• Klear@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Equating women with feminists is dangerous and counterproductive

    Duh. A lot of men like me are feminists. A lot more of them are ones without realising it.

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      8 months ago

      Also no shit not all women are feminists. Phillis Schlafely, Amy Coney Barrett, and plenty of others. Hell internalized misogyny is a major topic in any modern feminist theory.

      Feminism isn’t just telling women “hey do whatever you want” it’s saying “analyze your choices and behaviors and work to remove the systemic social barriers placed on you” and it often finds its pioneers surpassed in their lifetime. Many suffragettes were uncomfortable with women taking traditionally male jobs.