History of Feminism
In reply to the discussion: I use to believe/think that men could be feminists [View all]seabeyond
(110,159 posts)movement is the ONE place as a woman i can speak out without coddling male ego. be it marriage, the work environment even if i am the owner, politics or any where else in the world, i must repress my speech. i must coddle male ego. i must tippy toe around. i must lower my voice and make sure i do not sound too aggressive. i must choose my word to not sound confrontational. i must speak in a straight forward way, cause that is all a man understands. and i must not speak in a straight forward way cause that makes me a ball breaking bitch.
so you men telling us women how we are suppose to express our opinions, and speak in the feminist movement is bringing us nothing but what we experience in every god damn part of our lives when discussing womens issues with you or any other fuckin' issue.
so, though you say you are on our side, i give you this whole thread that VALIDATES what we women are saying. you are not a part. you do not listen to womens issues and what we are experiencing and why we say what we do.
and THAT is why so many of us have come to the conclusion that a man cannot be a feminist.