Feminists no doubt often wonder if they are making any impact on the word at all. People seem to think they are a movement of the past, that feminists haven't walked the earth since the braless 1970s, or that feminism is no longer required. So perhaps it is encouraging to see there's now a Change.org petition urging the US government to classify feminism as a terrorist organisation. Janet Wilkinson believes it is time feminism stopped interfering with men and women who have chosen a lifestyle and which to stick with it. Yeah you thought feminism was about allowing men and women et al to pick the lifestyle that's right for them and have the freedom to live it in safety but Janet says you are wrong, wrong, wrong.
As Janet states in her Change.org petition: "Over the years feminism has constantly attacked men and women for choosing to live their lives the way they want to. These actions have now progressed to physical violence where we have seen feminists violently attack men who are concerned about mens issues.Repeated attacks in Canada and elseware have left many injured and maimed. Another feminist cell activated recently and is planning on attacking another talk for men in the US. Its time we stopped the violence, its time we put a stop to the hatred feminists are constantly generating. Its time we stopped womens studied courses from brainwashing women into thinking they are victims. Its time these misandric loonatics are stopped. [sic x 100]"
These feminist attacks have not been cited so it's hard to know precisely what attacks in Canada Janet is talking about. I have heard nothing on the news about it and seen nothing in the feminist media regarding a victory about male maiming. Unless those who troll Men's Rights Activist sites are way more powerful than I realised or Janet think the hashtag #killallmen used by some Twitter feminists is incitement.
These feminist attacks have not been cited so it's hard to know precisely what attacks in Canada Janet is talking about. I have heard nothing on the news about it and seen nothing in the feminist media regarding a victory about male maiming. Unless those who troll Men's Rights Activist sites are way more powerful than I realised or Janet think the hashtag #killallmen used by some Twitter feminists is incitement.
| The recurring mistaken idea that feminism = misandry has meant many people who believe in equal rights choose to distance themselves from feminism or deride it publicly. Simply because they don't want to denounce men and boys. | [feminism] is about transcending these binaries. |
Which is not what feminism is asking you to do. It's not a girls vs boys playground issue, it's not about matriarchal vs patriarchal society, it's arguably not even purely about equal rights so much as it is about transcending these binaries.
The petition currently has 1452 signatories, some of whom have given reasons such as: "It's time to stop the war on men & boys. It is physically & emotionally destructive to men & boys. Women do NOT deserve more rights, legal protections, or government funding then men. Support EQUAL RIGHTS for men." Of course one gender cannot be more equal than another. It's not clear how equal rights can be enforced in favour of one group.
More confusingly one commenter brings up the case of Elliott Rodger as their reason for feminism being dangerous "After the 'feminist' decided it was okay to step of the victims of Elliot Rodgers. At that point I knew there was no ignoring these people. They aren't fighting for anyone but themselves." I actually don't know what that is supposed to mean but it's pretty distressing that a hate crime against women can be interpreted as some kind of feminist agenda.
The commenters all report being very afraid and seem to believe feminists are brainwashed and brainwashing. What isn't clear is what they are afraid of and what they have to lose. In the meantime people who identify as women are dying because of their womanhood across the globe. Seems there are other petitions that need your signature. There is feminist terror. We are terrified.
Squeamish Kate
The petition currently has 1452 signatories, some of whom have given reasons such as: "It's time to stop the war on men & boys. It is physically & emotionally destructive to men & boys. Women do NOT deserve more rights, legal protections, or government funding then men. Support EQUAL RIGHTS for men." Of course one gender cannot be more equal than another. It's not clear how equal rights can be enforced in favour of one group.
More confusingly one commenter brings up the case of Elliott Rodger as their reason for feminism being dangerous "After the 'feminist' decided it was okay to step of the victims of Elliot Rodgers. At that point I knew there was no ignoring these people. They aren't fighting for anyone but themselves." I actually don't know what that is supposed to mean but it's pretty distressing that a hate crime against women can be interpreted as some kind of feminist agenda.
The commenters all report being very afraid and seem to believe feminists are brainwashed and brainwashing. What isn't clear is what they are afraid of and what they have to lose. In the meantime people who identify as women are dying because of their womanhood across the globe. Seems there are other petitions that need your signature. There is feminist terror. We are terrified.
Squeamish Kate
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