are more likely to be mugged than women. This is something that not only needs to be considered but brought into understanding.
Domestic violence is also an issue; men are victims quite nearly equally to women, and often the female is the aggressor. In reciprocal violence, it's been found that women are equally as violent in the relationship as men, though, as I've mentioned before, if police are called, only the man would go to jail unless he himself has marks on his person. There are many, many, many domestic violence shelters and hotlines in this country for women, yet only one shelter for men, and I'm unsure if there's even a hotline for men. Perhaps one? Two? This is an area that is woefully kept in the shadows and needs to be pulled into the light; domestic violence in any form, to any gender, has to stop. A man may have the muscle to take the blows of a woman, but the emotional damage is still there, the psychological damage is still there, and it is STILL ABUSE. It isn't funny or cute or being a strong woman to hit a man. It's being an abuser.
As I mentioned jail above, let's go over that - if a man commits a crime, and a woman commits the same crime, the man will always get the harsher sentence. Always. Hell, a woman videotaped herself raping her one year old son and got a slap on the wrist. 8 months probation I think it was? (Correct me if I'm wrong, please; it may have been 8 months in jail. Just the same. Ridiculously light sentence for that shit.) Women teachers have sex with students all the time and walk away without jail time. Men? BEHIND BARS YOU GO! Always. It doesn't matter WHAT the crime is, men will receive harsher sentencing. It's almost as if the criminal justice system is telling women, 'Aww, you poor thing, you have a uterus, it's okay if you act out and break the law, we understand.' It's disgusting, and it needs to stop. Equal time for equal crime!
Then there's genital mutilation. Circumcision. Yeah, it's elective. But it's become so common it's ABNORMAL for parents -not- to do it. You're literally mutilating the penis of your baby without his consent, because he can't fucking consent, forever. It needs to stop. There's no benefit to doing it, in fact there are drawbacks to doing it - multiple - and yet people just keep on chopping off the foreskins! How about leaving it alone and if, when that baby grows up into an adult, he can decide for himself to get it done if he chooses to. Circumcision can be done as an adult, it isn't too uncommon actually. So in this day and age of recognition of bodily autonomy, why are we taking away the bodily autonomy of our sons in such a way? Changing his body forever in a way that can never be undone? Let him decide when he's old enough and mature enough to make the decision himself.
Lastly, stop shitting on men just because they're men. Seriously. I see the #NotAllWomen hashtag, and even the #YesAllWomen hashtag, because some of you are bold enough to attempt to speak for an entire gender (and by the way, half of the yes all women shit I disagree with, so no, not all women) for whatever reason, but if you can sit there and do that, why is it so hard for you to even entertain the idea of, much less accept, the fact that not all men are the same? Because they're not. Literally every single man is different because... *GASP* THEY'RE INDIVIDUALS. OMG! WHO WOULD HAVE FUCKING THOUGHT THAT?! Stop treating an entire gender like shit because some of them are assholes. Yes, some men are rapists, but guess what? So are some women. And some ducks. And some Dolphins. And my friend's dog to my leg. (Yes, I'm half-joking here, but really, I have to or I'm going to break something.) The only thing treating anyone like shit is going to do is make you look like a horrible person, and if you're getting your rocks off on treating someone like shit? You really ARE a horrible person.
All of that being said. Men, if I've left anything out, or if there's something you'd like my view on as a woman, feel free to drop me a comment or zap me a DM on Twitter ( @librumtinia )
Feminists, if you have anything to contend, the same goes with you.
Anyone else, if you have anything to say, any questions, comments, etc, drop a comment or a DM!
#TrumpGirlsBreakTheInternet ? Nope, But The Comments Are Breaking My Brain
(Note: Some of you have noticed the lack of italics and such lately; iPad hates blogger beyond a certain post length and formatting doesn't carry over from word programs. So I use - and caps and the like when I'm writing on iPad.)
Right, so. Those of us on Twitter have seen the trending hashtag, right? #TrumpGirlsBreakTheInternet? Yeah that one. Well, let me lay down some shit for you people right about now.
First and foremost, I'm a Liberal - before you get all judgey, Conservatives, keep reading. I don't like Trump as a person. I don't. He's a douche. I have the same sentiment regarding Hillary, honestly, except I actually trust her -less.- That woman has so many faces even Hel be like 'Dayum girl, who does your makeup?!' (Props if you get that Norse mythology reference.)
HOWEVER. Regardless of who I do or don't like, hell, regardless of who YOU do or don't like... EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN THIS COUNTRY! THAT IS A PART OF OUR CONSTITUTION. They have the right to vote for who they choose and to support who they choose, and for the feminists out there, slut shaming these women and literally egging them in person? HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE MISOGYNISTS? Isn't that what you're supposed to be fighting AGAINST? Or is it only misogyny when men do it, giving you a convenient little loophole to be evil bitches (Hey, if it's okay for you, it's okay for me) to other women who don't go along with your views?
If you want to shame, mock, belittle, and condemn these women simply because of how they look, and what they wear... Wait, isn't that the very same thing you complain about every single day on Tumblr and Twitter, and every other platform you can manage? Stop being such hypocrites!
If these women want to support and vote for Trump, that's their Constitutional right and their choice. I support their freedom of choice, their rights, and their freedom of expression. How is it I, an anti-feminist, am more "feminist" by what feminists claim feminism is about than the feminists I see putting these women down?!
Knock it off, stop behaving like children, and let people do what they're going to do! So what if you don't agree with their choice in presidential candidate? No one ever said you had to! It isn't YOUR choice; it's theirs.
Isn't being a liberal supposed to be about supporting the freedom of choice and supporting of rights and freedom of expression? What happened to that? Since when did it become about mockery and belittling those who don't agree with what you think? Don't you realize you're behaving WORSE than the people you supposedly dislike? Good grief, people, open your damn eyes and look in the mirror once in a while; you're becoming everything you once claimed to be against. No, you aren't becoming it. You HAVE become it, and over what? An election? Some pictures on the Internet? Way to stick to your values, opinions, morals and beliefs. Really showing your integrity, man, I tell ya - or rather, your lack thereof.
The U in the United States has vanished. We aren't United anymore. We've never been more divided. It's sad, and it's pathetic, and it's a testament to the level of immaturity and prejudice (racial, religious and political) that runs rampant in our country - as well as the level of ignorance to see that instead of tearing one another down for our differences, we should be looking at what we have in common and building each other up off of that foundation.
No one person can make America great again, especially not when so many individuals in this country are making it worse every single minute. It will take a unified effort to make this country great. And for that to happen, these lines in the sand have to vanish. Sadly.. I don't see that happening any time soon, not with so many people having their heads up their asses.
Right, so. Those of us on Twitter have seen the trending hashtag, right? #TrumpGirlsBreakTheInternet? Yeah that one. Well, let me lay down some shit for you people right about now.
First and foremost, I'm a Liberal - before you get all judgey, Conservatives, keep reading. I don't like Trump as a person. I don't. He's a douche. I have the same sentiment regarding Hillary, honestly, except I actually trust her -less.- That woman has so many faces even Hel be like 'Dayum girl, who does your makeup?!' (Props if you get that Norse mythology reference.)
HOWEVER. Regardless of who I do or don't like, hell, regardless of who YOU do or don't like... EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN THIS COUNTRY! THAT IS A PART OF OUR CONSTITUTION. They have the right to vote for who they choose and to support who they choose, and for the feminists out there, slut shaming these women and literally egging them in person? HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE MISOGYNISTS? Isn't that what you're supposed to be fighting AGAINST? Or is it only misogyny when men do it, giving you a convenient little loophole to be evil bitches (Hey, if it's okay for you, it's okay for me) to other women who don't go along with your views?
If you want to shame, mock, belittle, and condemn these women simply because of how they look, and what they wear... Wait, isn't that the very same thing you complain about every single day on Tumblr and Twitter, and every other platform you can manage? Stop being such hypocrites!
If these women want to support and vote for Trump, that's their Constitutional right and their choice. I support their freedom of choice, their rights, and their freedom of expression. How is it I, an anti-feminist, am more "feminist" by what feminists claim feminism is about than the feminists I see putting these women down?!
Knock it off, stop behaving like children, and let people do what they're going to do! So what if you don't agree with their choice in presidential candidate? No one ever said you had to! It isn't YOUR choice; it's theirs.
Isn't being a liberal supposed to be about supporting the freedom of choice and supporting of rights and freedom of expression? What happened to that? Since when did it become about mockery and belittling those who don't agree with what you think? Don't you realize you're behaving WORSE than the people you supposedly dislike? Good grief, people, open your damn eyes and look in the mirror once in a while; you're becoming everything you once claimed to be against. No, you aren't becoming it. You HAVE become it, and over what? An election? Some pictures on the Internet? Way to stick to your values, opinions, morals and beliefs. Really showing your integrity, man, I tell ya - or rather, your lack thereof.
The U in the United States has vanished. We aren't United anymore. We've never been more divided. It's sad, and it's pathetic, and it's a testament to the level of immaturity and prejudice (racial, religious and political) that runs rampant in our country - as well as the level of ignorance to see that instead of tearing one another down for our differences, we should be looking at what we have in common and building each other up off of that foundation.
No one person can make America great again, especially not when so many individuals in this country are making it worse every single minute. It will take a unified effort to make this country great. And for that to happen, these lines in the sand have to vanish. Sadly.. I don't see that happening any time soon, not with so many people having their heads up their asses.
Thursday, June 23, 2016
The Hypocrisy of Feminists (Generally Speaking)
The reason I included 'generally' in this title is because I have met and/or spoken to feminists who fall outside of this generalization, and am aware that there are exceptions to the rule. So yes, in a sense, I'm saying "#NotAllFeminists" here. This is out of respect for the feminists that have earned my respect.
That being said, by and large, the majority of feminists have yet to do this. The majority of feminists have become a toxic, cancerous plague upon society and social networks. Their hypocrisy knows no bounds. They claim they want equality, and turn around and complain at NDAA because they 'don't want equality like that.' Or complain about women that are against feminism. Well, let me tell you something.
Just because there are people - male and female alike - against feminism doesn't mean they are against equality. Feminism is NOT for equality, and I don't care what dictionary definition you regurgitate, actions speak louder than words, and the feminist majority has spread nothing but misandry, racism (prejudice against white people IS STILL RACISM BY DEFINITION), misogyny, hate against CIS and straight people and even transphobia - namely against transwomen. Feminism has even excluded men from identifying as proper feminists - they can only be feminist allies. Then there's the whole "he for she" thing; feminism is all about promoting strong and independent women, yet it turns around and asks men for help? What?
If a person - especially a woman - states they are against feminism, they are bullied, they are harassed, they are threatened and mocked and belittled. They're insulted and told they should be raped, or beaten, or that they shouldn't have uteruses and aren't real women. I have faced so much bullshit because I identify as an egalitarian rather than a feminist, and truthfully, I've faced quite a lot of misogyny as well. Feminism claims to be against misogyny yet the very people who identify as feminists are throwing it around left and right! It's as though they feel women are only entitled to their opinions and rights if they identify as feminists and agree with the feminist ideology and dogma. That isn't equality. That isn't equal rights. That's why so many refer to feminists as feminazis. That sort of attitude - agree with us or else - is the very same attitude that drove the Nazi party. Biased propaganda, burning books that disagree with your ideals, harassing and bullying and attacking those that disagree with you, that identify as something differently than you, that challenge your beliefs... Does that sound familiar?
Just because I'm a woman against feminism doesn't mean I'm against equality. It doesn't mean I'm against equal rights. It doesn't mean I'm uneducated or stupid. It means I disagree with the social cancer that is feminism. I am pro-equality; I fight for men and women alike. Men need help in so many areas and feminism has completely ignored that in favor of seeking out female privilege; women have had equal rights to men for many years, and while there were certain areas where they were oppressed, that isn't the case anymore. What you're seeking for "equality" is really just privilege, and trying to change the world to protect your thin skinned ass from anything that may make you even slightly uncomfortable. Well, guess what? The world is full of things that will make you uncomfortable regardless of your gender. Get used to it, and deal with it like a damn adult. Help people that really need it. Look into equal rights for men, look at how they're genuinely oppressed and how the system is legitimately biased against them. Fight for them, if you are really for equality. They need your help, and so do many others.
Stop with the hypocrisy, stop attacking women just because they don't identify as feminists; they aren't your enemy. If you can't co-exist with non-feminists, you aren't for equality; everyone should have the right to their own opinion and ideals, their own choice to how they identify, in an equal society. If you oppress people who differ from you, you aren't for equality; period.
That being said, by and large, the majority of feminists have yet to do this. The majority of feminists have become a toxic, cancerous plague upon society and social networks. Their hypocrisy knows no bounds. They claim they want equality, and turn around and complain at NDAA because they 'don't want equality like that.' Or complain about women that are against feminism. Well, let me tell you something.
Just because there are people - male and female alike - against feminism doesn't mean they are against equality. Feminism is NOT for equality, and I don't care what dictionary definition you regurgitate, actions speak louder than words, and the feminist majority has spread nothing but misandry, racism (prejudice against white people IS STILL RACISM BY DEFINITION), misogyny, hate against CIS and straight people and even transphobia - namely against transwomen. Feminism has even excluded men from identifying as proper feminists - they can only be feminist allies. Then there's the whole "he for she" thing; feminism is all about promoting strong and independent women, yet it turns around and asks men for help? What?
If a person - especially a woman - states they are against feminism, they are bullied, they are harassed, they are threatened and mocked and belittled. They're insulted and told they should be raped, or beaten, or that they shouldn't have uteruses and aren't real women. I have faced so much bullshit because I identify as an egalitarian rather than a feminist, and truthfully, I've faced quite a lot of misogyny as well. Feminism claims to be against misogyny yet the very people who identify as feminists are throwing it around left and right! It's as though they feel women are only entitled to their opinions and rights if they identify as feminists and agree with the feminist ideology and dogma. That isn't equality. That isn't equal rights. That's why so many refer to feminists as feminazis. That sort of attitude - agree with us or else - is the very same attitude that drove the Nazi party. Biased propaganda, burning books that disagree with your ideals, harassing and bullying and attacking those that disagree with you, that identify as something differently than you, that challenge your beliefs... Does that sound familiar?
Just because I'm a woman against feminism doesn't mean I'm against equality. It doesn't mean I'm against equal rights. It doesn't mean I'm uneducated or stupid. It means I disagree with the social cancer that is feminism. I am pro-equality; I fight for men and women alike. Men need help in so many areas and feminism has completely ignored that in favor of seeking out female privilege; women have had equal rights to men for many years, and while there were certain areas where they were oppressed, that isn't the case anymore. What you're seeking for "equality" is really just privilege, and trying to change the world to protect your thin skinned ass from anything that may make you even slightly uncomfortable. Well, guess what? The world is full of things that will make you uncomfortable regardless of your gender. Get used to it, and deal with it like a damn adult. Help people that really need it. Look into equal rights for men, look at how they're genuinely oppressed and how the system is legitimately biased against them. Fight for them, if you are really for equality. They need your help, and so do many others.
Stop with the hypocrisy, stop attacking women just because they don't identify as feminists; they aren't your enemy. If you can't co-exist with non-feminists, you aren't for equality; everyone should have the right to their own opinion and ideals, their own choice to how they identify, in an equal society. If you oppress people who differ from you, you aren't for equality; period.
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
"I Want Equality, But Not Like This!"
So as many of you are aware, the US Senate recently passed a bill called the National Defense Authorization Act - or NDAA - that will, if reconciled with a House bill, require women turning 18 on or before January 1st of 2018 to register to be drafted in the event of a draft, just as men have done since the Selective Service act was put into place in 1917. It has caused one hell of an uproar. I see tweets and tumblr posts all over the place of women proclaiming, "I want equality/equal rights, but not like this!"
Well, honey, let me lay this out really simply for you.
If you don't want to be treated exactly like men, you don't want equality, you want privilege.
This bill has brought the true guise of feminism to the forefront once and for all. Women are screaming about how their daughters shouldn't be forced to do this, while their sons and fathers have been buying their rights to vote with a blank check to the government payable up to and including their life should said government decide to cash it since 1917. You can't pick and choose what you get when it comes to equality. You can't. If it isn't cool for your daughters, it isn't cool for your sons, either. If you want to throw a fit, then don't throw a fit over the NDAA bill, throw a fit over the Selective Service act as a whole, otherwise all you're saying is, "We want privilege, not equality. You can have all of the drawbacks, treat me like a pampered princess because I have a uterus."
This should not be something you are angry over. In fact, this is something that, if feminism was truly FOR equality, should be regarded as a monumental and historic victory. FINALLY, for the first time since 1917, women are regarded as equals to men in the respect of the draft. No longer are our men alone in having to sign off on saying "ship me off to war, Uncle Sam!" So they're allowed to vote. No, finally, there is equality. This is a victory for equality. But there is no celebration. There's outrage.
For once, I can say thank you to our Senate for revealing the overwhelming hypocrisy that is feminism. You don't want to be equal. You don't want to be treated equally to men. You want to be treated like women, with all of the privilege of men, yet all of the kid gloves that society has always demanded women be treated with. Doors opened for you, chairs pulled out, no need to be shipped out for war in a draft, let the menfolk go and die for you while you sit safe and sound getting your hair done and your manicures bitching about man spreading and the mythical wage gap. Rarely do I say this in sincerity to any individual, rarely am I so incensed that I truly mean these words out of disgust and outrage... But now, I do. Fuck. You. You are a bunch of lying hypocrites who want nothing more than preferential treatment.
This is why I am a woman against feminism. This is why I am an egalitarian. This is why I will forever fight for TRUE EQUALITY. True equality isn't about getting preferential treatment because I have tits and a uterus, true equality isn't sitting around bitching and whining and making shit up to complain about via biased statistics that I don't even fucking bother to fact check because God forbid I become disillusioned with the dogma I've been brainwashed with. True equality is just that - everyone, everyone, everyone, everyone, EVERYFUCKINGONE, being treated the same. And I do. I treat everyone the same. I don't care if someone is being shitty to me, I don't care if it's a man or woman, a child or an adult, a disabled individual or an able-bodied individual. I treat everyone the same way; with kindness, with a smile, with good cheer and friendliness and compassion. Because goddammit, THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
I'm so fucking tired of two-faced assholes in this world saying they want one thing but when they get it they cry because it's not what they wanted after all because they didn't realize that there's ACTUALLY drawbacks to it! So much for all of that male privilege right?
You should go check out Arlington Cemetery sometime. Or Gettysburg. Antietam. There are so many places, historical sites, where men have shed blood on our own soil for the very rights you have to whine and bitch and moan about all of that male privilege they supposedly have. MEN died for that. Yes, there were female casualties too, typically nurses and civilians, but the overwhelming, breathtaking majority of people who have fought, bled, cried, sweat, and died for your rights, your privileges, your freedoms in this country have been men. They've been Navy, Air Force, National Guard, Marines (Semper Fi!), Army, and even the Coast Guard in some cases. And in some cases even their children have suffered for their service from radiation exposure in Japan during World War II and Agent Orange (amongst other colors) exposure in Vietnam and on the ships and planes that carried the chemicals. That shit altered their DNA and subsequently that of their children, leading to health and mental disorders; not to mention the PTSD of the combat veterans that went untreated for so long due to lack of knowledge of the disorder to properly treat it.
We all have so many men - and yes, I'm aware there were women too, and I'm not taking away from their contributions nor denying their service, however that isn't my point here - to thank for what we have. For everything we have. Yet all you ungrateful humans do with your freedoms is spit on men, an entire gender, simply because they're men. Simply because you perceive things that you feel are unequal and rather than working either better yourself or stand up for yourself to stop it from happening to you - or for fuck's sake just getting over yourself - you decide to tear apart an entire gender who has a menagerie of injustices of its own to deal with and overcome that you're completely, WILLFULLY, blind to.
I'm so sick of it, I really am. It's time to grow up, wake up, and start actually acting like a human rather than defining yourself and everyone else by what's between their legs; and most importantly, it's time to stop expecting the world to change just for you because something makes you uncomfortable. Everyone has things that makes them uncomfortable. Guess what? PEOPLE GET OVER IT. It's a part of life.
Step outside of your comfort zone of feminist propaganda and dogma and start researching and reading from unbiased sources. Start talking to people who AREN'T feminists, hear what they have to say with an open mind, be willing to listen and to learn, hear them out. You may just be surprised at what they have to say. Moreover, you may just be surprised at how much you didn't know.
Well, honey, let me lay this out really simply for you.
If you don't want to be treated exactly like men, you don't want equality, you want privilege.
This bill has brought the true guise of feminism to the forefront once and for all. Women are screaming about how their daughters shouldn't be forced to do this, while their sons and fathers have been buying their rights to vote with a blank check to the government payable up to and including their life should said government decide to cash it since 1917. You can't pick and choose what you get when it comes to equality. You can't. If it isn't cool for your daughters, it isn't cool for your sons, either. If you want to throw a fit, then don't throw a fit over the NDAA bill, throw a fit over the Selective Service act as a whole, otherwise all you're saying is, "We want privilege, not equality. You can have all of the drawbacks, treat me like a pampered princess because I have a uterus."
This should not be something you are angry over. In fact, this is something that, if feminism was truly FOR equality, should be regarded as a monumental and historic victory. FINALLY, for the first time since 1917, women are regarded as equals to men in the respect of the draft. No longer are our men alone in having to sign off on saying "ship me off to war, Uncle Sam!" So they're allowed to vote. No, finally, there is equality. This is a victory for equality. But there is no celebration. There's outrage.
For once, I can say thank you to our Senate for revealing the overwhelming hypocrisy that is feminism. You don't want to be equal. You don't want to be treated equally to men. You want to be treated like women, with all of the privilege of men, yet all of the kid gloves that society has always demanded women be treated with. Doors opened for you, chairs pulled out, no need to be shipped out for war in a draft, let the menfolk go and die for you while you sit safe and sound getting your hair done and your manicures bitching about man spreading and the mythical wage gap. Rarely do I say this in sincerity to any individual, rarely am I so incensed that I truly mean these words out of disgust and outrage... But now, I do. Fuck. You. You are a bunch of lying hypocrites who want nothing more than preferential treatment.
This is why I am a woman against feminism. This is why I am an egalitarian. This is why I will forever fight for TRUE EQUALITY. True equality isn't about getting preferential treatment because I have tits and a uterus, true equality isn't sitting around bitching and whining and making shit up to complain about via biased statistics that I don't even fucking bother to fact check because God forbid I become disillusioned with the dogma I've been brainwashed with. True equality is just that - everyone, everyone, everyone, everyone, EVERYFUCKINGONE, being treated the same. And I do. I treat everyone the same. I don't care if someone is being shitty to me, I don't care if it's a man or woman, a child or an adult, a disabled individual or an able-bodied individual. I treat everyone the same way; with kindness, with a smile, with good cheer and friendliness and compassion. Because goddammit, THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
I'm so fucking tired of two-faced assholes in this world saying they want one thing but when they get it they cry because it's not what they wanted after all because they didn't realize that there's ACTUALLY drawbacks to it! So much for all of that male privilege right?
You should go check out Arlington Cemetery sometime. Or Gettysburg. Antietam. There are so many places, historical sites, where men have shed blood on our own soil for the very rights you have to whine and bitch and moan about all of that male privilege they supposedly have. MEN died for that. Yes, there were female casualties too, typically nurses and civilians, but the overwhelming, breathtaking majority of people who have fought, bled, cried, sweat, and died for your rights, your privileges, your freedoms in this country have been men. They've been Navy, Air Force, National Guard, Marines (Semper Fi!), Army, and even the Coast Guard in some cases. And in some cases even their children have suffered for their service from radiation exposure in Japan during World War II and Agent Orange (amongst other colors) exposure in Vietnam and on the ships and planes that carried the chemicals. That shit altered their DNA and subsequently that of their children, leading to health and mental disorders; not to mention the PTSD of the combat veterans that went untreated for so long due to lack of knowledge of the disorder to properly treat it.
We all have so many men - and yes, I'm aware there were women too, and I'm not taking away from their contributions nor denying their service, however that isn't my point here - to thank for what we have. For everything we have. Yet all you ungrateful humans do with your freedoms is spit on men, an entire gender, simply because they're men. Simply because you perceive things that you feel are unequal and rather than working either better yourself or stand up for yourself to stop it from happening to you - or for fuck's sake just getting over yourself - you decide to tear apart an entire gender who has a menagerie of injustices of its own to deal with and overcome that you're completely, WILLFULLY, blind to.
I'm so sick of it, I really am. It's time to grow up, wake up, and start actually acting like a human rather than defining yourself and everyone else by what's between their legs; and most importantly, it's time to stop expecting the world to change just for you because something makes you uncomfortable. Everyone has things that makes them uncomfortable. Guess what? PEOPLE GET OVER IT. It's a part of life.
Step outside of your comfort zone of feminist propaganda and dogma and start researching and reading from unbiased sources. Start talking to people who AREN'T feminists, hear what they have to say with an open mind, be willing to listen and to learn, hear them out. You may just be surprised at what they have to say. Moreover, you may just be surprised at how much you didn't know.
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Why I Am An Anti-Feminist (Please Read Before You Judge)
(Edited to fix typos; thank you to those who pointed them out. My phone likes to make me look like an idiot and I had no access to my computer when writing this post.)
So, as many of you know, or at least suspect, I'm a woman. I'm 29. And while many of you have read my blogs and have seen my views, I have yet to properly "come out." This was, admittedly, partly out of fear and anxiety of being attacked as I have been many times before on various social media outlets for my views and opinions, and for stating this very thing that I am about to state. But, honestly, I'm done hiding because of my fear, and out of my mouth... well... fingers... come the four most dangerous words a person, especially a woman, can utter on the internet.
I am an anti-feminist. (Is that four words? Or five? I forget the grammar rules when it comes to hyphens. I digress.)
There are many people, women especially, who have attacked me for this statement. They have said I deserve to be beaten by my non-existent boyfriend. They say I deserve to be raped, though I am a rape survivor. They say without feminism I would not have the rights I have today (which is untrue, and if anyone properly studied the history of womens' rights without bias and without delving into works written solely by feminist authors, they would know this. I will expand upon this later.)
They claim that I only say this because I want men to like me. They treat me as though I am some great traitor to my sex, and they act as though I don't want equality simply because I not only reject the feminist label but am against the movement as a whole. None of this could be further from the truth.
First and foremost, I am an egalitarian. I believe in equality for all, regardless of the color of their skin, their socioeconomic class, their religion, their sex, their gender identity, their sexual orientation, their age, the degree of their physical health, and all other things by which one could, conceivably, measure what rights one may or may not under the law be entitled to. There are many who would claim feminism is for this very same thing. Perhaps those who claim this are. But feminism is not.
Feminism has done nothing, as a whole, especially within its culture on social networks, but push for female superiority over men. Women are already equal to men and have been for some time. Women have equal rights to men in the US, and in many ways, have more rights than men. How, you may ask? Allow me to give you some examples.
So, as many of you know, or at least suspect, I'm a woman. I'm 29. And while many of you have read my blogs and have seen my views, I have yet to properly "come out." This was, admittedly, partly out of fear and anxiety of being attacked as I have been many times before on various social media outlets for my views and opinions, and for stating this very thing that I am about to state. But, honestly, I'm done hiding because of my fear, and out of my mouth... well... fingers... come the four most dangerous words a person, especially a woman, can utter on the internet.
I am an anti-feminist. (Is that four words? Or five? I forget the grammar rules when it comes to hyphens. I digress.)
There are many people, women especially, who have attacked me for this statement. They have said I deserve to be beaten by my non-existent boyfriend. They say I deserve to be raped, though I am a rape survivor. They say without feminism I would not have the rights I have today (which is untrue, and if anyone properly studied the history of womens' rights without bias and without delving into works written solely by feminist authors, they would know this. I will expand upon this later.)
They claim that I only say this because I want men to like me. They treat me as though I am some great traitor to my sex, and they act as though I don't want equality simply because I not only reject the feminist label but am against the movement as a whole. None of this could be further from the truth.
First and foremost, I am an egalitarian. I believe in equality for all, regardless of the color of their skin, their socioeconomic class, their religion, their sex, their gender identity, their sexual orientation, their age, the degree of their physical health, and all other things by which one could, conceivably, measure what rights one may or may not under the law be entitled to. There are many who would claim feminism is for this very same thing. Perhaps those who claim this are. But feminism is not.
Feminism has done nothing, as a whole, especially within its culture on social networks, but push for female superiority over men. Women are already equal to men and have been for some time. Women have equal rights to men in the US, and in many ways, have more rights than men. How, you may ask? Allow me to give you some examples.
- Men are, at birth, subjected more often than not to genital mutilation; female genital mutilation is illegal in the United States.
- At the age of 18, men must buy their right to vote by signing up to be drafted at any given point should a draft arise. Women must do no such thing.
- Men receive harsher punishment for crimes, even if the circumstances and crimes are exactly the same. Women have been found completely guilty of horrid crimes (such as statutory rape) and been allowed to walk free. No man would be allowed the same thing.
- By the FBI's definition, which was changed largely in part thanks to feminism, men can no longer be raped by women, as the definition of rape is now solely 'to be penetrated without consent.' The only way a woman could in fact rape a man, by law, is to sodomize him with a foreign object. Otherwise, she is guilty only of sexual assault, a far lesser crime in the eyes of the law.
- In many cases, men will lose custody battles for their children, even if they would be able to provide a better and more stable home for their children than the mother. Fathers get next to no rights. Furthermore, there is a wealth of help available for women who are having difficulties supporting themselves and their child/children, including free or low income housing. If a man cannot support his child, he goes to jail.
- Studies have been shown that women can be equally if not more physically and emotionally abusive in relationships than men, including relationships with reciprocal violence, and yet should the police be called, only the man would go to jail (unless the man has visible marks.) There are thousands of shelters for women who are victims of domestic violence, but only one - just one - in the entire country for men.
- If a man does come forward about being abused or raped by a woman - oh, sorry, "sexually assaulted" by a woman - he faces being shamed, mocked, belittled, and flat out not believed by those he comes forward to and by his peers, far more so than even women. He is seen as weak, as a coward, and being as he is a man, how could he not want sex, right? Men are the victims of domestic violence equally as often as women, however they simply do not come forward for these very reasons. Women these days get believed more often than not. Men just get more abuse.
- Men can't really show their emotions - again with the shame, mockery, and belittlement. Sure, they can be angry, happy, et cetera. But heaven forbid they cry or be vulnerable in any way. Women don't really have this problem.
These are just a few examples, flat off the top of my head. There are more that I've talked to many men about. Feminists often see men as the problem, see men - especially CIS white men - as having all the power, but really, they're victims of societal oppression and pressure as much as anyone. However when someone points this out, especially a woman, they get attacked, insulted, and harassed. In some cases their online accounts get hacked and shut down, and their personal information released such as their real name, phone number, and address, so they can be stalked and harassed offline. Instead of allowing opposing arguments, instead of allowing differing opinions, the general M.O. of feminism is censorship. No one is allowed to disagree with feminism without extreme repercussions, especially celebrities. They're bullied and harassed until they either apologize and withdraw their statements or do a sudden 180 and come out as feminists.
The truth is, I'm not saying there aren't feminists that are genuinely pro-equality, that genuinely care about men's issues too. But ladies, you're a dying breed amongst the toxic, cancerous majority. I say ladies because amongst the majority of feminists, men cannot be feminists, they can only be allies of feminism. Do you see the problem with this? A movement that claims to be pro-equality that excludes an entire gender cannot be truly for equality.
This is usually the point in a conversation in which a feminist would whip out the dictionary definition of feminism, as if to say, "This is what the dictionary says(which, if you're using an actual dictionary it says it's a women's rights movement, not an equality movement, btw) and thus, you have to accept this as what the movement is about and completely ignore the actions of the movement that contradict it!" Well, funny thing about dictionary definitions. They don't mean shit when it comes to things like this if what the thing it's defining is doing something completely different. Communism, for instance, sounds nice in the dictionary. In practice? Not so much. Then you have the people who say you can't be racist against white people, just prejudice. Allow me to give you the definition of racism: "prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based upon the belief that one's own race is superior." whereas a second definition more simplistically defines it as "racial prejudice or discrimination." Either way, it is very much possible to be racist toward white people, just as one can be racist toward any other color of skin.
Feminism is growing more and more anti-male and anti-white, as though being white and being male are something to be ashamed of, something to be apologized for, and something one can control. Racism and sexism, and even misogyny are growing prevalent within the movement. Women who aren't feminists are bullied and attacked. They are treated as though they shouldn't have the right to their opinions. They are treated as though they shouldn't exist, or shouldn't be allowed to have a uterus. They are slandered and insulted, abused verbally and emotionally simply for being female and rejecting the label. That is misogyny through and through.
The fact of the matter is, western feminism is wrapped up in so many first world problems it isn't even funny. Women in other countries, especially the Middle East and Africa, are dealing with problems like defending their families from terrorism, their daughters and themselves from gang rape. In some of these countries, fathers sell their young daughters after they've had their first periods to the man they get the best dowry from regardless of how he will treat her or how old he is so she can father his children, and in many cases after her first period, or, often, during, she's subjected to female genital mutilation, where her labia is cut off and her vagina is sewn shut to the size of a match stick and she is only able to painfully urinate one drop at a time through a mutilated urethra, often suffering multiple bladder and kidney infections throughout her lifetime because of this. Sex is extremely painful and childbirth more so. After birthing her child, her vagina is re-sewn to its match stick size to keep it tight for her husband. I use the term sewn loosely; in many areas, they puncture the skin with thorns and use plant material or homespun, thick thread to pull the skin tight. It isn't a surgical procedure in which we would know it here in our comfortable, safe world where we are protected from so many things we are so, so amazingly fortunate to not have to deal with and that we are safe from.
Yet here, women are bitching about "manspreading" while taking up 2-3 seats with themselves and their belongings. They're bitching about having to stand in line at public restrooms while men don't have to (could this be because men just use the bathroom and don't fix their makeup, hair, etc. while in there?) There are so many completely trivial issues that honestly do not matter that are being complained about that are 100% first world problems, and very few feminists care about global issues and care only about "issues" that bother only them. The "issues" I see women complaining about have nothing to do about rights and have everything to do with entitlement and infantilising women.
Yet here, women are bitching about "manspreading" while taking up 2-3 seats with themselves and their belongings. They're bitching about having to stand in line at public restrooms while men don't have to (could this be because men just use the bathroom and don't fix their makeup, hair, etc. while in there?) There are so many completely trivial issues that honestly do not matter that are being complained about that are 100% first world problems, and very few feminists care about global issues and care only about "issues" that bother only them. The "issues" I see women complaining about have nothing to do about rights and have everything to do with entitlement and infantilising women.
To expand upon an earlier topic that I promised I would expand upon, the rights we women have have little to do with the suffragettes. First and foremost, these women were not feminists and would be outright appalled by modern feminism. These women were not one cohesive group working toward a common goal, but were multiple small groups or even individuals all working toward their own goals. Upper class women of their time already had more rights than many middle and lower class men; they could own property, they could get higher education, they could become physicians, teachers, etc. The reason they wanted more rights was because of the expansion of rights not only to those classes but to black people as well. They wanted to ensure they would have more rights than black men and women. Racism and classism heavily fueled their motives, and this has been well documented, and it's also hilariously easy to find quotes from these women of a strongly racist nature.
All of this plays into not only feminism today as what the movement conveniently leaves out or claims otherwise but its current trends echoing, in reverse, those of the suffragettes in the past. Instead of racism towards POC there is now racism toward white people. Now it has expanded even toward white people with disabilities, claiming that white people with disabilities are more powerful and have more rights and privileges than POC with disabilities, and how they figured that one is completely beyond me.
All of this has culminated in making me completely anti-feminist. I hadn't always been, but as I witnessed the growing toxicity, misandry, misogyny, and hypocrisy within the movement I disassociated. I refuse to associate myself with a movement that defines itself as being for equality yet seems intent on excluding others and taking away rights from them to give themselves more. Equality means all are equal. This seems to be "We want everyone to be equal, we just want to be a little more equal than everyone else."
I am and will always be an egalitarian, and I will always seek to help those whose voices aren't heard, whose rights are being infringed upon, and who both need and, most importantly want my help. The world doesn't revolve around me, nor my uterus. It doesn't revolve around anyone's genitals, however we cannot ignore that people are being oppressed because of the genitals they were born with. Taking from one and giving to another won't fix anything. Giving the same to everyone will. And most importantly, seeking to help those in countries where women are possessions, like cattle, and whose genitals are mutilated - and ceasing legal male mutilation here - is a step in the right direction.
I am and will always be an egalitarian, and I will always seek to help those whose voices aren't heard, whose rights are being infringed upon, and who both need and, most importantly want my help. The world doesn't revolve around me, nor my uterus. It doesn't revolve around anyone's genitals, however we cannot ignore that people are being oppressed because of the genitals they were born with. Taking from one and giving to another won't fix anything. Giving the same to everyone will. And most importantly, seeking to help those in countries where women are possessions, like cattle, and whose genitals are mutilated - and ceasing legal male mutilation here - is a step in the right direction.
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