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Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
Tue Jul 15, 2014, 03:29 AM Jul 2014

"Women Against Feminism" may be confusing and wrong, but it is not meaningless [View all]

If these women feel that "Feminism" is a toxic culture that judges them (I would even say some feel "slut-shamed&quot and is unnecessarily divisive and harsh, you would certainly be correct in saying they are mistaken and don't understand Feminism as a concept, but they are picking up SOMETHING and their reactions should not be dismissed without trying to understand them. You could also conclude that the obnoxious tone of some people on message boards and social media has drowned out the important message of equality that Feminism is supposed to be about. You could conclude that the toxic style of some people is causing this backlash by young women and no, it is probably not entirely the fault of "anti-Feminists" or MRAs.
There are lessons to be learned surely about how to get a message out there without alienating people who should be (and are in fact) allies.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/07/14/women-against-feminism-tumblr-facebook-_n_5585163.html

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