I was recently called a misandrist for the first time in my life. Why? Because I told a man that men needed to ābehave betterā. He screamed ānot all men!ā At me and then demanded I show more deference and acknowledgement that there are āgood guys out thereā.
This was someone I considered a friend - so I tried to explain that of course there are good guys - but we donāt know who they are. We have to approach EVERY man with caution because of the constant threat of rape and abuse.
I explained thatās why we say men have privilege - because they donāt have to move through life with that constant threat. They donāt have to be on guard ALL the time. They arenāt judged by what they wear, how many kids they have, how much they drink or how late they were out at night.
He proceeded to school me that he in fact experienced No benefit from being a man. He genuinely could not comprehend that I wasnāt saying he didnāt work hard or earn whatever he had - just that it would have been HARDER had he been a woman or marginalized in another way.
Nope. I was told I hate men and that we could no longer be friends.
guys - please donāt do this. I kept my cool and tried to gently explain where I was coming from only to get berated and repeatedly told that if I didnāt do exactly as he wanted - the friendship would be cut off.
This dude proved my point and couldnāt even see it.
We KNOW itās not all men - but itās too many men. And we DONāT know who the safe ones are.
Iām debating writing an article about this - especially considering disabled women are far more likely to experience abuse. Iām just not sure it āfitsā with Disabled Ginger. Though reproductive health is certainly something I will be diving in to.
Thoughts? Is it too far removed from my normal topics?
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