| SpokenTruth said: Much like any other group that is different from the position in power. Radical Islam gets the news so now all Mulims are radical. Radical atheists get the news so now all atheists are radical. Black thugs make the news so now all blacks are thugs. Welcome to the society of intolerance and ignorance. We like to box everything that isn't ourselves into a detestable package to make ourselves feel better. And we don't want to admit it because we care for our egos and pride more than others. |
Yes, but I'd say it is more about labelling -> simplifying than it is about making ourselves feel better - on an individual basis that is. Sure, much of the media loves to add shock value and sensationalism to their broadcasts - because a peaceful feminist rally won't garner as much attention of course.
What you say rings true. I'd argue that easily more than 50% of the social problems we face today can be solved by receiving objective education on the topic - and looking at both sides of the story of course. It's hard to avoid conforming to a convenient "truth" when so many people already have - especially when you aren't educated on the matter at hand. I'm lucky in that I study social sciences at University so I get to talk about this a lot. Generalisations do not make it very close to fruition in lecture halls, let me tell you lol.
For everyone else: Feminism is the advocacy of social equality for men in women, in opposition to patriarchy and sexism. The basic principles of feminism are:
-importance of change
-expanding human choice
-eliminating gender stratification
-ending sexual violence
-promoting sexual autonomy
Anyone who tells you otherwise; well I can smell the bullshit wafting from their mouth all the way over here. Every political or social movement with have militant or extremist members. They do not make the whole group. They should not be considered part of the same group.
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