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History of Feminism

nomorenomore08

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17. Men need feminism more than feminism needs men. That's what I, as a man, have come to believe.

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2014, 05:14 PM

Jun 2014

Of course it is and should be a movement primarily by and for women - the "fem-" prefix ain't for nothin' - but that doesn't mean men aren't also benefited via being able to increasingly free themselves from outdated "macho" gender roles. And LOL at the stupid fucks claiming feminists are prudish or "sex-negative" - no one hates sex, or the human body, more than good-old-fashioned patriarchal Puritans.

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Is feminism only as strong as the men who support it? [View all] theHandpuppet Jun 2014 OP

no. now i will read the article. i was answering the title though. seabeyond Jun 2014 #1

like sea, I have only read the title and excerpt you posted and I take away a different reply Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #2

''What'', Katz asks, ''is going on with men?'' Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #3

Read the article JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #5

No ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #6

I think "no". MadrasT Jun 2014 #7

not going to sit around continuing to defer to men. seabeyond Jun 2014 #9

Amen to that! theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #13

if feminism were dependent upon men, it would have never come into existence nt geek tragedy Jun 2014 #8

And if we are waiting for men to tell us when and where and how much... theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #11

No. It is just too easy for even men who are feminist leaning to take a break from advocacy about CTyankee Jun 2014 #10

Absolutely theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #12

I always remind my husband of his daughter, a rabbi in a reformed synagogue in AZ... CTyankee Jun 2014 #14

As a man, I would say definitely not. F4lconF16 Jun 2014 #15

That article's from my local paper, and my answer is no... Violet_Crumble Jun 2014 #16

Men need feminism more than feminism needs men. That's what I, as a man, have come to believe. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #17