What do you think when men say “if you want act like a man I’ll treat you like a man“ in regards to psychical altercations between men and women?
I think it is a lie. I think it means: “if you rebel against your assigned submissive gender role, and reclaim your own autonomy as a complex human being worthy of dignity, I will punish you for it with violence to maintain my own privilege and subjugate you”
I couldn’t have said it better myself.
their misunderstanding of the whole “gender EQUALITY” thing is almost embarrassing to witness.
I do not want to be equal to a man, for fuck sake, why would I want to be associated to an obnoxious douche bag?
They think that we should model ourselves in their image and strive to be them.
That we should compete to be respected in men’s masculine confines.
“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.”
Attributed to Marilyn Monroe
how can they even think that we do activism and protest because deep down we too want to solve altercations with fist fights and a couple bruises?
clearly it is the brain damage speaking after so many sessions of " healthy conflict resolution”
They think we want to join in on men’s masculinity struggle.
Celtyradfem 