Feminist Fathers' Day 2014: #feministfathersday

Submitted by Mastodon on Wed, 2014-06-25 01:19

Article here. Excerpt:

'A call to make this Father's Day a Feminist Fathers' Day and for dads, papas, bapas and all parents along the masculine gender spectrum to embrace feminism and resist misogyny in our families and society.

In the wake of the Santa Barbara mass shooting and the misogynistic and racist manifesto the killer left behind, women all over the world launched a Twitter-based rebellion that put misogyny and sexism front and center. Far too many men have responded, "but not all men act that way," using the hashtag #notallmen. At best, that such a defense is even needed proves that there is a very real, unavoidable problem; at worst, it sounds as though they are saying, "don't blame me."

Rad Dad Magazine believes patriarchal violence in society is epidemic and takes place in a vast culture of misogyny, male entitlement and male privilege. Against the reactionary cry "not all men," we say, "all men need to actively challenge misogyny and cultivate feminism in their lives, families, communities and society."

Rad Dad Magazine recognizes that fighting patriarchy requires more than believing that, individually, we are not like "those other men" - because privilege doesn't work that way. We can't be silent about it or pretend we don't have it. In the pages of Rad Dad, we embrace feminist struggle against patriarchy as key to creating healthy families. We offer stories of people struggling to be better men, to be better community members, to be better people.'

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Certain questions are asked in a way to trick you into giving the wrong answer. The "Have you quit beating your wife?" question is one of those. If you answer "yes," then you admit you used to beat your wife. If you "no," then you're still beating your wife. In truth, neither yes or no is necessarily the right response, but it's easy to get tricked into giving a yes or no answer unless you think about it for a moment.

In fairness, the accuser should be prepared to prove their own case, not require the accused to prove their innocence. Feminists, however, feel no need to make their case first: they just accuse. That puts men on the defensive instead of the offensive. Men end up trying to prove their innocence instead of requiring feminists to make their case. Being on the defense is the weakest position to come from. The assumption is that the accusation must be true unless the accused can prove otherwise. In fact, it's unfair to assume there's any truth to the accusation. In short, a feminist accusation is simply a trick, a way of framing the issue so men seem guilty just by denying their guilt.

Feminists are very good at framing the issues; MRAs have been less successful at doing that. And the person who frames the issue usually wins.

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Submitted by el cid on Fri, 2014-06-27 00:59