History of Feminism
In reply to the discussion: I use to believe/think that men could be feminists [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)thus I found out about it. Threads about the subjects you mentioned don't seem to reach that page often.
On the occasions that they do (ex. the recent drugging and raping by the football team), I don't really have much to add to the thread. A "that's awful" post doesn't seem to add much to a thread that already has dozens of "that's awful" posts. So I just rec the thread without replying so it gets more visibility while not adding a massively redundant reply.
And my presence in this thread is trying to understand, not change what anyone does. As demonstrated by my not understanding why the movement must respond at all if a man calls himself a "feminist". I don't get why exclusionary language is a better option. So I'm trying to discuss it so that I do understand. Which, by necessity, will require challenging it so I can understand why the trade-off is a good idea.