I’m Suspicious of Male “Feminists” — And You Should Be Too
If you’re a dude reading this, and you consider yourself a feminist, then I just have a few questions for you:
Are you more likely to stop supporting the porn industry because it brutally exploits and abuses women — or because you’ve watched too much porn and now your dick won’t work properly? :(
If every woman feminist in the world woke up one day, and decided that men are not allowed to call themselves feminists, would you respect that boundary with the understanding that you’re not entitled to everything you want — or would you fight for your right to claim a word intended for women, and women alone?
Did you start calling yourself a feminist because you have a genuine desire to surrender the ways you benefit from patriarchy — or because you thought women would find you more attractive if you appropriated their label?
And did you give a flaming crap about women’s issues (abortion, the wage gap, street harassment, sexual objectification in the media) before you became aware of feminism — or did you wait until you heard that men get hurt by patriarchy too, to start caring about how women get hurt by it?
If it isn’t grossly apparent by now, my dear Male Feminists — I’m suspicious of you. (Yeah, I know, But Not Me!, Not All Men!, ugh, whatever…