Not sure. I am a huge feminist and a TON of men get freaked out by it. I think because they are afraid that women have brains. Our society tells us women that we need to be blond and chesty. That's how men expect us. Reality check: women who are worthwhile aren't a size 2. They don't have fake blond hair OR fake boobs. Men are shallow.
Umm, How exactly are women still discriminated? If anything there is more discrimination against men in today's society. Why do you think women are constantly portrayed as angels who can do no wrong while men are always portrayed as sex hungry, lazy, abusing pigs.
your question offends me. i find it to be highly generalized. i have had many feminist friends and girlfriends. it is unfortunate voices of a few will categorize a group,
No I don't think most men do complain about feminists. And I don't think most women think most men complain about feminists. Most ordinary, normal people just don't give a rats arse about them.
If any group or members of a cause run out of real issues to address and start whinging and complaining about everything and anything, the rest of the world stops paying attention.
@animallover - Case in point. There are issues that do deserve attention. Equal pay for example. I'm all for it. But if the best you can come up with is complaining that society expects women to be chesty and blonde, or that 'all men are shallow', most people won't even pay attention long enough to hear the end of your sentence.
Because anytime there's a group that exists solely to represent a demographic that you don't belong to, they're always just drama queens. It works the same way in race relations. Whites resent the NAACP simply because they represent not whites. The same goes for feminism.
Just about every feminist I've seen/heard has been sexist. Sexism for either side pisses me off.
And what the hell do you mean women are the ones that are discriminated? That's about as ignorant as saying racism towards blacks is still greatly prevalent in America.
I think one reason men complain is because they hear mostly the loudest group (or at least this group stands out because of their views) - the hardcore, extreme, so-called "man-haters".
You know, the ones who say crap like "Wouldn't it be nice if there were only women in the world" or "Now that we have genetic engineering, we can finally be free of those animals!” This small minority tends to draw attention to itself.
If you feel like you are under attack, your basic response is to defend yourself or fight back.
Another reason is because of the perception of a double standard. The perception that feminist want equality only when it suits them. That they want all the benefits of but none of the drawbacks of being equal. I'm not saying that’s true, but that is an impression that many men have, and I have meet and known women like that.
I for one believe in equality, but I also think you can’t have it both ways. We’re either equal or we're not.
Also, I think some of it is just plain ignorance. A lot of men really don’t know what feminism is (or at least not the details) and that doesn't help either.
I myself have only a basic idea about the philosophy, but I've listened enough that I know that there are many feminist who are reasonable, logical people who just want a even shake in the world.
Well most men that complain about feminists like to play the victim card. More than likely, most men are very angry and upset with feminists because some woman has taken their job or has divorced him and is succeeding on her own and now they are out there blaming feminists for motivating women to succeed in the first place.
I think those men who do complain are fearful of knowing less or being compared unfavorable to someone else most likely a woman.
I think the feminist movement is equally hard on men as it is on women. Change is never easy. Men had rules to live by. They knew their place and what their responsibilities were. They knew how to act around women and how to treat them. It was all in the rules.
Then women decided they were tired of not being able to learn and grow. They got tired of the rules that governed them and they sought change. Men don't like change. They want to know what is expected and then just do it. They don't want it to change just stay the same so once they learn it that's the way it is.
So when women were breaking out of the mold men held on for dear life because they didn't know what the new rules were or what was expected of them now. They liked it the way it was.
Women didn't because they knew that they had been running things all along and wanted the recognition and praise and respect and money the same way a man does.
Women were having fun gaining ground and learning new things and having new experiences.
Men were fearful, they were losing ground and life was changing and they had no control over what was happening.
Then women not only gained intellectual respect but the responsibility that went with it. Men thought AHA! Now they will see its not so easy! But women didn't quit the took the challenge and moved on and up. They will continue to do so until they are treated as equals. Until they get equal pay for equal work. Until they are allowed to join any group or run for any office without prejudice against them.
Men will find their place again and grow from there. But until then there will be pain on both sides. Growing hurts.