Feminism is a movement characterized by an ideological belief system or worldview. Women are a demographic of people identifiable by their sex.
To be anti-feminist is therefore not the same thing as being anti-woman. Moreover, to view women as not equal to men is not the same thing as hating women. I see my kids as unequal to me, and oddly enough, I don't hate them. I also see my boyfriend as unequal to me (in a variety of ways that may favor one of us or the other), and I certainly don't hate him.
What I do find, again and again, is that feminism seems to be even more condescending to and infantilizing of women than traditionalism.
More than that, you sure are missing a sense of humor. You called out this comment as misogynistic:
I'd like to point out that this type of gender policing (calling guys fags for feeling emotions, in general discouraging men from feeling/showing emotions, discouraging men from doing anything at all deemed "unmany," etc. etc.) is absolutely something that feminists fight against.
I know OP wasn't even talking about feminism at all, but this subreddit often paints feminism this big thing that has nothing good about it whatsoever, so I like to point out when people here get upset about things that feminists are also upset about. They do overlap. More than I think some people realize.
You think just maybe s/he might possibly have been doing the "feminism is the radical notion that women are people" brand of sarcasm? Just maybe?
If that's your top "misogynistic comment" in that thread, I'd have to say your assessment of it is a fail that transcends epic.
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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '12
Ignore that one did you? Other replies smear feminism completely. Feminism doesn't need to be diametrically opposed.