I think understanding how sexism and feminism affect men is so fascinating, and it only appeared on my radar recently. Bob Jensen has some interesting stuff out there about the topic, if you're interested. Some people find him a bit (posted to Feminism and men)
Yikes! People get psyched about this commenting stuff! @Steven - You're right. I didn't mean to claim that my thoughts completely explained what was going on with men and feminism...and I probably didn't do the article justice...What I was trying (posted to Feminism and men)
I love this post! I really appreciate your open-minded and loving approach. I also relate a little bit to the people you are describing. Although I do have many women friends, only a handful of them are my own age. (posted to Anti-Women Feminists)
Ooh I love this! I would really recommend reading "Women Who Run with Wolves" by Clarisa Pinkola Estes. It's an amazing book about women's lives and instinctive selves and it's told/taught through old folktales and fairy tales. It even takes (posted to Feminist Fairy Tale)
Kovacs: "It seems that, according to this article, there are only two kinds of sexism. Sexism against women by men and sexism against men by men. That means that 100% of sexism is attributed to men. Therefore, the underlying bias (posted to Feminism and men)
One Voice, I may not agree with every point you make, but I very much appreciate that your overall tone is one of discourse and an open mind. I do agree that "isms" are inextricably combined. You cannot battle the (posted to Feminism and men)
Zoray, "When light is shining through a prism, the resulting brilliance is result of each facet refracting light from all the others. Each movement needs the others to survive and to make the changes in society we all want to (posted to Feminism and men)
I think that feminism might be trying to focus on just more of the female issues then man's. Maybe because feminism it has so much to get across that it only focuses on one group to be more clear and (posted to Feminism and men)
wax_ghost: My guy friends used to tease me a bit for it, but after a while they just got that it's how I am and I'm not going to change for whatever reason. In my experience, most women just seem (posted to Feminism and men)
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