Am 18.02.11 14:09, schrieb Sandra:
Well I find that statement a bit inappropriate for a gender gap list, considering that i find the problem quite serious.
Indeed, it is. And still: men do have the feeling that feminists are out for revenge rather than equality. This is not a statement to discredit feminism as you want to make it, it is a descripion of a very common feeling.
The problem is very simple: feelings are not about facts - or rarely are. Whether a feminist actually /is/ seeking revenge was not part of the satement at all, btw.
Thank you for falling intot that trap so quickly.
I am involvedin the discussion in other places as well. And I do have a few frieds that are like me: hetero males that are feminists; or at least something very close to that: "equalitists" maybe. And in the vicinity of this group exists quite a few men that are scared shitless by women in general. They "make up" for this with all kinds of behaviour: machismo, chauvinism and so on.
The ideal of equality is currently under much stress. Older, mostly patriachic ideals are re-surfacing, at least here in Germany. Interestingly, many young women find the "wife and mother" lifestyle very appealing again and seem to be more than willing to trade submissivness for security.
What a step back that is...
Still, I feel pity for the guy that made me respond: him being scared of a vision of 85% editors of wikipedia being female can only create that reaction in me.
If you find that inappropriate as you said: sorry, I can not help that at all.
hase