Three Things Every Man Should Know About Feminism
As a former infantryman, I used to work in an all male environment. Even after changing jobs to be an intelligence analyst, the majority of people in the Marine Corps that I’ve worked with have been male, and all of them have questioned my masculinity and worth because I have upheld a strong belief that feminism is essential to male prosperity. If asked to define Feminism, I would start by saying that feminism is different for a man and a woman because it impacts the primary genders in an entirely different way. In this article I will offer a male perspective on feminism by describing three things Feminism has taught me. [Read more...]
Re: Are we allies or feminists?
Dear TMF, “As males, shouldn’t we just call ourselves allies rather than feminist?” Sincerely, Antology.
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Re: Feminism is Misandrist Dogma
Dear TMF, “Feminism is misandrist dogma that has created a veil of oppressive control over men. Nothing good is to become of a movement that lets women be sexists but not men. This website is an oxymoron.” Sincerely, TICS.
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Re: Feminism Doesn’t Need Men to Talk About Feminism
Dear TMF, “Allies are important, but this is going too far. Feminism doesn’t need men to talk about feminism for women – women are perfectly capable of doing it themselves. TMF is just another ‘look at me can I have a cookie’ project by a man trying to inject himself into a female movement. All you’re doing is perpetuating exactly what feminism is fighting against.” Sincerely, A. C.
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From One Male to Another: Stop Rejecting Your Feminine Side
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It’s Time to Get Rid of “Plus-Sized” Models
Listen up, world: “Plus-sized” models have got to go. That’s right, you read that correctly. I am completely for the abolishment of “plus-sized” modeling. [Read more...]
On the Challenges of Gender Equality
My wife is a college student working toward becoming a high school teacher. When she finishes her degree, the plan was for her to work full time and me to stay home and take care of our baby and the house while finishing my graduate degree. In today’s world, this kind of behavior (stay-at-home fatherhood for a male-female relationship and both spouses taking a role in the development of children instead of just the female) is becoming increasingly popular, offering the female spouse opportunities that normally would be suppressed by having to raise and care for a child and house. [Read more...]
Debunking the “Women in the Infantry” Argument
Recently I was engaged with someone who opposed women serving in the infantry (and really the military in general). He thought that women already were treated as equals, but that no female should serve in the military because all the men will be distracted. [Read more...]
Sex and Deviance: How Women Get Screwed
Sluts get what they deserve.
And it doesn’t matter if they’re a rape victim because they just have “buyer’s remorse.” Nor is it man’s fault, who has a “natural male instinct to avoid complaining, expression of weakness, emotions in need of help, or advice in general.” In fact, women shouldn’t be having sex at all, let alone talking about it and its consequences. [Read more...]
Can a Man Be A Feminist? My Personal Journey into Male Feminism
In January, 2010, my wife told me I was wrong.
She didn’t say that I was an idiot, or that I should shut up and never speak again. She told me, flat out, “Jesse, you are wrong.”
We were talking about a pretty sensitive topic that comes up from time to time in the social justice community, and that is what women wear when they are out and about, specifically when they are “going out” and dressing up. I remember the conversation well, because it not only tore away my beliefs about gender and feminism, but also helped to define what my role would be as a man alongside female feminists. [Read more...]
