Men's Rights Activist is just a term for Anti-Feminist. At least in my experience. I'm not denying that men aren't disadvantaged in some areas -- just that 90% of all Men's Rights Activists don't actually give a shit about men's issues, and only care about being anti-feminist and minimizing the problems women face (and getting out of paying child support). Which is a shame, because men could use a group actually working on their problems instead of spending time bitching about how unfair it is that women won't sleep with them. Maybe there is one, and I've just never heard of it.
I agree that Egalitarian can do a lot to dismiss the concerns of feminism because they would rather define feminists by their fringe elements. It's the same bullshit people do with ALL LIVES MATTER. You can tell, because people say "I'm not a feminist, I'm an Egalitarian." Which implies that ONE is not part of the other. You can't say "I'm not a feminist, I'm an Egalitarian," because technically by definition one has to be a Feminist to be a fucking egalitarian. Just like you can't ask "Black Lives Matter OR All Lives Matter". Because one is SUPPOSED TO FUCKING INCLUDE THE OTHER. It creates what we like to call a FALSE DILEMMA.
I'm a Feminist who supports many men's issues. I think that male suicide rates need to come down, I think men should get as much paternity leave as women get maternity leave (which needs to be more than it does now). I think GOOD FATHERS should get to see their children as often as GOOD MOTHERS and more than BAD MOTHERS. (child custody should NOT be about mom or dad, but about the fucking kids and what's best for them). I think the selective service should be abolished entirely. I don't think either parent should be off the hook for child support (the whole financial abortion bullshit put forward by some people is absolutely ridiculously stupid)
People may try to say "Well, you're an egalitarian!" Not really. Maybe I will be when we are actually closer to equality than we currently are. But right now, we're nowhere near close. That doesn't mean I will dismiss the issues men have. But I'm going to focus more on women's issues. Not just because they effect me more -- and obviously, as a woman, they do. But because more work needs to be done on the feminism side. Because let's be honest. Nobody has ever said "Do you really want a man running the country?" But I've heard several people ask "Do you really want a woman running the country?" That doesn't mean I'll compromise on things like Paternity leave in order to get more maternity leave for women. But it does mean my efforts will be more concentrated on feminist issues. And if people have a problem with that, well too fucking bad. You don't have to like anything I do. You aren't my father, and you aren't my mother. And I'm an adult, so even if you were, it'd still be too fucking bad.
I agree that Egalitarian can do a lot to dismiss the concerns of feminism because they would rather define feminists by their fringe elements. It's the same bullshit people do with ALL LIVES MATTER. You can tell, because people say "I'm not a feminist, I'm an Egalitarian." Which implies that ONE is not part of the other. You can't say "I'm not a feminist, I'm an Egalitarian," because technically by definition one has to be a Feminist to be a fucking egalitarian. Just like you can't ask "Black Lives Matter OR All Lives Matter". Because one is SUPPOSED TO FUCKING INCLUDE THE OTHER. It creates what we like to call a FALSE DILEMMA.
I'm a Feminist who supports many men's issues. I think that male suicide rates need to come down, I think men should get as much paternity leave as women get maternity leave (which needs to be more than it does now). I think GOOD FATHERS should get to see their children as often as GOOD MOTHERS and more than BAD MOTHERS. (child custody should NOT be about mom or dad, but about the fucking kids and what's best for them). I think the selective service should be abolished entirely. I don't think either parent should be off the hook for child support (the whole financial abortion bullshit put forward by some people is absolutely ridiculously stupid)
People may try to say "Well, you're an egalitarian!" Not really. Maybe I will be when we are actually closer to equality than we currently are. But right now, we're nowhere near close. That doesn't mean I will dismiss the issues men have. But I'm going to focus more on women's issues. Not just because they effect me more -- and obviously, as a woman, they do. But because more work needs to be done on the feminism side. Because let's be honest. Nobody has ever said "Do you really want a man running the country?" But I've heard several people ask "Do you really want a woman running the country?" That doesn't mean I'll compromise on things like Paternity leave in order to get more maternity leave for women. But it does mean my efforts will be more concentrated on feminist issues. And if people have a problem with that, well too fucking bad. You don't have to like anything I do. You aren't my father, and you aren't my mother. And I'm an adult, so even if you were, it'd still be too fucking bad.
"Tradition" is just a word people use to make themselves feel better about being an asshole.
