see here’s where you’re not understanding. men already hate women and make it very clear. we live in a patriarchy. EVERYTHING punishes women for the benefit of men. women are already seen as less than compared to men so “I hate women” is a fuckass statement. punching up is a reaction to being mistreated. punching down makes you a pos
did I say the average man created the patriarchy? or are you taking it that way bc you’re upset? EVERY man benefits from the patriarchy and, let’s be honest with ourselves, majority of men aren’t willing to give up the benefits they get from the patriarchy. there is very much punching up and punching down in our society. there are women who get upset with misogyny and say “men suck” and then there are men who get upset about feminism and kill women and those are really just what statistics say
i really have nothing more to say to you and will not waste more time explaining this simple concept to you. if you don’t already understand how the patriarchy harms women for men’s benefit and how that puts women at a disadvantage then idk what to tell you other than that’s extremely concerning.
I’ll use the example I used before. if someone says they hate white people, that doesn’t make me want to be racist. it makes me want to find out WHY they’re saying that so I can better myself. men have always been misogynistic, that’s just the truth. literally owning their wives, beating them was the norm, etc. women finally reacting and responding to this treatment is not making men become misogynistic it’s just giving them an excuse to justify their behavior
I see what you’re trying to say, but that’s not really how that works in almost all cases. If the goal is for men to learn about the issue and “better themselves”, talk about issues directly. Yes, “I hate men” might be in response to patriarchal norms, but it is in no way fighting back or making progress in their dismantling. In no world can you argue that the sentiment is unifying between genders rather than divisive.
to make change we fight ideas, not people. Hating men does about as much for the patriarchy as hating white people does for racism. In both cases, that’s very little, besides fanning the flames of tribalism. I understand the reasoning behind why people feel that way and the need to vent frustrations. But expressions of hate certainly aren’t helpful in dissolving hate.