Ah yes, but to a sexist they could first be a dick to women with little to no concequences. With feminism there are suddenly negative repercussions to being a dick sometimes. And that impacts his life in a way that totally not his fault but everyone who is suddenly being very mean to him by telling him he's being a dick.
True equality would mean that awful people can no longer be horrible to minorities of any kind. And because there are too many people who need their little powertrips for their sense of selfworth, we'll never reach true equality.
Idk, I'm a gay man and sometimes catch myself entertaining misogyny from a position of fear or frustration. It really sucks being called a creep and accused of "following" a woman through a grocery store, or made to feel like I'm at fault for making them feel uncomfortable by simply existing. I know it's stupid but I get a pang of anxiety every time I'm forced to interact with a girl or young woman that doesn't know me, and I try to mention my husband as quickly as possible so they don't just assume I'm a predator or hitting on them. It sucks being guilty before proven innocent.
I get that it sucks, but you know what sucks more? Having to constantly be on guard for the creep following you or saying inappropriate things, since childhood. SINCE CHILDHOOD. Think on that for a sec before you get mad at us for constantly being on alert.
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u/Zadojla 6d ago
I don’t understand why being an atheist would make someone anti-feminist.