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In reply to the discussion: Keep misandry out of feminism [View all]Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)but denying he and the damage he does exists doesn't help the case of Christianity. In the same way, denying the few misandrists and the damage they cause doesn't help the cause of feminism. If we genuinely want to treat all people equally, then we have to accept that there are a few nutters in both genders. To deny that women are capable of prejudice, hatred or callousness, the frequent claim that "if women ruled, there would never be a war", is just as sexist as claiming that all women are inferior. It may be sexism in a flattering direction but it is still not treating all equally, it's simply reversing which gender is treated more favorably.
Necessary caveat: Please note that I am categorically not saying the misandrists are anything more than a tiny, if irritatingly loud, fraction of modern feminism.