What about the men?
TroubleInChina asks, what about the men?
One of my greatest frustrations with internet discussions about Feminism and Feminist Issues is the response of "But what about the men?" The reason this response bothers me is not because I don't think there can and should be discussions about how various issues affect men, or how the gender roles in society affect men, but because very very rarely is the response an actual invitation to discussion. It's come up a few times here, I've responded a couple of times with "Why don't you write about it? I'll link!" and yet, there's been no great discussion posts about these issues brought to my attention by the people who bring them up.
That makes me sad. My choosing to write about women isn't because I don't care about men, but because I'm writing about women. But I do care about men, so let's seriously talk about how the system and its current gender roles do affect men.
This solidified two things for me, that had been wufting about in my brain for ages:
1) Feminism isn't against men, you ninnies, it's against the patriarchy. That patriarchy that hurts men, as well. So when someone (who isn't this poster, I mean) says "Well but so, what about the men?", it comes off like they're not paying the slightest bit of attention to what feminism deals with.
2) All of what TIC said. If you want to see it written about, write about it.
Anyways. That there is a good link, and you should be following it.
Originally posted at Xtinian Thoughts. Comment here or there.
