Meet the Predators (men need to learn how to recognize and fight rape culture)

[TeamsterDem]

103. Well, that's not quite right either

A true feminist believes that equality is more than just equality of outcomes, but is also striving to erode and eradicate the thought processes and beliefs systems which harbor biases and foster bigotry. So yes, men do wield disproportionate power and for that reason we rightly strive to pass legislation aiming to reduce the incidences of disparate treatment. But it's not enough to simply legislate biases as we're seeing with many people in the South and their antipathy towards African Americans still to this day. Notice I said many, not all.

Getting rid of disparate outcomes is a fine and noble goal. But if the idea isn't to convince people of why that's right, then I think any movement is necessarily hamstrung by its appearance of force as opposed to reasonableness. That is to say that legislating bigots to act in a different way doesn't get rid of the bigotry and in many ways only strengthens their resolve. More so if they can point to situations like this one and say "well, women want to be considered equal to men and don't want us to stereotype them, but look at how they're treating this fella." Granted, I don't think this situation is going to come to the attention of anyone, but my point is more geared towards saying that we should behave in a manner which comports with the changes we're seeking, not in direct contravention of them.