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In reply to the discussion: Misogyny? Well, DUH! [View all]Blue_Adept
(6,500 posts)Is that after after years of men being told to start sharing what they're really feeling about their lives and the things that they've kept hidden, and finally feeling in a lot of cases that they can do so safely as they see more and more women speaking out about it, is that when they do and want to participate, they get told to shut up.
There's assholes all around to be sure. Hell, I've had plenty of instances over the years where my mother complains about what's on various talk shows in the afternoon with what people reveal about their childhoods and pasts by saying they should deal with it but not put it out there. But I've always said that by putting it out there, it can help others realize they're not alone. And that helps to change things.
Yes, women have more than enough to bring out and complain about and take issue with for things that need to be changed. But instead of belittling and berating men that are trying to do the same - meaningfully; not the assholes - they should be swooping them up alongside in a chorus rather than shouting them out.