Post by Lady Catherine on Feb 19, 2011 14:00:29 GMT -6
musingsofaprohuman.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-ideologies-change-and-purpose-of-my.html
When I started this blog, I clearly identified as both an ifeminist and a MRA, but due to some recent changes in many of my pre-concieved notions of gender politics I have decided to lay down my new position on the state of things and drop BOTH labels, I am neither, I am a unique person. I have came to the opinion that neither ideology captures my feeling of the current state of affairs between men and women nor does neither quite fit my goals or attitudes regarding sexism in any form or any other form of bigotry. I have decided that is imperative to aknowledge that both sides of the spectrum in gender politics are indeed, at least partially correct, in that misandry and misogyny exists in some form in our culture and society.
My goals(and the reason for my discussion board) are thusly:
•Address all forms of sexism when I see it.
•Cultivate a stronger relationship between reasonable and fair feminists(MRAs: they do exist) and MRAs(Feminists: they do exist) and push for reasonable discourse between the two camps in addressing the bigger problem of sexism in our culture.
•Support initiatives based on documented and unbiased facts, like the facts on SAVE and RAINN.
•Oppose the extremists and unreasonable people on both sides.
•Encourage men and women to accept their individual responsibility in creating the state of things.
•And finally, engage in open discourse with others(who identify as neither) who are open to the idea of solving the problem of sexism, in a polite and respectful manner.
In conclusion, my goals and ideology have change drastically in the last few weeks due to my experiences in both the femisphere and manosphere. I do not oppose either feminism or the MRM, as a whole, because I do think that both sides are at least partially right, but I do oppose certain elements in both movements, and I do not identify as either. Period. If I agree with a particular issue in the feminist camp it does not mean I disagree with the MRA camp as a whole or vice versa. Fair? I support genuine equality as far as it can be mustered.
When I started this blog, I clearly identified as both an ifeminist and a MRA, but due to some recent changes in many of my pre-concieved notions of gender politics I have decided to lay down my new position on the state of things and drop BOTH labels, I am neither, I am a unique person. I have came to the opinion that neither ideology captures my feeling of the current state of affairs between men and women nor does neither quite fit my goals or attitudes regarding sexism in any form or any other form of bigotry. I have decided that is imperative to aknowledge that both sides of the spectrum in gender politics are indeed, at least partially correct, in that misandry and misogyny exists in some form in our culture and society.
My goals(and the reason for my discussion board) are thusly:
•Address all forms of sexism when I see it.
•Cultivate a stronger relationship between reasonable and fair feminists(MRAs: they do exist) and MRAs(Feminists: they do exist) and push for reasonable discourse between the two camps in addressing the bigger problem of sexism in our culture.
•Support initiatives based on documented and unbiased facts, like the facts on SAVE and RAINN.
•Oppose the extremists and unreasonable people on both sides.
•Encourage men and women to accept their individual responsibility in creating the state of things.
•And finally, engage in open discourse with others(who identify as neither) who are open to the idea of solving the problem of sexism, in a polite and respectful manner.
In conclusion, my goals and ideology have change drastically in the last few weeks due to my experiences in both the femisphere and manosphere. I do not oppose either feminism or the MRM, as a whole, because I do think that both sides are at least partially right, but I do oppose certain elements in both movements, and I do not identify as either. Period. If I agree with a particular issue in the feminist camp it does not mean I disagree with the MRA camp as a whole or vice versa. Fair? I support genuine equality as far as it can be mustered.