Meninism
Feminism is a movement that has made a few people mad. For some reason they don't feel like women are people and deserve to be treated as such. The most recent response to feminism has been the meninism movement (the movement for the rights and equality of men).
This whole thing pisses me off. This whole movement started because of a satirical twitter account, @MeninistTweet. It's debated whether or not this account was actually joking. Some people argue that it was started by a feminist trying to use satire to bring attention to feminism. Other people say it was just some asshole making fun of feminism. But regardless of the origin story, people began to take this seriously and men's rights activists (MRA) began to pop up.
I think it is possible that it was started as a joke and some people realized that, but more and more people are taking it seriously. This shouldn't be something that is taken seriously.
The people that are taking this seriously aren't really pushing for equality they're just whining about perceived injustices against them. Most of what they are complaining about is unfair beauty standards for men, not having to pay for dates and getting free drinks, and being able to abuse women.
It's a little ironic that the feminist movement takes care of two of these demands. Feminism recognizes that beauty standards are unfair for both men and women. Feminism also recognizes that it is unfair and a bit archaic to expect the man to pay for everything in a relationship. And aside from that if you don't like paying for dates then don't go on dates or do something that is cheap or free.
But the last issue is what really scares me. These MRAs are campaigning for the right to physically assault women. This is the exact opposite of gender equality; they want to assault someone simply because of their gender. This also kind of proves that feminism is necessary. It proves that there are people out there that think they are entitled to the right to beat women because they are better. That absolutely terrifies me, that some people think they deserve the right to abuse people. No one has the right to do that to anyone no matter what gender.
Even though most people realize that the meninist twitter account was a joke, this really isn't something that should be joked about. Joking about serious issues like this does not help anyone. It doesn't help the progress of the movement and it makes the movement seem like a joke.
There have been a variety of reactions to this men's rights movements. Some people have respond to meninist movement with satire of their own.
Other people point out the flaws with meninism.
Other people are letting their anger get the best of them.
While I don't like the meninist movement, I don't like this person's response to it either. I hate the movement and everything it stands for but you have to keep in mind that people do have the right to their opinion and the freedom of speech, as long as their opinions and speech aren't hurting someone else.
Tl;dr: Meninism is dumb. It started as a joke and now is being taken seriously. My feelings about meninism are summed up nicely in the picture below.
Sorry for the long post but I hope you thought it was worth the read. Let me know what you think in the comments.
I totally agree. When I first heard about meninism I was so frustrated. I feel like you took a great approach to show how not only you but other people on the internet feel.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that keeps me from taking your argument seriously is the lack of any credible sources at all for your argument Did you know that almost half of partner abuse victims are male. Or how about men are consistently turned away from abuse centers for being men.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.saveservices.org/2012/02/cdc-study-more-men-than-women-victims-of-partner-abuse/
http://www.saveservices.org/pdf/SAVE-VAWA-Discriminates-Against-Males.pdf
You provide no sources except for memes, so I find it hard to believe anyone can find your argument serious, if not even practical. Resorting to degrading pictures and insulting a way of belief is childish, causing you to be no better than people who insult feminism. Please provide evidence before shouting guilty next time.
The point I was trying to make here is that meninism is a movement that does nothing to promote men's rights. They do nothing but antagonize women on the internet. They really did have a good opportunity to bring to light issues men face that people don't like to talk about including, but not limited to: male victims of sexual harassment, rape, and domestic abuse; the sexualization of men in the media and advertising; violence against men in the lgbt community, men of color, and men of non-Christian religions. However, these are not things that are being addressed by the men's rights movement, if these things were being addressed then there would be far less opposition to the movement. I would support the movement if this were the case. However, like I said, the movement was wasted on antagonizing people on the internet instead of focusing on prejudices against men.
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