Why do feminists try to speak for me -- a man?
they say feminism helps us by attempting to rid stereotypes applied to men. last time i checked i never had a bad experience with a male stereotype nor do i care if somebody applies it to me. i DO care about the high male suicide rate though. it's funny feminists choose what problems we face, and what we should focus on FOR us all the while trying to get us to jump on board. how about listening to men instead of forcing ur ideology down our throats? cheers
Why do i keep dreaming that someone is trying to kill me??
There are many dangers in this material existence. At any time some monster from hell could leap out of the abyss and destroy the whole town! We live in such a shell. We don't really know what the world is really like. As we look out of the windows of our shell we may sometimes see monster creeping, crawling, swimming and flying in the air! They are real! But, there is hope. We are not alone. We are not the only intelligent beings in the universe. There are intelligent beings who want to help you achieve a higher state of awareness. There is a higher state of awareness than simply realizing there are monsters. The fact is all monsters and other life forms are temporal in nature. They are born, but must also suffer with disease, old age and finally death. Our biological existence is temporal. Our true identity is eternal and full of bliss beyond all fear and doubt. If we can make progress in realizing our true identity of bliss, eternality, and fearlessness; then we will no longer have trouble with bad dreams. Another consideration is how clean is your life? How clean is your vehicle, your house, your clothing, your body, and your mind? If you are always trying to do good with body, mind and words then you are properly situated and need not fear no matter what phantoms try attacking you. Try out our free forum for more detailed understanding.
Non Feminists, why do Feminists?
Non-feminists surely. Non-feminists are a lot less possibly to have sexual hangups, political impacts, non secular impacts and different crap that impedes the organic dispositions ensuing in a standard and healthful sex existence. As i discussed in my question inspired with the help of assorted the solutions given from this question, feminists ought to provide themselves an adjective to p.c. out as someone who's open sexually, the "sex helpful Feminist." not in uncomplicated words does this propose that feminism can't stand with the help of itself, it also skill that there are "sex unfavourable Feminists." not a very clean acceptable even as it is composed of sex. Many anti-feminists have non secular conservative backgrounds and performance project with sex because of non secular dogma and doctrines linked with it. between the numerous motives i do not p.c. out as an anti-feminist is because i do not want to be lumped into this classification with human beings attacking an ideology FROM an ideology. i don't have an ideology and that i like it that way.
Why do people keep telling me stop trying too hard?
Sometimes the exertion of energy to accomplish a particular task requires just a little effort to get things moving and into place. When we 'try too hard' we are essentially working to force events into place when not all that energy is required. So, when people are saying to stop trying too hard, from their perspective you are making a greater effort than is needed. You may not need to work so hard to get what you want.Now this applies to making friends as well as constructing a building - you can overwork yourself to your detriment by making too great a effort. So, let's just say you are trying to be friends with a group of people - and you are doing everything you can to try to get them to like you. That's trying too hard. People will like you based on who you are, not how hard you are trying to impress them.
Why do feminists persist in believing that their ideology is about 'equality'?
Why do feminists (using the term loosely) persist in their mistaken belief that their ideology is about 'equality' when all the evidence points to the contrary? That evidence is all around us. It seems to me that there are three kinds of lies; Lies, Damned Lies, and Feministic Lies. I'm an equalist because I believe that men and women are born different but equal, are of equal worth, and are deserving of fair treatment under just laws. Equalism will eventually consign feminism into the garbage bins of history where it belongs. Equalism is not just about equality, it is also the search for truth. Equalism believes that if an injustice is done you should fight against injustice regardless of sex, colour or age. Unlike feminism, which is gender-based, gender-biased, and parochial, equalism takes a much wider and sensible view of relationships between people
Why is it non feminists here are so much more knowledgeable about feminist actions and issues than feminists?
I've wondered about that. I was arguing here about Brownmiller, and a couple of times about Dworkin, and three feminists here were vehemently defending their "sisters," but then claimed they'd never actually read who they were defending. Now in one case, it was a flat-out lie, she'd posted QUOTES in previous arguments here, but I actually BELIEVE the other two were likely to be telling the truth, and had never read anything by the feminist they were defending. They were just "our team!"-cheering as a reflex. Frankly, I don't think a sane person CAN read some feminist stuff and then ALIGN with it, any more than they can with some of this so-called "MRA" crap. Deciding that the whole universe revolves around gender, and that it's okay to ABUSE the OTHER gender, takes a very special kind of crazy that most folks just don't _have_. So either they adapt, deflect, and deny --- or change. And when you deal with someone who's emotionally invested in their "gender politics" persona, particularly online, 99% of the time it's gonna be "adapt, deflect, and deny." That's where all the babble about "It's a parody!" and "Consider the context!" and "That's slander!" comes from, where they try to convince themselves (and demand that their listeners accept) that a "founding mother of feminism" (OR a so-called "MRA") isn't a monster. And the REAL crazy ones, your Dworkins and your Elams, embrace their own inner monster. Or if they don't even care for an intellectual figleaf and are simply stark raving nuts, you get your Solanas types, and the alleged "men's advocates" who talk about instituting female slavery. But even if you're one of THOSE, no matter HOW far out your ridiculous shlt, there will always be softheads trying to defend you as "misunderstood."
Why do so many dislike feminists so much?
The thing is, "feminism" is a word. The concept of bringing people to equality - hey, I really don't think you're going to get much argument on that, at least, not much argument with any traction, in this group, anyways. Where you WILL get argument is where "feminism" intersects with that. There are lots of people who identify themselves as feminists who really strive for that across all kinds of venues. That is a wonderful thing. However, there are lots of large organizations that identify themselves as "feminist", the largest of which is NOW (the American National Organization of Women) which has such a horrible track record of sexist actions, that it has forever stained the idea of "feminist". You'll really have a very difficult time calling yourself a feminist in the US and not be associated with things that NOW have done like lobbying to get rid of the assumption of joint custody, arguing against the concept of parental alienation, strong arming OXFAM to not support male victims of sexual violence (though supporting female victims was OK), lobbying for more girl empowerment programs in K-12 while fighting against having any of that money available to boys who are graduating 20% less in high school, 25% less in college, and commtting suicide 4 times MORE than girls, etc, etc. So, want to call yourself a feminist? Go ahead. This is who you're associating with: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOCD_T9Qq... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qodygTkTU... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvYyGTmcP... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWgslugtDow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOnuZsXRwTA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH8RqgGcGGM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ABIJzxxwNk And if you're thinking "but not all feminists are like that", perhaps so, but: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQWoNhrY_fM There is a reason why more and more people who are fighting for equality want nothing to do with the title "feminist": http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/16/feminism-poll_n_3094917.html The term has been so polluted, that using it does you more harm than good. But if YOU choose to keep using it, then YOU are the one that is impeding your own work.
Why do random people keep trying to tell me how to live my life?
I used to be like this. Most especially to my close friends. I’d like to believe that I am a very rational person, and whenever I see a situation, I’m able to actually look at it from different perspectives with a non-biased approach. Therefore whenever I get the chance, I would keep telling my friends how to live their lives because of this or that, and I would nag them about it to no end. I have forgotten how to be good company. Not everyone likes an arm chair philosopher—only during alcohol fueled nights, and to be honest, hanging out with one is kind of tiring due to how serious everything is.As I became busy with life and had more time alone than socializing, I slowly realized that not only was I a hypocrite, but aside from that, a very overbearing friend. I saw that I did not live through my own words but I was slowly becoming, instead of a sympathetic, kind confidant that is fun to be around with, I was a sort of overlord judge to my friends. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. I only wanted the best for my friends, because I cared for them, but when I do these kinds of things, I grip them to the point of suffocation. If you truly care, you loosen your grip and let them be, they will need the advice when the time is right. They aren’t children, they need to live their own lives, make mistakes and learn from it all on their own. Society is enough a judge, don’t be another one.Now I’ve slowly wizened up, I learned that things are always “easier said than done”.People freely give out unsolicited advice on how to live because it’s easier to see the faults of others than our own ones. It’s also, not surprisingly easier to tell someone how to live their lives than to live a life through one’s own words.Live through your own actions instead. Let your life be the advice you give to your friends.Live a life well lived. This is how you tell others how to live.
Why do so many feminists wear glasses?
1. They think it makes them look cool and sophisticated in a Tina Fey nerdgirl kind of way. 2. To get street cred in academia and non-profit land. 3. Like me, they forgot to get the extended warranty on their eyes. 4. To sell that brutal, stern librarian look when they're telling some young Ebil Straightwhitedude to check his privilege. 5. "Teh Dirty Menz keep hitting on me! I have to ward them off somehow!"
Why don't feminists call it womansplaining when they explain things to men that they already know?
The word "mansplaining" originally had a useful meaning. It was supposed to refer to those times when a man tried to dismiss or deny a woman's experience by pretending it didn't happen, or that she was exaggerating, or over-reacting. The history of women is littered with this sort of man, so it would have been quite useful. However, the noisy, trivial branch of feminism has hijacked it. For these feminists, it indicates that anything a man says about feminism must be wrong, simply because he is a man. As this usage clearly includes denying or dismissing a man's personal experience of feminism, it represents not only a perversion, but a complete reversal of its original meaning. It may have got to the point where the original meaning has become so debased that the word should be abandoned to the lunatic fringe. There is an argument to be made that this has already happened.