I'm a feminist. MLP: FiM was rebooted/created (? not sure of the correct term) by a feminist, and the show features feminist ideals. I shake my head in horror at those who are saying 'well sexism is bad, but it's based on biological facts': it isn't. Stahp. Go read up on just how variable sex and gender are.
A lot of 'men's issues' would be greatly improved by feminism. For example, the stigma surrounding male rape victims is due to our patriarchal society forcing a lot of shitty ideas about men: that they're 'always up for it', so they can't be raped; that they 'should' be strong enough to fight anybody off... Things like that.
Also, some things which appear to be 'issues'... aren't. For example, someone mentioned custody earlier: actually, in contested custody (i.e. where the father actually says 'yes, I want custody of my children!') fathersgenerallygetpreference. Which is to say, the high rates of women getting custody are due not to men losing custody battles, but to simply not attempting to get custody (although, it's possible they too perceive women as 'always getting custody' and decide not to bother for that reason). '85% of women get custody' is not, in itself, evidence of a system that works against men, although it may appear to be on the surface.
I believe in feminism because the data supports it being necessary, as well as my own experiences of life. To say 'sexism from either sides is bad' is technically true, but it's a bit like 'reverse racism':
Your thoughts sexism/sexist people.
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I'm a feminist. MLP: FiM was rebooted/created (? not sure of the correct term) by a feminist, and the show features feminist ideals. I shake my head in horror at those who are saying 'well sexism is bad, but it's based on biological facts': it isn't. Stahp. Go read up on just how variable sex and gender are.
A lot of 'men's issues' would be greatly improved by feminism. For example, the stigma surrounding male rape victims is due to our patriarchal society forcing a lot of shitty ideas about men: that they're 'always up for it', so they can't be raped; that they 'should' be strong enough to fight anybody off... Things like that.
Also, some things which appear to be 'issues'... aren't. For example, someone mentioned custody earlier: actually, in contested custody (i.e. where the father actually says 'yes, I want custody of my children!') fathers generally get preference. Which is to say, the high rates of women getting custody are due not to men losing custody battles, but to simply not attempting to get custody (although, it's possible they too perceive women as 'always getting custody' and decide not to bother for that reason). '85% of women get custody' is not, in itself, evidence of a system that works against men, although it may appear to be on the surface.
I believe in feminism because the data supports it being necessary, as well as my own experiences of life. To say 'sexism from either sides is bad' is technically true, but it's a bit like 'reverse racism':
There is no institutionalized misandry.