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In reply to the discussion: Should men be leaders in the feminist movement? [View all]Zorra
(27,670 posts)I'm totally goddam sick and tired of men trying to control me and tell me what to do, they've been trying to do this all my life. Just in the last week I've had two seriously hostile aggro men lay ignorant nasty condescending patriarchal "divine right of the mortal man god" control trips on me, one in my business life and the other in my business/personal life, and ya know what?
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Feminism should definitely be a province where women are in complete control of our own trip. Can men be feminists? Sure. Am I going to let a man lead me in my feminist organization?
Not until sometime long after hell freezes over.
Bottom line: No man who is really a feminist would ever even consider trying to lead women in the feminist movement out of a simple understanding of the reasons why feminism is even still necessary after well over a century of intense feminist struggle.
WASHINGTONAfter decades spent battling gender discrimination and inequality in the workplace, the feminist movement underwent a high-level shake-up last month, when 53-year-old management consultant Peter "Buck" McGowan took over as new chief of the worldwide initiative for women's rights.
McGowan, who now oversees the group's day-to-day operations, said he "couldn't be happier" to bring his ambition, experience, and no-nonsense attitude to his new role as the nation's top feminist.
"All the feminist movement needed to do was bring on someone who had the balls to do something about this glass ceiling business," said McGowan, who quickly closed the 23.5 percent gender wage gap by "making a few calls to the big boys upstairs." "In the world of gender identity and empowered female sexuality, it's all about who you know."
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"With a charismatic, self-assured guy like Pete pulling the strings, we might even see a female elected president one of these days," said Nathan Roth, an analyst at the Cato Institute. "Finally, the feminist movement has a face that commands respect."
http://www.theonion.com/articles/man-finally-put-in-charge-of-struggling-feminist-m,2338/