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In reply to the discussion: If you think Feminism is not pro men, [View all]Squinch
(51,074 posts)has been achieved? And if not, is it wrong of those who have not yet achieved equal treatment to work towards it?
You say that men and boys are victims of gender stereotypes but the issue is ignored and it's the feminists fault. A look at how this works in the word says you are incorrect.
Is it women who reinforce gender stereotypes when the guys are alone together? Is it women who want men to continue to play the anachronistic game in which the guy with the most power over other men wins? No, it is not. It's men.
So if you want those male gender stereotypes to be eliminated, blaming feminists ain't going to do it. That has to come from men. And when men really get down to the work of examining and eliminating the stereotypes that they impose on themselves, and ONLY when they do that, will true gender equality be achieved. But I'm sorry, feminists can't do that work for you. You've got to do it yourselves.
I imagine there will be an argument about "But that's what women want. They make us do that power thing." For a small subset of women, that might be true, but in the 70's, men wanted a housewife who was obedient and could cook. Women sucked it up, broke out of their generations-old comfort zone, and said, "We won't do that any more." It took a lot of guts, and created a lot of hardship for those women. It's time for men to do the same with their stereotyped roles. And just as men could not make it happen for women, women cannot make it happen for men.
So get on with it.