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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

A few questions about modern feminism (Q3 might trigger, I don't know if it will)

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Burke1 · 09/05/2015 07:55

Hi Mumsnet I'm a man in my early 20's and I was hoping to ask you a couple of questions about feminism and gender equality.

  1. Do you feel that men and women are equal in terms of opportunity, and legal/social rights in society today?
  1. What is your opinion on quotas such as "This company aims to increase female recruitment by 10% over the next 2 years", or all-women shortlists?
  1. I've noticed on mumsnet that some women view all men as potential attackers because something bad has happened to them in the past. Why is this?

I personally wouldn't describe myself as feminist, because to me the "fem" part suggests it's a one-way thing that only covers female rights and not male rights. Personally I just believe in "people" having rights because that's who we are, the fact that some of us have a dick and some of us have a vagina shouldn't factor into what rights we get. I know some people will consider that what I've just described is feminism, and while it's fine for you to have that opinion, my equally valid opinion is that it's not feminism. I'm not interested in an argument over who thinks what is defined as what, but I would quite like to see some answers to my questions because I am interested in this topic. Thank you to anyone who decides to talk

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CultureSucksDownWords · 20/05/2015 18:49

Smile I suspected as much, but couldn't help myself...

StickEm · 20/05/2015 18:54

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AskBasil · 20/05/2015 19:05

""3. I've noticed on mumsnet that some women view all men as potential attackers because something bad has happened to them in the past. Why is this?"

Because feminists are close-minded and rigid thinking. One man does something bad so they think all ~4 billion males in the world are all evil."

The phrase was "some women" not feminists.

You need to read the question if you're going to pass your exam. Remember that in your next GCSE.

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