If Only this was the Mainstream Form of Feminism

in #identity5 years ago

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Where to Place Our Equal Attention on 'Equality'


It seems like we’re hitting a critical point where thought leaders are turning away from the mantra of group/mob/identity-politics. For the past several years, this perversion of politically-correct culture has devolved into funneling unknowing individuals into groups, either as ‘allies’ that are ‘woke’ or labeled as enemies - bigots, alt-right sympathizers, deep web advocates, and so on. This tactic has persisted, particularly on social media where floating heads and celebrity names virtue signal like its their job, mostly to garner support around an issue of easy anger.

A specific manifestation of that is the current mainstream form of feminism - a devolved victim mentality that is predicated on some ideology of societal patriarchy. As with anything that primarily involves anger and resentment, this iteration (which is a far cry from when feminism was focused on equal rights and equal opportunity) has failed to capture true empathy and has thus relied on fear tactics to rally a feeble cause.

I know many people don’t even want to discuss this topic. Any man who seems the least bit critical or vocal of the ineffectual women’s marches, the collateral damage of the Me Too movement, or doubts the rational standing of the wage gap or “pink tax” are immediately see as sexists, bigots, misogynists, male-supremacists, assholes, privileged scum, or a string of other titles that are expected of a civilized and productive debate. /s

That’s why it’s so refreshing when we see true feminists present the state of feminism in all truth and offer actionable, productive suggestions for how women in Western society can feasibly make the strides they seek to achieve. Thus, I’m excited to see a presentation such as the one below -

I particularly embrace this video because it underscores my greatest concern with the general rhetoric around the differences in sexes - the mainstream talk on gender gap actually hurts women. Yea, I said it. I’m not a woman, and I have had no experiences identifying as a female in my entire lifetime, but I believe any logical understanding of statistics and actual performance indicate that regressive and absurd mottos like “Equal Work for Equal Pay” and “Get Rid of the Pink Tax” are akin to designed propaganda and distract real women with real potential from reaching real goals.

I wanted to include a few memorable quotes, then realized that the entire talk is a must-listen. Jess Butcher emphasizes the need to move away from man-hating and the overarching attitude that any single man or system set by man is the foundation of obstacles towards females. She herself being a successful entrepreneur, understands and explains the real hurdles women need to face and overcome to achieve higher wealth and higher standing, and none of them involve men. In fact (and this is proven by any reasonable study), the greatest barrier to success for women in the long-term is actually children, a factor that completely distorts a traditional career path.

It’s so difficult to find substantiated arguments that confidently oppose a mainstream attitude. Especially since TED Talks are such a liberal establishment to begin with, we’ve seen countless “presentations” that are predicated on nothing more than personal experiences. And while those experiences are personally valid, i.e. fat-shaming, glass ceilings, etc., the result of an overblown and overgeneralized conversation leads to nothing but thin empathy, self-censorship, and ultimately disempowerment as the audience is led to believe that society is out to get them.

Let me know what you think.

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Absolutely agree. It is daunting to engage in debate nowadays. In a similar vein, did you see the what happened when a FB exec was seen at the Kavanaugh hearings.

His explanation:

“I have known Brett and Ashley Kavanaugh for 20 years. They are my and my wife Laura’s closest friends in D.C. I was in their wedding; he was in ours. Our kids have grown up together.”

Needless to say, it didn't satisfy triggered employees :-/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/04/technology/facebook-kavanaugh-nomination-kaplan.html

In any case, thanks for sharing this important clip.

I'll definitely be doing a follow-up conversation on Kavanaugh. Leftists are playing a tremendously dangerous game as they talk about the 'black cloud' that is floating around the recent appointee (one that they conjured themselves) and claiming that that is enough to disqualify an applicant to any position.

On a positive note, lots of folks who had no idea what's been brewing under the radar of the MSM have finally been awoken to what's going on.

I'm so glad you are stepping up to the challenge of weighing in on these contentious developments.

I don't know if you've ever checked out "Black Pigeon Speaks" channel on YouTube, but I've often thought many of your posts could be done in a similar way. He is no doubt considerably more libertarian than you are, but presents his positions very convincingly (as do you.)

Thanks for sharing! Great to see someone trying to wake us up from dwelling in victimhood, which usually does not raise you up, it just keeps you down. Very interesting also this map of disadvantages of being a man, never crossed my mind!

Absolutely! The victimhood tactic definitely does not work when applied to a general/nonspecific issue. Everyone everywhere faces tremendous problems, whether it's usually tethered to gender or not. Thus, their should be a push to understand and overcome the problems of individuals, not faceless groups.

System wants to separate people the most they can. We see it in everything, countries, sports, ideology, races, religion and now women vs men. This will stop if we stay focused on what is behind the scenes. They want us to be all against all....is the way to rule. As the saying means... divide and you'll win!

All this identity nonsense is definitely about control, artificially crafting some emotionally-driven support base to support some kind of 'virtue'. We have to come together on the basis of humanity that connects us, not allow false pretenses to divide and antagonize us.

Clear as water...!

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