Why Feminism is for men too – Men Talk Feminism
As you answered NO or NOT SURE… there are understandable reasons for that (you might think it is a women’s movement by and for women, you might think feminism is no longer needed nowadays, you might feel feminism paints men as the enemy, you might not know “how to” be a feminist man or other reasons).
And here is the other side of the argument.
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26/11/2024 16:15
#79
By Janne - 36yo from Finland
1. Why is Feminism relevant to men?
Feminism strives for an egalitarian society and thus can not achieved without men.
2. How does Feminism benefit men?
Currently feminism doesn't benefit men... yet. We need to start focusing more on getting rid of mens gender roles just as we have been ridding ourselves of womens traditional gender roles.
3. Have you always embraced Feminism? If not, what changed your mind?
I have always embraced feminism as far as it applies to equality between the genders. With current wave of feminism hurting feminism and turning more and more of men against feminism, I have started consuming more content on the topic and feel like at these divisive times it is my duty as a man to defend feminism.
When feminism eventually succeeds, all people will benefit from it.
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02/12/2024 11:44
#78
By Segun Oladejo - 19yo from Nigeria
1. Why is Feminism relevant to men?
Feminism advocates for the equality of all men. It supports the ideology that all men are created equal and as such should have access to equal opportunities whether male or female. It appeals to the conscience of the male gender and cause them to abandon toxic masculine traditions.
2. How does Feminism benefit men?
Studies has shown that Feminist men are more likely to show their hurt feelings and hence have more stable mental health.
3. Have you always embraced Feminism? If not, what changed your mind?
Yes, I have always embraced feminism.
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06/11/2024 22:11
#77
By Jude - 18yo from Canada
1. Why is Feminism relevant to men?
Feminsim is important to men and woman for the soul reason for it is equality and a balanced playing filed for all. its important the men like myself know that there rights are not to be striped during this process and is only to give out more power to those in need
2. How does Feminism benefit men?
it helps librate woman to have power equal to men and helps men by showing close-minded individuals that women are not lesser than. now there can be a downside to this all and thats when Feminism is over done, causing men who struggle with mental health to be stuck without help, BUT that isnt the goal and is a problem that is being fixed
3. Have you always embraced Feminism? If not, what changed your mind?
yeah to a extent. that being not over doing it and keeping the scales level in the end and not unbalanced
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02/10/2024 01:37
#76
By Rylan from United States
1. Why is Feminism relevant to men?
Feminism is relevant to men because feminism calls for equal rights for the sexes. Male or female, doesn’t matter. We all deserve equal rights and to eliminate inequality of the sexes.
2. How does Feminism benefit men?
Feminism benefits us men because it teaches that women are more than playthings, and that we can all benefit from no patriarchy. Even men can be fought for, since men are vulnerable too. It’s okay for men to cry. It’s just human. Gender and sex doesn’t matter.
3. Have you always embraced Feminism? If not, what changed your mind?
As long as I can remember, I noticed how my dad played rock songs in the car. I asked him what some of the songs meant and well, they were misogynistic. I’m a big rock fan and I love Nirvana the most, because of his feminist views and his work/music.
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08/09/2024 14:10
#75
By Eduardo - 28yo from Mexico
1. Why is Feminism relevant to men?
The current system harms both men and women; while women definitely have it worst, men are also stripped from parts of the human experience that are deemed "girly", like being open about emotions or showing weakness. We are also imposed expectations about our financial earnings, that put most men under tremendous strain specially when it has become clear that very few are able to reach this imaginary goal.
2. How does Feminism benefit men?
In my personal experience, it has improved my relationships with all women greatly. It has also allowed me to filter out people in mt life that I don't agree with ideologically. Most of all, it has allowed me to be in touch with parts of my personality that I had previously buried because they are deemed not manly enough. I am able to embrace who I am and understand others better.
3. Have you always embraced Feminism? If not, what changed your mind?
I've always been aware of the ideology, but didn't embrace it until a series of very awful events in my country triggered a massive wave of attention to the feminists protests going on. Most women in my life at the time, even if they didn't identify with feminism themselves, shared with me their experiences as women and it was eye opening to me. I then started doing ressearch and reading on the topic on my own.
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