The Op/Ed Editor of the Mount Holyoke News, an admitted feminist, describes what she believes is the majority view about men held by women: "I believe most women . . . harshly criticize [men's] behavior. They view men as unemotional, heartless beings that take advantage of women and hurt them by not being able to keep their jocks in their pants."
"Most" women believe this? Astounding.
She speaks up in our defense: "We cannot assume that all men only want to have sex with women and disrespect them in doing so, when there are so many of us who do not know how to treat men and have hurt them by taking advantage of them."
Read this next part carefully: "I just do not agree that all men are what we as women call them" -- now what do you think they call us? "Dogs."
Did you get that? Dogs. In 2009, a feminist writer has the courage to admit that women think men are dogs.
She continues: "I cannot assert that all men are a certain way from the few men I have come across. We as women should not blame all men. We should give them some credit."
I agree with her bottom line, but am simply stunned that this woman appears to be speaking on behalf of women in general of her generation.
Is it a stretch to assume that one of the reasons false rape accusations against young men are so readily believed? "Of course he must have done it -- after all, he's a dog."
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there's got to be a catch to this - a long-term advantage to be achieved, or something else going on. I'd suggest following this, or at least that we all note this for future reference.
Norm, I yield to your expertise on what makes these people tick -- honest to goodness, I give up on them.
If she is on the level, it won't be long before she is vilified and ostracized from the mainstream feminist movement. It's the same thing they did to Moxon, Pizzey and others.
If you don't agree lockstep, they throw you away and have nothing to do with you. Wouldn't surprise me if that happened here.
But..... I LIKE dogs.
Jared, me, too, but I find it a somewhat useful exercise to keep the species separate.
Jared and Archivist,
I actually don't mind the comparison to dogs. They are loyal, steadfast,friendly, and can be a lot better company than a lot of people. They can be a great friend, or a vicious enemy. Feminists would do well to keep that in mind.
Though there's certainly a bit of mea culpa in the article. I have to wonder how old she is, and if she's married.
This smells to me like a feminist who realises that a lot of men are going out of their way to avoid women and commitment. And she must have come to the conclusion that even loyal 'dogs' dont usually behave this way without a damn good reason.
So I think this was a little "OMG, what have we been doing all these years" moment for her. And she's trying to patch things up, just enough to get men to come back and treat them well. Just enough, so they can be loved eternally once again by their loyal dogs.
But I think she will find that trust is easily lost, and extremely hard to earn back.
Men wont be coming back to 'meet and commit' to these women who have been treating them like dogs all these years. The damage that has been done goes way beyond calling men names and disrespecting them, as this blog more than adequatly shows.
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