"But all men must know they benefit from sexism"

Submitted by Mastodon on Sun, 2013-08-18 18:12

Article here. Excerpt:

'What we don’t say is: of course not all men hate women. But culture hates women, so men who grow up in a sexist culture have a tendency to do and say sexist things, often without meaning to. We aren’t judging you for who you are but that doesn’t mean we’re not asking you to change your behaviour. What you feel about women in your heart is of less immediate importance than how you treat them on a daily basis.

You can be the gentlest, sweetest man in the world yet still benefit from sexism. That’s how oppression works. Thousands of otherwise decent people are persuaded to go along with an unfair system because it’s less hassle that way. The appropriate response when somebody demands a change in that unfair system is to listen, rather than turning away or yelling, as a child might, that it’s not your fault. And it isn’t your fault. I’m sure you’re lovely. That doesn’t mean you don’t have a responsibility to do something about it.'

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Only reason I'm running this item is so MANN readers can see the comments in response to it. I'm less and less inclined than I used to be to post the far-too-many male-bashing pieces routinely published in the MSM simply because it distracts from MRA-centered stuff. That is, we already *know* there's loads of this junk splattered everywhere, we see it all the time. Far less frequent is the "other side" that needs attention. (But remember, if I ever don't post an item you really want to see up here, you can always put it in a comment to something. Most MANN readers do in fact read the posts' comments.)

Still, have to know sometimes who your thorn-in-the-sides are. This one can be read about here.

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Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2013-08-18 22:36