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Watch this; it’s basically everything that I believe about feminism.

I hate what it’s become and what it stands for now.

While I guess, originally feminism was meant for all genders, it’s obvious now that the movement has become very one-sided (come on fam #KillAllMen, or more recently #WasteHisTime. Congratulations). Like Lauren said in the video, there are a bunch of issues across the gender spectrum, but why is it that feminism only focuses on women’s oppression if the term (or movement) was meant for both genders? If it truly meant equality, why hasn’t the majority of feminists addressed the issues stated in the video? It’s because feminism is not about equality, despite what feminists desperately try to tell us. I don’t see women out there demanding that they want to be legally required to sign up for the draft. I don’t see women marching on the streets, shouting for men to have equal rights to the custody of their child. I saw a comment that was related to another SJW topic, but I think it applies here as well. If you’re going to go out and point out how horrible men are on the daily, degrade them constantly, and then ask men for their support, what kind of response do you expect to receive, exactly?To believe that modern feminism is for all genders is unrealistic.

The face of the movement is just too extreme for me. While not all feminists are like those extremists, it’s those extremists that are the loudest and get the most attention (this is a motive that is pretty easy to understand, given recent events). Whether you like it or not, they are the face of feminism. People like Anita and Lacy Green (is that her name?) represent the movement, who encourage a mentality of victimization and entitlement. I’m not about that life; I enjoy working for my shit, not complaining for it (please don’t kill me for that small dig, I had to; it would go against my nature not to make a joke).

A lot of the men who are “feminists” as well are nothing more than white knights (men who pretend to be feminists just to gain popularity with the ladies in hopes of banging one). I don’t know how old you are, but I’m gonna go on a limb and say that you’re in high school (please be right please be rightplease be right). You encounter a lot of these guys in college (trust me, they’re everywhere). So while sure, there are men out there who legitimately are feminists, more often than not, they’re just white knights looking to get in your pants. Feminism to them is nothing more than a joke, a tool to get some pussy. That says a lot about how the movement is perceived by society.

It has to deal with feminism in developed nations such as America, where a lot of the “oppression” these women speak of are very much first-world problems. The wage gap has been disproved multiple times; Gamer Gate is nothing but a joke now; to me, it all seems superficial (not the right word but that’s the only word I can think of). When there are girls in developing countries that are literally burned or killed for trying to get an education, that’s the important issue to focus on (because it’s a matter of basic human rights, not “glass ceilings” or “oppression in video games”). 

The movement has turned into this “conform or die” mob, and any opposition to their viewpoints are either dismissed entirely or not rebutted well. If someone is opposing you, and all you can say is “You’ve offended me, you need to stop,” that’s not growth; that’s coddling. It’s extremely unrealistic to believe that the world has a responsibility to make sure you’re not offended today. Feminism has plummeted into that mentality. When shown statistics of rapes in America between the genders, most feminists I know just dismiss it as ludicrous (which it is; it’s outrageous, but true. Numbers don’t lie). They either just turn a blind eye to the facts that move against their agenda instead of debating about it, or they come up with some long-winded, complicated reason as to why the fact isn’t true (which most of the time sounds ridiculous to me). It’s not a strong way to progress your movement if you’re just going to remain one-sided.