McElroy: Can The Identity Politics, Men Have Opinions Too

Wendy McElroy's latest Fox News column explores the core problem many of us see with mainstream feminism: "you're not a woman, so you just can't understand." McElroy examines identity politics in all activism, and points out that men and women, although different, do have common ground, and each should value the opinion of the other, The parallel in feminism is that, although a man does not experience womanhood, he nevertheless understands injustice. Depending on his life experiences, a man may empathize with a rape victim more deeply than many women do. Moreover, like the doctor, men can have perspectives on "women's issues" which are valuable precisely because they are different. And "womanhood" is not so fragile as to be damaged by listening to the opinions of men.

Source: Fox News [web site]

Title: Identity Politics Dismisses Shared Humanity

Author: Wendy McElroy

Date: March 4, 2002

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