History of Feminism
In reply to the discussion: Start calling out the term 'slut-shaming' [View all]Android3.14
(5,402 posts)I will try to be careful.
however, it is rather easy to make the assumption that when a feminist man disagrees with a feminist woman that he is speaking from a sense of privilege. But then I recall that the point of feminism is a belief that gender cannot determine who has the better opinion, and therefore the fact that I am a male should in no way be the reason for dismissing my opinion, any more than I should dismiss someone else's opinion because she is a woman.
If there is merit, then let's discuss it without the poor argument that I am in error, because I have a chromosome of difference with the person with whom I disagree.
As I have learned to practice feminism in my own life, it is obvious that hypocrisy is a poor tactic for either gender.
In this case, my disagreement originates from a sense that this particular issue (using the term "slut shaming" is a misguided strategy, at this time, in promoting equality between the genders.