You are making broad assumptions about the kind of man I am. I am not a male extremist. I, in fact, am in favor of gender equality and I am pro choice. I believe women deserve equal pay for equal work. I feel that men should contribute equally to domestic work. I do not believe that violence is justified for anyone, man or women. To be fair, I did dismiss the systems and structures of oppression of women, and I shouldn't do that. However, I do not like using the discussion of said systems and structures to justify general hatred of a gender, which is what misandry is.
I am opposed to hate against any group, men included (even if they are white). I am appalled at the normalization of misandry. 1 out of 4 men experience DV/IPV in their life times (as opposed to 1 out of 3 women). You don't think misandry plays a role in male abuse?
If we cared so much about male abuse, why aren't there enough shelters? Why is laughter the response to male abuse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3PgH86OyEM
If misogyny is the reason women suffer from abuse, doesn't make sense that misandry is the reason men suffer from abuse?
There even is a study that suggests that men and women actually suffer from IPV in similar proportions
http://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/4367/1/Impact%20and%20perceptions%20paper%20final.pdf
MRAs and extremists scream misandry to shut down conversations about feminism and gender equality. I'm not doing that. I don't believe feminimism is misandry. I also don't believe misandry is feminism. In fact, I oppose the use of the word misandry to describe a woman's justified response to oppression. Misandry is not the hatred of misogynists, it's the hatred of men. Feminism is supposed to be about achieving gender equality through the advocacy of women's rights. Misandry blames all men for the actions of some men. It is gender essentialism. It promotes the idea the men are inherently bad. It is harmful. It is also often associated with the suffering of males being mocked, minimised, dismissed, encouraged and celebrated.
