• zloubida@sh.itjust.works
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    The expression “cheetahs run fast” is true, even if a slow cheetah, for example a wounded cheetah, is still a cheetah. Thus, the expression “men are trash” is true, even if a non-trashy man is still a man. The insistence on saying “not all men” every time someone says “men are trash” is just a new demonstration of the problem.

    (I’m a cis man myself, BTW.)

    Edit: this article explains it better than I could.

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        Maybe. But an analogy can be rightly used or wrongly used. Racism use this analogy to speak about genetics, biology, to spead hatred; feminism use this analogy to make changes in men and manhood, and spread respect. The difference is essential.

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          Yikes that’s sad. Another generation of men hating femcels shooting themselves in the foot because of inherited prejudice. There’s a big difference between calling out bad actors within your group (which I do with fellow guys regularly) and being misandrist. Seems like you got henpecked pretty hard

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            I’m no misandrist. I’m just capable of reading statistics. Our world is not safe for women, and if you deny that, you’re a part of the problem.

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              Plenty of racists claim not to be racist. This doesn’t make their racist opinions suddenly not racist. Nice try tho

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                And plenty of people are accused wrongly of things, this doesn’t make the wrong accusations true. Nice try tho.