Feminism//

this is a project used as a public voice. we will not be silenced. we want to be treated as equals to men. we want to be treated as human beings.

End sexism//

Alright, I’ve seen a lot of posts similar to this, but I guess it’s high time I stopped ignoring them and dealt with all the nuance and separated the bad ideas from the good intentions paving the way for them to take us to hell. Now I’m going to start this off and say: I do agree sexism is a bad thing and it needs to be dealt with, any group that tries to institutionalize sexism at almost every level of society has no place in our modern world, and it is to that end I am firmly anti-feminist. Before you crawl out of the woodwork with “not all feminists” or “those aren’t REAL feminists”, A.) A movement or ideology is defined by those who openly identify by said ideology, and B.)when you choose to identify as a label or with an ideology you take on it’s baggage as well. If you identify as a feminist, then please take the time to browse those links(yes, every single word there is a different link) about the actions and consequences of feminist’s actions.

Now to the meat and bones of the post:

 "We will fight for feminism, until no means no, no matter what…“

Except for when it’s a woman saying “No” to feminism

“…Until ‘tough’ doesn’t mean ‘masculine’…”

Well congratulations, it doesn’t:
adjective: tough; comparative adjective: tougher; superlative adjective: toughest1. (of a substance or object) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough or careless handling.


“…Until “boys will be boys” is no longer an excuse…“

For?…. I’m sorry but there’s only 2 kinds of instances where that idiom is uttered, terrible parents in the 90’s and as a rallying call and article headline for feminist hack ‘journalists’.


”…Until being a gamer doesn’t mean I’m a poser…“

Videogames, especially online competitive ones, are absolutely amazing in that they reduce everyone to a literal even playing field and ask one simple question: How well can you play? It doesn’t ask “what are your identifying pronouns?” or “what’s your skin colour?”, all you ever need to worry about in competitive play is competing. Yeah, other people will mock you, they try to get under your skin and they will do it however the fuck they can, because if you’re siting there feeling self-conscious about your Anne of green gables hairstyle crying over someone making yet another sandwich quip, you’re not going to be playing at your best. I’m sorry but given how ostracized gamers have typically been up until very recently(a sentiment people like Sam Biddle and Leigh Alexander want to bring back) if you’re a gamer, you’re not concerned with what everyone else thinks.

“…Until I’m not just smart for a girl, I’m smart…”

You conclusion is questionable at best, but your argument of “I’ve had a few people condescendingly remark on my intelligence, therefore culturewide sexism” doesn’t hold up.


“…Until women are no longer objectified by the media…”
And men aren’t? You’re saying society is sexist against women because women are “objectified by the media”? I want you to read that last line out loud, and if you don’t feel like an idiot saying it, then you haven’t thought it through yet, fucking muppets.


“… Until I can feel beautiful no matter my size…”

You’re insecure about your weight, therefore feminism? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, if you don’t feel comfortable with your weight than perhaps you should do something about it, rather than demand everyone change their subjective views on beauty to suit you. I know a big issue with insecurity, especially amoung impressionable youths is what we see in the media, and different people telling them “you need a thigh gap to attract men” or “you fucking stink spray this axe shit on you to attract bitches”, but the best way to combat that isn’t the force the media to change it’s message, it’s changing the way people feel about themselves and how they over-value the opinions of others.


“…Until having short hair doesn’t mean I’m gay…”

This is another ridiculous non-argument. I have 4 more of these pictures to do and am dangerously low on fucks to give for non-arguments. Typically lesbians had short hair, it was one of many identifiers to signal to other people something without actually starting conversation, like thick rimmed glasses and starbucks signal to everyone around someone’s a hipster and not worth the time of day. There’s nothing wrong with such things, but if you’re going to adopt that style expect other people to be confused, it’s not sexism, it’s culture.


“….Until the amount of make-up I wear doesn’t define me…”
“… until my words speak louder than my clothes….”

I’m bundling these two together because they’re two angles of the same point: How you present yourself matters. How you choose to portray yourself to the world, whether it’s wearing a dress with your tits hanging out, caking your face in makeup, or even just wearing pants and a batman t-shirt, says to the world how you choose to be perceived. Yes your arguments and ideas should be weighed on their own merit, they have been and were found lacking.


“…Until I get equal pay for equal work…”

You know that’s illegal right? It’s actually illegal for someone to be paid less than someone else for the same job on the basis of gender, look up the equal pay act. If you’re being actually underpaid for the same work as someone else because of your gender you’d have a serious legal case, but you’re not, and you don’t. We both know you’re referring to the imaginary wage gap, linked there are many sources showing it’s bullshit.


“…Until I can walk down the street without getting harassed.”

Let’s lay down the commonly accepted definition of “street harassment” so we’re all on the same page here:

Street harassment is a form of sexual harassment that consists of unwanted comments, wolf-whistles, “catcalling,” and other actions by strangers in public areas

This “issue” was brought to the public spotlight by the now infamous and much debated “10 hours of walking in nyc as a woman”, where a young woman walks around new york for 10 hours and only manages to procure 2 minutes(that’s literally 0.34% of the time she spent walking around) of “catcalling” a lot of which are simple remarks of “good morning”, or “how are you doing?”(oh the patriarchy and oppression!). It was essentially another case of feminists making a mountain out of a molehill, something they show no signs of slowing down on. So I don’t know why I was expecting a bullshit post to end on a strong note, but it really didn’t.

Tl;dr In case you still haven’t realized it at this point, there does exist a movement that seeks to belittle and discriminate people based on their gender, it’s called feminism.

That reply is LEGIT!!! Bravo