You wanna see misogyny?! This is misogyny. DU internecine wars notwithstanding

[davidn3600]

128. OK....let's look at this a bit...

First off, right wingers saying misogynistic things is as much breaking news is that water is wet. It's not exactly hard to find teabaggers making misogynistic comments. You can't turn on Fox News without hearing something misogynistic, homophobic, or racist.

Next, a person here or elsewhere that is critical about something feminists do or say does not automatically make that person a misogynist nor does it suggest they are against equality. Feminists frequently display a "my way or the highway" attitude about these issues and won't even hear criticisms or alternative viewpoints without going on the offensive. It becomes very off-putting. So ultimately, many people simply bail on the discussion and refer to you as "angry women."

A lot of it though is a failure to communicate. Some people are religious traditionalists and simply won't accept gender equality no matter what because it's part of their religion or whatever. But those people are in a small (although vocal) minority. The vast majority of Americans want gender equality. The vast majority of men will never sexually assault a woman. The vast majority of men will not have a problem with a female boss. The vast majority of men would have no problem voting for a female president. It is not feminists against the world. You have the majority that could be on your side but you constantly push them away with divisive politicking where it seems your main goal is to get people angry at each other.

As bad as feminists think women have it in this country, men also have problems and issues and legitimate concerns that deserve just as much attention as women's issues. To sit here and argue hour after hour over who has it worse and what issues are more important is futile since neither one of us can fully understand what it's like to live in the other's shoes. So the best solution is work together, listen and understand each other, and find ways for both men and women to move forward. I agree men (here on DU and elsewhere) do need to listen more to concerns women have. But feminists also need to listen to men too. Remember, there is only one Earth. We have to learn how to share it.