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In reply to the discussion: The Myth of Male Power - Warren Farrell [View all]unreadierLizard
(475 posts)that makes no sense at all.
"actively working to subjugate women" this is true, I will give you that - but those men don't represent every single male alive today just as women like Sarah Palin or Elizabeth Bathory represent every woman alive today.
"passively enjoying the male hegemony that subjugates women" This is something I don't understand; EVERYONE talks about how men have this "privilege " that makes them superior to women; I don't see it. I can understand it existing for those in the upper class, but I struggle just as hard as my female friends and family do. I don't see inequality here - I see the poor getting poorer, men and women alike.
"denying that male hegemony exists" It might have existed in the past, but it seems to be greatly diminished today; in fact, I see women everywhere - female-only scholarships, female-only awards, female-only positions of power; if there is some kind of male hegemony or secret plan to subjugate women, I must have forgotten the handshake because I'm not part of it.
Saying "we believe in equality" and then "Men are the problem all of them no exceptions you're all privileged nah nyah nyah nyah nyah" doesn't really endear the feminist movement to men who aren't assholes.