a thought about men defending sexism... [View All]

[nashville_brook]

a question to ponder after reading this thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x358015


there's a certain contingent of guys who stalk the Women's Rights forum to pick fights. they also pile on any thread where women discuss sexism in general. these guys attack all women as being sexless "Dworkinites" if they dare critique anything as reinforcing patriarchal values. to them, a woman who finds sexism tasteless, is an undesireable woman -- or, that's the fulcrum of the argument most often leveled against us.

among politically aware women, a man who defends sexism would be shunned in real life. the only place for shunned men to defend sexism is annonymously, online.

guys who are comfortable with their power and sexuality don't pick these fights -- they might actually critique sexism themselves. politically aware women such as the ones found in DU Women's Right's forum, describe these men as "desirable" and seek relationships with them in real life. so, when it is said that feminist women are sexually less attractive, that's half true. we are less desireable to sexist men and find sexist men undesireable.

which begs the question:
why do these guys spend SO MUCH time posting to women they don't like, and who don't like THEM?