I think sexist ideas are baked into our society on a basic level as well. And I think that harms both men and women. Which is exactly why I won’t identify around a movement that implicitly believes in the advancement of one gender. And is opposed to movements for men’s rights.
Until 1975, I would have needed my husband's permission to open a bank account. There are still lots of people advocating a return to "traditional gender roles": read, me in the kitchen popping out babbies. I don't want babbies. I want to fight fascists and read books and shit
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As a metaphor: imagine there are two types of cancer: skin cancer and liver cancer. And let's say I start a charity for liver cancer research. I'm not anti-skin cancer for doing this. I'm not saying skin cancer isn't important. I'm concentrating on liver cancer, and that's OK.
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And--added bonus!--breakthroughs in liver cancer research will almost certainly benefit skin cancer research also It's OK for a movement to focus primarily on a specific problem and not every single problem all at once
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