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stui magpie 
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I spotted this on the Aged today and actually read the whole thing and thought it was a very good article.
| Quote: | Feminist male-bashing has come to sound like a cliche – a misogynist caricature. Feminism, its loudest proponents vow, is about fighting for equality. The man-hating label is either a smear or a misunderstanding.
Yet a lot of feminist rhetoric today does cross the line from attacks on sexism into attacks on men, with a strong focus on personal behaviour: the way they talk, the way they approach relationships, even the way they sit on public transport. Male faults are stated as sweeping condemnations; objecting to such generalisations is taken as a sign of complicity. Meanwhile, similar indictments of women would be considered grossly misogynistic.
This gender antagonism does nothing to advance the unfinished business of equality. If anything, the fixation on men behaving badly is a distraction from more fundamental issues, such as changes in the workplace to promote work-life balance. What's more, male-bashing not only sours many men - and quite a few women – on feminism. It often drives them into Internet subcultures where critiques of feminism mix with hostility towards women.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/comment/feminists-treat-men-badly-and-its-bad-for-feminism-20160703-gpxbcp.html#ixzz4DWHXfG8u
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Quite long but well written I thought. A number of the observations could be applied to other topics.
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David 
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I think it's a good article, and I'm scared to share it on Facebook because of the potential backlash. Perhaps that says something in its own right.
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stui magpie
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That definitely says something, it points toward the article being spot on.
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Great article. I agree totally.
I love the "mansplaining' bit! Reminds me of day two of our holiday, when we were, um, loudly conversing about giving driving directions. Junior pipes up from the back seat 'so mum when you said yesterday that's the only arguement we will have for this holiday, that's kinda over now?" Me "who's arguing? This isn't arguing, there's no argument, because I'm just right!'
And of course I was!
He has been right once. When he told her not to walk with a lollipop in her mouth on a crowded bus!
I don't like the term feminist, I always think of a big butch Sheila, short hair, grumpy. I prefer equality, and also, being honest about what you can and can't do. Like lifting 80kg slabs of glass! I can't. I did, but I shouldn't have! I won't ever again. And he shall never give directions. Never. Ever.
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| David wrote: | | I think it's a good article, and I'm scared to share it on Facebook because of the potential backlash. Perhaps that says something in its own right. |
I do get this. And it's crazy. People have different opinions. gees be boring if we all thought the same
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stui magpie
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| David wrote: | | I think it's a good article, and I'm scared to share it on Facebook because of the potential backlash. Perhaps that says something in its own right. |
Tell you what, I'll put it on your page and start the fire, you can watch.
What do you think? 
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Wokko 
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| stui magpie wrote: | | David wrote: | | I think it's a good article, and I'm scared to share it on Facebook because of the potential backlash. Perhaps that says something in its own right. |
Tell you what, I'll put it on your page and start the fire, you can watch.
What do you think? |
I thought about doing the same thing lol |
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stui magpie
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All in favour?
I'll load the gun, you can fire the bullets.
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| stui magpie wrote: | All in favour?
I'll load the gun, you can fire the bullets. |
To quote the swoosh - just do it!
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stui magpie
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Consider it a social experiment David.
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David
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Haha. We'll see. I have left what I think is a relatively diplomatic comment. 
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stui magpie
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You did, and one fish has had a few nibbles.
Time for Wokko to do his stuff.
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Wokko
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I don't think David's friends like me. At least one blocked me after I had a discussion with him.  |
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| stui magpie wrote: | You did, and one fish has had a few nibbles.
Time for Wokko to do his stuff. |
Your not wrong! That guy is itching for a fight!
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