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tacocat · 2753 days ago

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bioemerl · 2753 days ago · link ·

I want anyone who sees this comment to think about how strong the analogy between "Man who just doesn't want to give up power" is to "women who just want to be oppressed". If you do not support the latter view, than you should not support the former either.

The disregard of actual issues by making them appear petty or self-serving should ring a bell for any feminist out there. It's a tactic long used to shut down productive or decent discussion that goes on to help society as a whole.

Are their fucks out there? Absolutely. I have no problem with making fun of them. However, this isn't doing that, and anyone watching this and thinking "haha, so true, men's rights activism in general is bad" should be made very aware of that fact.

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