Gender

[Cuyir]

I have a few things to add to the conversation.

Yes, there are branches of ''feminism'' that see men in those ways, that want to castrate them because that would mean they wouldn't be able to rape women (which is a thought that's not only psychotic but flawed, serial rapists usually use a ''surrogate'' penis and/or inanimate objects to rape, so if some psychopath wants to rape, he'll rape). and all that extremist, dumb, reprehensible things they spout. I ran into a legitimate blog that I've forgotten the name of which featured lengthy and serious sounding tirades, saying all sorts of insane stuff. I love that I have memory issues so I can't recall the name. This does not mean that feminism, in its core, is flawed but that's me.

To say that ''everyone needs to be a feminist for there to be equality'' or however it was said, is a pretty, how you say, dubiously founded train of thought. That's like saying that every needs to be part of a judeo-christian faith in order for the planet to have peace or everyone being atheists for knowledge to excel (Georges Lemaître, a catholic priest and an astronomer, developed the basis for what would become the Big Bang Theory) and etc. This sort of utopic view is harmful to the movement, to ANY movement, to any society and culture even. I only need to point to Judeo-Christian faiths that have been trying to force their views on people and doing the complete opposite of peace. What we need is equality, not a future where everyone thinks the same way. We need communication, not blanket statements and finger pointing.