And calling yourself a feminist doesn't automatically make every position you take feminist. Your actions and the standards you apply have to actually reflect the principles you're claiming to support.
#aespadisband
#aespadisband The problem is that some of you are confusing feminism with automatically siding with women and criticizing men. Feminism is about addressing gender inequality and challenging discrimination based on gender. ++
So when you call people misogynistic for defending male idols, you're going to have to actually explain what specifically they did that was misogynistic. Simply supporting a man isn't evidence of hatred toward women.
#aespadisand my point is: If you condemn a behavior, condemn the behavior. If you defend a person, defend the person. Don't change the standard depending on whether the person involved is a man or a woman, this is the concept of feminism.
The point isn't that women shouldn't be defended. They absolutely should be when they're being mistreated because of their gender. The point is that men deserve the same basic consistency.
That's not equality. That's just replacing one gender-based bias with another. Feminism should be capable of criticizing women when they're wrong and defending men when they're being treated unfairly without suddenly labeling that as misogyny.
female. You can't demand that one side be held accountable while creating excuses for the other side.
And if someone genuinely believes they're fighting misogyny, that's fine; but feminism cannot just become "women good, men bad."
What makes their argument especially inconsistent is that they’re condemning people for "idolizing" men while doing something very similar with women. If your standard is supposed to be accountability, then that standard needs to apply regardless of whether the person is male or+
A person can recognize when a male idol is wrong while still supporting him as a person, just as someone can support a female idol without agreeing with everything she does. Supporting someone isn't automatically an endorsement of every action they've ever taken.
misandrist. Likewise, you can defend or support a man without being misogynistic. The deciding factor should be the principle you're applying, not the gender of the person involved.
Calling ARMYs misogynistic simply because they like, support, or defend male idols doesn't prove +
This is where my point of misandry come from. Misandry is prejudice or hostility toward men, just as misogyny is prejudice or hostility toward women. You can absolutely criticize men, hold men accountable, and discuss issues that disproportionately affect women without being +
defending a female for doing essentially the same thing. If the exact same behavior is wrong when a man does it, but suddenly acceptable when a woman does it, then you're not actually challenging the double standard; you're participating in one. ++
++ It does not mean that women are automatically right, that men are automatically wrong, or that defending a male automatically makes someone misogynistic. What makes this situation contradictory is that you're criticizing people for defending a male while simultaneously ++