Yes, I'm honestly never, ever surprised to be disappointed by men sticking up for women. Every single one of them has buckled under pressure - Martina and JKR have read up, stuck to their liberal principles and faced the firestorm of opprobrium, and successful men have repeatedly bottled it.
But you know what - none of this would have traction if it weren't for the PopFems like Jameela Jamil etc. so eagerly rounding on and tearing apart the disobedient women.
I expect nothing but inevitable disappointment from male allies. I expect more from other women than sexist abuse for talking about sex based oppression. That's why I don't use LibFem anymore, I say PopFems. Pissing on your actual sisters in the pursuit of the popular approval of men, and calling that 'feminism'.