How Feminism Hurts Men

[TalkingDog]

http://thoughtcatalog.com/micah-j-murray/2013/11/how-feminism-hurts-men/


Because of feminism, it’s hard to find a movie with a heroic male lead anymore. Most blockbusters feature a brave woman who saves the world and gets a token man as a trophy for her accomplishments.

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Because of feminism, all birth control is covered for women without question or debate, while men have to fight to get insurance companies to pay for their Viagra prescriptions. When men do speak up about this, leaders of the “family friendly” right wing labels them “sluts” and “whores”.

Because of feminism, the male body is constantly under public scrutiny. If a man appears topless on TV, it’s a national scandal resulting in huge fines and boycotts. Bloggers regularly write about how we need to be more mindful of the ways our clothing choices tempt women to sin. Satirists insist that shorts “aren’t really pants” and then men should cover up because “nobody wants to see that”.

Because of feminism, men are not represented in the White House, and women hold over 80% of the seats in Congress. When a man runs for office, his physical appearance and clothing choices are discussed almost as much as his policies and ideas.

[Nye Bevan]

1. And nobody ever even speculates that a woman might become president in 2016.

I'm so sick of hearing about Andrew Cuomo, Brian Schweitzer, and Martin O'Malley as potential candidates. Surely there must be a woman or two out there who could conceivably grab the nomination.

[Warpy]

2. I don't want another "first" anything next term, including a woman.

I don't think Obama would have allowed himself to be constrained to the extent that he has if he hadn't had the burden of proving that a president of color would govern capably without rocking the economic boat too far.