The more I hear people talk about it who aren’t cis-het men, the more I hear criticism about the concept. But so far, I’ve only heard people say that it’s stupid, that it’s not a thing, that it’s men’s own fault etc. But I’ve yet to understand where that criticism comes from. I don’t want to start a discussion on whether or not it’s real or not. I just want to understand where the critics are coming from.

  • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    It makes me so angry with “the patriarchy”, because it isn’t just keeping women down, it’s also hurting and sometimes killing men.

    I agree, I wish more men would realize that feminism also benefits men. Even things as small as being able to freely express yourself are hurt by the patriarchy

    • Siethron@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      This is going to sound ridiculous, but I believe the perceived etymology of the word ‘feminism’ hurts the intent of the movement.

      The word seems to imply that women should be put first, not as equals. Think of ‘nationalism’, those following that put their nation first, sometimes to the point of being derogatory to other nations.

      So when uneducated hear the word feminism they may think it’s an ideology of putting women first to the point of being derogatory to men.

      • kadaverin0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 day ago

        Men suffer under patriarchy, bro. It isn’t women exploiting your insecurities to sell you magic pills and creams for a bigger dick and more testerone, masculinity retreats, or super secret techniques for making them drop their panties.

          • TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world
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            19 hours ago

            Okay, let’s spell it out.

            Women don’t benefit from patriarchy. So you are saying that men don’t benefit from feminism.

            Male loneliness is a bad thing. Something that doesn’t benefit men. This is caused by feminism which men don’t benefit from. Right? That is what you’re saying … Hard to know. You said so little and so shocked that people misunderstood you.

            Feminism advocates for the equality of women and men in politics, economics, social, and interpersonal relationships. If women are treated in these areas (politics, economics, social, and interpersonal relationships), then men have equals to relate to, communicate with, and build community with. This is a benefit to men.