I used to think that exact same thing. I seriously think that the biggest barrier to being a Feminist is taking the time to understand what their horribly named terms actually mean.
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Replying to @RationalDis @cultofdusty
I can't believe a movement that once named an internal disagreement 'the feminist sex wars' has been unable to come up with better terminology for this stuff
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That sounded sarcastic but it's not. There's gotta be a catchier way of talking about problems with standard conceptions of masculinity
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To be fair, "toxic masculinity" is among the more straightforward terms. Watching folks trip over it is always weird to me.
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Replying to @MaterialistWife @Hbomberguy and
"This mushroom is poisonous. We'll call it 'Poisonous Fungi.'" "Are you saying all fungi are poisonous?" I mean, at what point would renaming "toxic masculinity" become *more* straightforward?
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Replying to @MaterialistWife @gwen_no_fear and
The problem is that there is a gut reaction. When being masculine is really important to a person & someone says that masculinity is toxic those people instantly take it personally & then the defensive walls go up Ignoring that people make snap judgments is counterproductive imo
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I don't think that's being ignored, I think the motion to rebrand the language of academics to account for the reactions of reactionaries would be more convincing if there was a better alternative on the table.
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Replying to @MaterialistWife @gwen_no_fear and
I'm not saying that we need to rebrand things. My point is that there is no good option & we have to deal with the fact that it can be alienating to a lot of people. Whether or not you want to take the time to handhold ppl like me & Dusty is a different topic
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As an ex-shitlord who was an anti-feminist, I have more sympathy for ppl who can be reached I guess.
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