Feminists don't hate men but it wouldn't matter if we did

Article here. Excerpt:

'One of the most common derisive taunts thrown at feminists – and one of the oldest – is “manhater”. It’s been around since the days of suffrage, and still gets used today, though its a pretty anodyne insult. Most feminists, like me, shun the label and work to convince people that despite the stereotypes feminists absolutely, without a doubt, do not hate men.

But so what if we did?

... if the worst thing that happens to a man is that a woman doesn’t like him ...well, he has it pretty damn good. It’s not as if we’re living in some sort of Wicker Man-inspired dystopia, after all.

Besides, when women hate men, we hurt their feelings. When men hate women, they kill us: mass shootings have been attributed to misogyny, and sexual and domestic violence against women is often fuelled by a hatred for women.
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... if feminists really hated men we’d probably come up with a better way to hurt them than funny t-shirts that insist that their tears are delicious. (Men may have some very sensitive parts, but even the manhating-est among us doesn’t go around kicking them willy-nilly.)

Despite all the fun-loving, internet-in-joke misandry, the vast majority of women and feminists do not hate men. Many of us might hate bad men: the sexists, misogynists and all-around jerks. But our hatred is just a feeling, and not something that can impact men in any meaningful or oppressive way.

Men who claim to be genuinely worried about man-hating or “misandry” are grasping at straws, and searching for a victim status that simply doesn’t exist. Guys are still doing pretty well, so let us have our “man-hating” fun while you go on ruling the world.

But keep one eye open. (Just kidding ... sort of.)'

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... is an a$$hole. (Just kidding... sort of.)

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We see this all the time: Feminist pointing to the dictionary definition of "feminism" while ignoring the actual writings, actions and goals of feminism.

Quote from the article:
"Straight white men still hold the majority of political, economic and social power in the world, and everyone else struggles to make their lives work with less"

Isn't it also true that women hold the majority of stress-free and safer roles while everyone else struggles to make their lives work with more danger and stress?

It's as if she is implying that men have more than they deserve. She is forgetting that with more leadership comes more work and more responsibility. I can easily guess which political party she belongs to.

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