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Re:To my daughter's high school programming teacher by hacker789 on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @05:42PM (#6363721)
Overall, I don't disagree with much of what you said.

> ALL of your comments are about men's rights.

Yes, most of my comments are about gender issues. And interestingly, despite the vast majority of comments in any given thread disagreeing with my own, my median comment score when discussing those issues is around 10 to 20.

Clearly, there are quite a few people here who don't feel comfortable speaking out, and for good reason! They don't want to be bullied for weeks, having their names permanently dragged through the mud: http://acko.net/blog/storms-and-teacups/

I don't want like-minded visitors to this site feeling like they're not welcome to speak their mind.

> [T]he caricature of sexist tumblr-warrior "feminists" (that do indeed exist) are a distraction. The fact that people like this are taken seriously probably bothers me as much as it bothers you. However, these people are misrepresenting feminism.

Let's ignore the social justice bullies on Tumblr. The top (western) feminist websites are probably Jezebel, Feministe, and Geek Feminism. All three of those are notoriously bigoted against men. Yes, those three websites lack the "I want to watch men burn to death" comments, but that's not saying much.

Every time I hear someone claim that real feminists aren't like that, I must ask: Where are the real feminists?

Re:To my daughter's high school programming teacher by rthomas6 on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @12:30PM (#6368167)
I don't really read feminism websites, but I took a quick look at Jezebel, Feministe, and Geek Feminism, and I didn't notice any bigotry against men. Would you mind pointing some examples out? It is indeed a problem if they are bigoted against men/hate men, but I didn't see it at a glance.
Re:To my daughter's high school programming teacher by dclowd9901 on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @08:16PM (#6364564)
In addition, it may not be in said "feminists" best interest to label themselves as feminists. Marketing means a lot, and if feminism isn't exclusively about women and rather about gender equality, then "genderism" or "gender egalitarianism" is far more appropriate and inclusive.