As If Theyre Not Actual People With Feelings That Can Be Hurt - Tumblr Posts
2 years ago
I think 2016-style "Men's rights activist" misogyny really did a number on our ability to talk about gender online in ways that we have yet to fully unpack.
At this point everyone is so jaded from dealing with those trolls that any time a men's issue of any kind is brought up the kneejerk reaction is "ugh, this again! Reverse sexism doesn't exist!" even if nobody said anything about "reverse sexism."
That's how we got into a situation where a statement like "trans men and tranmascs face specific struggles and prejudices. Maybe we should have a word for that so we can talk about how it affects us" sets off the MRA Troll Alarm and gets everyone on the defensive.
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sexism affects men too
not even reverse sexism or whatever it’s the same damn sexism women get just the opposite side of the coin
women are overly emotional = men don’t show emotion
you can’t have one without the other how is this so hard to understand
no i will not shut up about this
also the number of people who think it’s okay to say ‘i hate men’ adjacent shit IN FRONT OF MEN
as if they’re not actual people with feelings that can be hurt
ok rant over
for now