RE: Why so many "anti-feminists" in the atheist community?
January 2, 2015 at 5:43 am
(This post was last modified: January 2, 2015 at 5:44 am by Creed of Heresy.)
(January 2, 2015 at 4:47 am)Alex K Wrote: Who concretely are those terrible anti-sex female supremacists, though, and do they play such a dominant role?
Well if I could name names I'd have a serious case of Internet OCD, but I assure you, I saw enough on Atheism+ to know that there's more of them around than would be considered a comfortable level.
Again, the word "supremacist" was strong, but to be honest, I refer to it less in the present tense, more in the future tense. You only need to look at history to be able to recognize the signs of brewing supremacist groups. Funnily enough, women are always portrayed or seen as being immune to the cravings of power that men suffer from, but honestly, that IS a gender-based discrimination; I defy anyone here to tell me they've never met a woman who wants power, or control, or influence. Women are human beings just like men. WoMAN. MAN. HuMAN. Same species. Just cuz we have different equipment for procreation doesn't change the fact we suffer and benefit from the same yearnings, cravings, hungers, and motivations. Given equal opportunity, a woman will seek power just as ruthlessly as a man would. Just because women have been in a subservient role in our society for so long doesn't mean they're innocent of ambition and desire.
Personally, that is why I prefer the egalitarian approach. I would rather our species always have the delusion that women are innocent of cravings for power and dominance and that such things are "qualities" only men may have than to make them guilty of the exact same crimes in the to-be-written history books.
But what I would rather, and what will come...
Sadly, two very different things.
(January 2, 2015 at 5:37 am)Exian Wrote: Chanty Binx (I think is her name) is a good example of someone saying things I agree with in a way that makes me disagree. It's hard to explain it any other way. I'm initially repulsed by her method, but if you can stand to listen for a second, she isn't saying anything horrible. My response would be to walk far away from the likes of her, and end up with little exposure to the issues. It's not effective.
I know what you mean, and I agree; it's difficult to explain or describe, but it's definitely a thing.
