Why is DU in a gender war anyway?

[boston bean]

44. How quickly it's forgotten we were told to put on a burqa if we didn't want the leering, sexual

comments from strangers/men on the street.

How quickly they forget the many comments about how complimentary it is to be leered at in a sexual manner by stranger/men on the street, and we should be so lucky.

How quickly they forget that the denial of the patriarchy or system of oppression of women is flaunted around DU constantly.

How quickly they forget that there were posts of a man who admitted to raping women in his past and got kudo's on DU for acknowledging in his old age that he did this.

How quickly they forget the twisting of stats that say men face more domestic violence than women.

How quickly they forget the denial of rape culture and the offense taken for even the mere discussion of it.

How quickly they forget the creep shaming threads, blaming feminists for pointing out we don't like to be sexually objectified.

How quickly they forget the false rape claims of 45% they speak of here on DU, to try to diminish and minimize the occurrence of rape of women.

How often they forget how often we hear that all these differences between us are biological, as if women are meant to be oppressed.

How often we are told by men on DU what feminism should be.

How often we are told by men on DU who is a good feminist and who is a bad one.

How often we are told that feminists are hurting our own cause because of our tone.

How often we are called prudes by men on DU.

How often feminists are called damaged goods, ie.. asking if you've had something traumatic happen to you that makes you understand basic feminism that's been accepted for years.

I could give more examples, but I'm about ready to get ready for the new year.