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Why is this on my dash.

Look it’s hard to get me angry. But nothing rubs me the wrong way than people screaming that feminism is bad and is therefore not needed.

fem·i·nismˈfeməˌnizəm/

noun

1. the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.

An equality. Not a superiority. Anyone who argues different is just as much a feminist as the WBC are Christians. 

Also. 

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What do I have against feminism?

What do I have against feminism?

Feminism is a movement that uses fear-mongering tactics to gain support.  One of the more popular fear-mongering myths is that 1-in-4 college women will be raped during their time in college.

This year, there are roughly 11 million women enrolled in college.  That would mean a total of 2,750,000 college rape cases in the last four years.

Do you know how many rape cases are reported annually?  About 89,000.  With the assumed 60% unreported rate, that’s about 195,000 rape cases per year.  Over a four year span, assuming that the statistics stay exactly the same?  That would be about 785,000 cases of rape.  Oh, did I mention that this is all cases of rape in America, not just college-campus cases.

Over a four year period in America, the number of rapes that occur fall nearly 2,000,000 cases short of the feminist “1/4 college women” statistic.  

This parroted stat isn’t just wrong:  It was maliciously fabricated by Mary Koss for Ms Magazine, a long running popular feminist publication.

Mary Koss, who ran an incredibly flawed survey, can be quoted as saying “[a]lthough consideration of male victims is within the scope of the legal statutes, it is important to restrict the term rape to instances where male victims were penetrated by offenders. It is inappropriate to consider as a rape victim a man who engages in unwanted sexual intercourse with a woman.”

The woman who a ran a totally-not-biased survey [with a staggeringly low sample size of just 6,000 students], can be quoted as saying that men can not consider unwanted sexual intercourse “rape” in the same way women could.

totally-not-biased

“bu-bu-bu wat aboot da rape culture?!”

The idea that America is a rape culture is fucking ridiculous in itself.  Rape statistics have dropped over 60 percent in the last 20 years.  America is a country in which rapists are punished harshest, only second to homicide.

Can you really consider a society a “rape culture” when it is viewed as only slightly less appalling than murder?

RAINN, the foremost aggregate site for rape statistics, has come out to ask people to stop using the phrase “rape culture”.

But feminists?  They keep spreading these bullshit statistics.

“Okay, so feminists exaggerate…”

These aren’t exaggerations.  They are malicious lies with one purpose:  To harm men.

“Okay, but how have men been hurt by feminism?”

Remember Mary Koss?  I mentioned her earlier.  Remember her quote?

Let me refresh your memory:

“[a]lthough consideration of male victims is within the scope of the legal statutes, it is important to restrict the term rape to instances where male victims were penetrated by offenders. It is inappropriate to consider as a rape victim a man who engages in unwanted sexual intercourse with a woman.”

Nearly 20 years later, the federal definition of rape was changed to mirror this quote.

The FBI has redefined rape as “penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim.”

“But the old definition of rape only included women!”

At least the old definition was honest.  While the new definition allows male victims, it eliminates the most common form of female-on-male rape.  The definition does not allow forced-to-penetrate  to be included as “rape”.  Forced-to-penetrate means if someone is forced to penetrate someone else.  For example:  A woman climbs on top of me and forced my penis inside her.

That is not rape, according to the federal definition that mirrors a bigoted statement by “Ms False Rape Statistics” herself.

“Okay, maybe feminists have had an impact on rape legislation.  But is that all?”

Are you aware of the Duluth Model?

The Duluth Model is doctrine which all US law enforcement agencies use to respond to Domestic Violence situations.  This doctrine paints men as the primary aggressors in heterosexual domestic violence situations.  This all but insures that only men are arrested for and charged with domestic violence.

“But don’t men commit the most domestic viol-”

A study has shown that 40% of domestic violence victims are men.

A Harvard study was done that came to the conclusion that a whopping 70% of non-reciprocal domestic violence victims are men.

Men are seen as the perpetrators specifically because of the sexist notion that men are more violent than women.

“Okay, so feminists have done some pretty fucked up things, but what about the wage gap?  Even the president has acknowledged it!”

The wage gap isn’t real.

If you’re interested, here is a 95 page study breaking down the existence of “the wage gap”.

To break it down, “wage gap” is a misnomer.  What we have is an “earnings gap”.

“What’s the difference?”

The difference is simple:

A wage gap suggests that people are paid differently for the same work.

An earnings gap is simply the fact that a gap exists.

The problem is, women aren’t paid less for the same work.  The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prevents this from happening.

“Drugs are illegal, but people still do them.”

You know how else drug-use and paying women less for the same work have in common?

If you get caught doing either, you will be punished.  It’s a shitty analogy, and you should feel bad for using it.

Women do make less money than men, but it isn’t for the same work.  Men are more likely to work more hours, work more dangerous jobs, and take less time off than women.  Men are more likely to take higher-paying career paths.

“We clearly live in a Patriarchy though!  Women have less rights than men!”

Women have more rights than men.

We live in a society that teaches boys from the age they can walk that women are to be protected at all costs.  We live in a society that teaches boys that it’s a good and honorable thing to risk your own health, safety, and even life to help women.

Haven’t you ever heard the phrase “women and children first”?

Men are expected to put themselves last.  Men are viewed as disposable in our nation.  If we lived in a patriarchal society, the reverse would be true.  Men would do anything for self-preservation;  Instead, we put our necks on the line for women on a consistent basis.

“But-”

If you have any more specific questions, feel free to ask.

This year, there are roughly 11 million women enrolled in college.  That would mean a total of 2,750,000 college rape cases in the last four years.

Do you know how many rape cases are reported annually?  About 89,000.  With the assumed 60% unreported rate, that’s about 195,000 rape cases per year.  Over a four year span, assuming that the statistics stay exactly the same?  That would be about 785,000 cases of rape.  Oh, did I mention that this is all cases of rape in America, not just college-campus cases.

Over a four year period in America, the number of rapes that occur fall nearly 2,000,000 cases short of the feminist “1/4 college women” statistic.  

Either one of those statistics are horrifying. And keep in mind, both of those are likely to be incorrect of just how often rape goes unreported. Or when there’s a attempt, how many hurdles most women have to jump through. Did you shower after your ordeal? Locked yourself up in your room for a few days out of shock? What if you don’t even remember what happened? What if it was someone of a higher status than you? What if they had connections? How will this affect your job? Family? School? For many, reporting ceases to be a option. And all they can say is ‘this is what happened, but I can’t/won’t legally pursue it for these reasons’

I knew a girl in high-school that came to me with a secret. She told me her boyfriend forced her under the stairs. But it happened a year ago. She never told anyone. And absolutely didn’t want a adult to know. 

So a question about the statistics. Who is reporting to who? Who is handling that information? 

Numbers asides, you also can’t ignore the the rape culture you find at some of these institutions.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dante-ricci-phd/the-prevalence-of-sexual-_b_7118846.html

http://www.theguardian.com/education/mortarboard/2014/jan/27/rape-culture-campus

http://www.stcloudstate.edu/womenscenter/violence-stalking/assault-rape-culture.aspx

And want to know something else? Men being raped, as well as men being in domestic abuse situations are a huge problem. They are. However? Whenever I see a ‘anti feminist’ bring it up, all they can be bothered to say is ‘MEN GET ABUSED TOO!!!’ and use the fact to discredit women who do get raped and abused. 

Failure to fix the problem and actively tries to ignore the other problem.

http://mic.com/articles/88277/23-ways-feminism-has-made-the-world-a-better-place-for-men - A good read if you have the time.

http://www.bustle.com/articles/96003-14-things-no-feminist-would-say-because-the-movement-is-about-more-than-just-gender-equality

https://storify.com/NicholasMoriana/feminist-theory-of-rape

And lets not ignore the other valid reasons for feminism to still exist. The sex trade, abusive unregulated sex market, child brides, how in some countries you can be executed or tortured for daring to get a education or revealing the skin of your wrist.

I’d go on and on and on on that topic, but lets not. I’m done for the night. If any of my fellow feminists would like to add on to this, feel free to.