Why so many "anti-feminists" in the atheist community?

[rexbeccarox]

I hate a bitching woman, men yes, can be violent, but women can nag your arss of, instead of physical abuse, they nag you with mental abuse.

*whoosh!*

[Thumpalumpacus]

OK people who believe in equals right but are not feminists, are just people who say they want equality but aren't for defending equality where it's taken away? Did I get that straight.

No, you didn't.

And again, what's with people wanting to win people to Atheism.

I don't care who's atheist and who isn't. I don't want to win converts to atheism. I do want to ensure equal rights for everyone.

[Whateverist]

What was that, psycho? Sounded like something flying in low over your head.

[Exian]

I had a go of communicating on that forum and left in a hurry. Those people may claim to have an interest in feminism but they have no more right to speak for everyone than I do. They are the politically correct police and I have no interest in interacting with any of them.

That's what I hear. I can't operate in environments like that, I'm too much of a smartass, anyhow. I'm all for sensitivity, but when it stifles humor, a good technique for keeping things leveled and cool, it will totally shut me down. Not to mention open things up for trolls.

[psychoslice]

I hate a bitching woman, men yes, can be violent, but women can nag your arss of, instead of physical abuse, they nag you with mental abuse.

*whoosh!*

Can I ask you, are you a bitching women ?.

[Exian]

I hate a bitching woman, men yes, can be violent, but women can nag your arss of, instead of physical abuse, they nag you with mental abuse.

Is it cool if I read this with a whiney voice in my head?

[Whateverist]

I had a go of communicating on that forum and left in a hurry. Those people may claim to have an interest in feminism but they have no more right to speak for everyone than I do. They are the politically correct police and I have no interest in interacting with any of them.

That's what I hear. I can't operate in environments like that, I'm too much of a smartass, anyhow. I'm all for sensitivity, but when it stifles humor, a good technique for keeping things leveled and cool, it will totally shut me down. Not to mention open things up for trolls.

Plus people like that are just anti-intellectual thugs with nothing whatsoever to offer.

[rexbeccarox]

*whoosh!*

Can I ask you, are you a bitching women ?.

That depends. Are you a clueless airhead?

[psychoslice]

I hate a bitching woman, men yes, can be violent, but women can nag your arss of, instead of physical abuse, they nag you with mental abuse.

Is it cool if I read this with a whiney voice in my head?

I myself have more time for women than men, after all I am a big girl, but I am just pointing out what women can be, as also men, which are jerks at times.

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Can I ask you, are you a bitching women ?.

That depends. Are you a clueless airhead?

Well by your avatar, I am whatever you want me to be.

[paulpablo]

If you are for equal rights, you're a feminist. That's all it really takes to be one. There are extremist in all stances.

I agree completely. Unfortunately, a lot of people fail to understand the basic definition of feminism (gender equality) and instead write off the entire movement.

My first objection to feminism is the title. I guess it's similar to black power.
The root ideology of black power is racial equality but then there's offshoots of ideologies involving racist black supremacy.

My basic point would be that if you want your group to be taken seriously as a advocating equal rights don't just name it after a group observed to be mostly victimized by the inequality.

It seems to be sending out the message of, equality for everyone but we're just going to focus on our group first because we need it the most.
Which probably isn't the message a lot of feminists or black power supporters want to be projected, I'm sure a lot of feminists support the rights of men and black power supports are against racism against white people by black people, I hope.

Beyond that though I don't have much of an opinion on feminism.