FRAUDULENT FEMINIST

"I need feminism because... Bathing suits oppress me!" Just another typical feminist article bemoaning the disadvantages of being a modern day woman in a "male dominated" and "male-centric" world. Any feminist reading this article will be nodding their heads in agreement. Everything is worded to make the woman look helpless, in a very typical feminist woe-is-me style. Just take a look at some of the quotes from the article itself:  "All of the one-pieces barely cover my pubic region. Plus, each one-piece seems to come with its very own built-in, push-up bra. It makes me feel like I am going to the beach for a pin-up show."   "Throughout my whole shopping trip, I was able to only find one bathing suit that covered my breasts and entire groin area. Unfortunately, this bathing suit made me feel like I was wearing constricting scuba gear."   "In addition, not all women feel comfortable with their breasts popping out of their bathing suit top, while their vagina is covered by a meager piece of fabric."   "It seems to me that swimwear is not created with women in mind. In fact, it seems that swimwear is created so that women can appear a certain way for the men and other women that view them. In other words, so that women can appear like hairless, tan, smooth-skinned, and entirely taut — not humans, but what? Fantasies? In this sense, summertime activities are no longer for enjoyment, peace, or personal freedom. They are for exploitation."   The victim complex is strong with this one. Does it occur to you that men wear swimming briefs too (aptly known as budgie smugglers)? Do you ever hear them complaining that the briefs contour to their penis and balls and "exploit" them, it doesn't cover enough, or that their pubic hair spills out everywhere and makes them ashamed? Of course not, because they wear board shorts on top, and that's how they deal with it.  If you are a feminist who thinks that female swimwear is an issue, you need to stop. Stop acting as if every man out there is bribing swimwear companies to force you to wear skimpy swimmers, because they aren't. Stop pretending that society is pressuring you to wear skimpy swimmers, because it isn't. It takes just one small shred of common sense to fix the issue, and I've written it below: Google these two items:   - female board shorts knee length   - female swim shirt - fraudulentfeminist

"I support feminism because it is still not OK for a woman to go into a mens locker room" As blatantly ridiculous as this statement is, it is still incredibly hard to argue against without being somewhat hypocritical. On one hand I don't believe that all men are rapists or perverts. On the other hand, I still don't want men in the same room as me dressing or showering. You could argue that if I truly believed the first statement, than there would be no logical explanation as to why I would claim the other.  But really, I'm more comfortable getting dressed around girls because we generally have the same anatomy. Girls have breasts. They may come in different shapes and sizes but they are all generally the same thing. We all have the same problems that come with breasts, we have the same familiarity when it comes to breasts. I'm only comfortable getting dressed around girls because we are all familiar with the anatomy we have. For the exact same reasons I have to admit that I would feel uncomfortable being in a locker room while a transgender female (who had not undergone sex reassignment surgery) was changing. I wouldn't refuse to be in the same locker room, as I would want to accept her and who she is regardless of her body. At the same time, I simply cannot ignore the fact that I am uncomfortable with penises. I am not used to penises because I have no experience with owning a penis or using one or what it feels like to have one. I am uncomfortable because I am unfamiliar.  I guess it could be the same for why many men are made uncomfortable by the idea of periods. For girls, it is a natural monthly part of life that we deal with and as a result we are quite comfortable with talking about it, hearing about it and empathising with other females about it. If it is such a natural and normal part of your everyday woman, then why would men be so uncomfortable? Ding ding. They are uncomfortable because they are unfamiliar. I don't care if you are a woman who is unfazed by being in a locker room with naked/showering changing men, and I don't care if you are a man who is unfazed by being in a locker room with naked changing/showering women. You might be fine with seeing body parts, but that doesn't give you the right to to be present while other people are naked and vulnerable. It doesn't give you the right to make them uncomfortable. I have the right to feel violated if someone of the opposite gender walked in on me with my most intimate parts on display, parts that they don't have and they aren't familiar with.   - fraudulentfeminist

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"I need feminism because... no one debates whether men can "have it all"" No one debates whether men can have it all because it is overwhelmingly presumed that a man has one role in life and that is to spend the rest of his life working to the bone to support the family. What use is a man unless he goes to work? That is what our society teaches. Men don't have it all because from the moment they are born they are reared to be put to work. Society views their worth on how much money they bring in at the end of the day. That's it. Their suitability as a potential partner is heavily based on what job they have and how able they are to support a future family... ... And when it comes to family, more often than not, a man will give up his precious time, that could've otherwise been spent with his wife and children, to work long hours to provide an income. Meanwhile, the wife is on maternity leave, or staying home with the kids, or working flexible hours to suit daycare, or working full time with a nanny for the kids. There is so much support for women with children out there. It is socially acceptable for them to stay at home and rear the children since it is an age old stereotype, and our culture has shifted (for the better) to make it more acceptable and respectable for a woman to go back to work after having kids.  Men have been left out of this change in acceptability regarding family roles, yet they are still being blamed and accused of 'having it all' when the only option they really have is to get back to work? (Unless they want to face ridicule, of course). No, men don't have it all because they are pressured into the only thing society thinks they are good for, earning money. God, as a woman I cannot imagine the pressure they must grow up with and deal with. I mean, I face daily pressures set by expectations of how women should behave, or what women should do. But I don't live under a rock, I know for a fact that men struggle with other issues that don't affect me. Just because they don't affect me, doesn't mean they don't exist, and I am not going to spend my life supporting a movement that is hell bent on removing any sort male support system because it believes women have it worse. Feminist quotes like the ones above destroy what little credibility feminism has left. It shows just how one sided all their concerns are. They only ever think about how a particular issue affects women, but they could care less if that same issue affected men in an alternative way. Feminists caring about men? I don't think so. - fraudulentfeminist

"I need feminism because... There are more MPs called Dave than female MPs" Yeah. Fuck you, Dave.  How dare you study politics and take an interest in leadership roles. What a selfish bastard you are, for pursuing a career that supports your country and keeps it from descending into anarchy. Fuck you, Dave, because it is entirely your fault that women aren't as inclined to pursue leadership roles like being a Member of Parliament. Women want more representation in politics, but none of them actually want to take on the responsibility of representation themselves; they want someone else to do it for them.  "Too many men," they say. "There are just too many Daves. This isn't fair." Newsflash, Dave, you are a man. You are solely responsible for women avoiding politics. There are too many of you. Whatever you do, Dave, it means shit. No one is going to look up to you. Who gives a damn about your leadership skills, your integrity or honesty? You won't ever be an inspiration or motivation for women pursuing politics, simply because you don't have a vagina between your legs. As we all know, women only respect and admire other women.   Holy shit, Dave, you didn't think about that, did you? 

In response to this post.I did that intentionally. To make it easier to explain, look at both the male engineers. Both are labelled engineers, yet one is earning 4k more than the other. This could be because one is mechanical, and the other electrical... Or maybe they simply have different roles in the company? Maybe one has been in that particular company longer, and thus has bigger benefits? Maybe one has more qualifications? There are a number of reasons why both engineers get paid differently, even if they are of the same gender. Now look at both nurses. Male and female. The male is earning 5k more than the female. People can be so quick to presume that he is being paid more simply because he is male, while in the case of the engineers there was a perfectly logical and reasonable explanation for the obvious wage difference.I even had a female engineer earning more than the lower paid male engineer. Could we presume that she is being paid more simply because she is female, or do we pass it off as a statistical anomaly because it skews a particular wage-gap agenda? OR would we look at the previously mentioned factors (different roles, responsibilities, qualifications etc.) that could very easily explain this wage difference? So many jobs. So many wages. So many people.I hope this sort of explained my intentions a little further.- fraudulentfeminist

Again, don't act like you don't get turned on by men with hot bodies while they are simply trying to enjoy their day at the beach without being the target of your lustful stare. Their chiselled chests, all smooth and golden brown. Don't pretend that you've never looked at a man like that and fantasised about him literally sweeping you off your feet with his strong muscular arms, and suddenly you are in a private, secluded beach where he is slowly kissing every inch of your body as you lie in the soft sand. Before you know it, your lady parts are getting a little wet and you aren't even in the ocean yet. But of course, he should have worn a swim vest because his bare chest was basically an invitation to stare, right? Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Misha Collins. Don't act like you don't google image these guys obsessively and memorise every single detail of their bodies. Don't pretend like you haven't used their public images to help yourself get off when you need a little private lady-time. But of course, they shouldn't have been actors who are constantly in the spotlight if they didn't want people to notice them and lust over them, right? Unfortunately, everyone has the right to stare. At anything.  You cannot police somebodies right to look at whatever is in their field of vision. Especially when you abuse this very same right, for the exact same reasons. Don't be a hypocrite.  - fraudulentfeminist

Made an info graph today.. - fraudulentfeminist

Just a few screen shots showcasing some of female-exclusive scholarships and handouts available in Queensland.  This makes my blood boil right through my skin.  If you are a female and the amount of males is deterring you away from a particular field of study, then maybe your motivation and ambition for that area of interest isn't particularly high. You should probably consider other study options. If you are seriously going to let the gender of other students discourage you in such a way, you really aren't mature enough to be studying in such an environment. Those other students are there because they are passionate and excited to learn something they love, and you want to demonise them for it because of their gender?   Men aren't the problem for consistently and overwhelming preferring fields such as engineering and architecture. Why should it be their problem? Why should they be sorry for trying to study and learn about something they love? If anything, females are perpetuating their own problem by not consistently and overwhelming preferring these areas of study (God, I hate the term "male-dominated"). Sitting back and waiting for other females to fill the void is lazy. Complaining about other females not choosing these stereotypically-male career paths is ignorant. You either lead by example, or your opinion means nothing.  (For those of you are curious: I am a female architecture student) I fully believe that enrolments, scholarships, job proposals, pay rises etc. should be competency based only, with no regard to the gender of the recipient/applicant. I stand by this 100% because that is what gender equality is. Gender equality isn't filling up quotas to balance female:male ratios because gender equality is giving credit where credit is due without discriminating against their gender (this can also apply to age or racial discrimination). Denying a exceptionally qualified man a job because the company already has lots of men, and instead settling for a lesser qualified woman because of a thinly veiled excuse like diversity, is discrimination.  I do think females need to be more encouraged to be proud of their enjoyment of maths and engineering from an earlier age. I don't want to see young girls being ashamed of playing with robots and other mechanical toys. Yet with gender targeted scholarships like the ones above, it still sends the message that women aren't good enough to do it on their own. Nothing is more disempowering, and undermining, than babying females with special treatment. It is condescending.   I want to see women actively seeking these career options because they have a passion for that field of study. Passion is what makes a truly gifted and respectable career woman. You can buy numbers with gender-discriminatory scholarships, but you can't buy passion.  - fraudulentfeminist

I need feminism because… what about teh menz! People are so consumed by focusing solely on female issues, no one actually stops to think about the validity of the "whataboutthemen" argument. As slow as the dialog is in the video, the creator makes some good points.  - fraudulentfeminist