Could the Facebook Win Be Feminism’s Tipping Point?

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5. As has been pointed out, sadly no.

This is simply too deeply entrenched in almost every aspect of society.

This one area - violence against women promoted and portrayed as 'humor' on facebook - is such a tiny manifestation of misogyny. Rape culture is a larger aspect but still it is just one symptom. It is a very significant aspect, but treating symptoms won't help in the long run. We need much more awareness of the myriad ways that women are portrayed as less than.

It is a step in the right direction, and an encouraging sign. It is noteworthy to consider though, how long it went on with people making excuses for it, saying women needed to accept it and ignore it, told they were being annoying for pointing it out, etc.

This is far from a tipping point. It's barely a chip off of an enormous, systemic problem... one that most people still don't even recognize as even being a problem.