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).
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Total Entries: 72
20/06/2021 20:53
#43
By Jamie - 38yo from United Kingdom
1. Why is Feminism relevant to men?
It's relevant because it we all come women. To rally against female attributes and people is to rally against part of who we all our. Feminism also creates equality and honesty in society.
2. How does Feminism benefit men?
It benefits men because it gives another perspective. We live in a society largely defined by male decisions. Maybe now is the time for more compromise.
3. Have you always embraced Feminism? If not, what changed your mind?
I think so but more since my best friend is my wife and I now have a daughter.
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19/06/2021 15:43
#42
By David - 56yo from United States
1. Why is Feminism relevant to men?
Because it completes the purpose. Oxygen and carbon dioxide. Paint and canvas. Zeros and ones. Thought and action. Time and progress.
Also… It is eventual.
2. How does Feminism benefit men?
By allowing us to share life's Fame and Blame.
And again... because it completes the purpose. Oxygen and carbon dioxide. Paint and canvas. Zeros and ones. Thought and action. Time and progress. etc.
Also… It is eventual.
3. Have you always embraced Feminism? If not, what changed your mind?
I think I have. Although early in life with a thin filter projected on me from the world. Later in life by recognizing who are my teachers and my leaders. After that, championing my daughter's world and recognizing a crucial ingredient missing from mine.
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18/06/2021 17:58
#41
By JOSEPH - 65yo from United States
1. Why is Feminism relevant to men?
Feminism is relevant for men who are making a serious attempt to not only come to grips with masculine patriarchal privilege (which is global and not racial) but for the profound reason that as both men and women come to know their full humanity we must come into the awareness of our emotions, primary emotions, which have been repressed in males as the core teaching of what it is to be a successful man. The core teaching of repressing emotions stips us from the experience of our full humanity that has traditionally been relegated to feminine archetypes. Additionally, I am not an adherent of feminism that adopts patriarchal teachings. Women become men is not attractive to both women and men. Ask Hilary Clinton about that.
2. How does Feminism benefit men?
It helps us assess emotions we have learned to bury, in the false quest of being "a man."
3. Have you always embraced Feminism? If not, what changed your mind?
I do believe I have. Likely the result of being raised in the midst of strong women; maternal grandmother, mother, older sisters. Also a natural attention of my commitment to social justice.
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17/06/2021 21:31
#40
By Chris - 41yo from United Kingdom
1. Why is Feminism relevant to men?
We have a privileged position. The onus is therefore on us to be allies to accelerate the change. This change also happens to benefit us all, so it's extremely relevant!
2. How does Feminism benefit men?
More equality equals more progress. If we can promote equality, then we'll have a fuller and richer society for everyone. Both men and women will benefit.
More specifically, feminism helps shine a light on and de-construct the engrained and harmful narratives around what it is to be a man or a woman. Of course, a lot of these narratives benefit men, but they can also be extremely harmful. The rates of suicide in men highlight this - pressure to be the man, be tough, hide your emotions, be the breadwinner, don't talk problems with your mates, keep up the light hearted mask... these are the type of behaviour we unconsciously learn growing up or the type tools we are deprived of... simply because of random gender stereotypes.
So, a more equal world where people are not pigeon-holed by gender will benefit men and women alike.
3. Have you always embraced Feminism? If not, what changed your mind?
I like to think i've always embraced equality, but i probably didn't embrace the term until about 5 or 6 years ago. I think that was just down to a lack of knowledge and understanding about what it meant.
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01/06/2021 18:45
#39
By Charles - 54yo from United States
1. Why is Feminism relevant to men?
My understanding is that Feminism wants freedom for everyone from the stifling, unnatural, gender stereotypes and the hierarchal, oppressive culture that comes with them.
2. How does Feminism benefit men?
I believe that all our liberation and happiness are bound together. I know that I am DONE with playing around on the greased ladder of win/lose, power-over, oppress or be oppressed. I want I and all my brother to live in a world where we are not policing each other and the women around us just to feel like we aren't at the bottom of the heap.
3. Have you always embraced Feminism? If not, what changed your mind?
My embrace of feminism started early but continues to growth in depth and courage. I was raised by an independent business woman, in a diverse little town. I saw that diversity and inclusion led to joy and richness. I knew that respecting women was important.
However, in my teens, 20s, and 30s, I know I participated in sexist jokes, putdown culture, homophobic comments, etc. I also had lots of assumptions about how women should act in their bodies and how they should respond to mine. Although I began my career in Outdoor Education, with lots of female leaders, I didn't always 100% believe their stories, their strengths, and their abilities.
For me, it took doing men's work, and seeing how hierarchal structures and rape culture affected boys and men, that I really committed to rooting out the hidden biases in my own thinking. And then explicitly calling myself a feminist.