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In reply to the discussion: Found on Radfem website [View all]Major Nikon
(36,917 posts)I've already explained the pitfalls of that analogy. Men also suffer the negative effects of cultural attitudes. Have you never been stereotyped as a simian brute that is a slave to your penis? If you haven't, I'd say you are quite lucky, and even if you haven't all you need do is turn on the TV or even read a few DU postings if you want examples of sexism directed at men. They aren't hard to find. And the idea here is not to claim that men have it so bad, but rather that both sexes suffer their own forms of sexism when it comes to "cultural attitudes". Opportunities and outcomes speak for themselves and aren't that hard to measure.
I also reject the notion that reactionaries largely populate the men's rights movement. Even within the feminist community there's no shortage of women who fully support the idea of gender parity and shared responsibilities. A small minority of shitbags posting from mommie's basement no more represent men than the small minority of homophobic shitbags who claim to represent women with their own forms of hate.
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