♰ 𓈒 Cahaya ⚢ · 4 answers · 5d
OKAY SECOND DEBATE POINT BUT THIS TIME IN ASK YOUR FOLLOWERS :3
Do you guys believe misandry can exist/exist alongside misogyny?
In my opinion, it can not exist.
First we need to understand what oppression is in order for me to explain thoroughly why it cannot exist.
Oppression is someone or a group having power and or authority over another group.
Misogyny is a form of sexism against women, its systemtic oppression by men. By saying men can experience misandry, one implies misogyny does not, as misogyny is having power and/or authority over women, if women can oppress men back, then men never had power/authority over women.
Prejudice exists, so men can definitely experience prejudice, but this is individually, and not systemtic unlike misogyny. Putting it shortly, you cannot oppress your oppressors back.
There are systemic harms that men experience, it's not just individual. Men tend to be more emotionally repressed because they are told to be, live shorter lives due to higher stress levels and being systemically discouraged from reporting health issues, and are often denied benefits women are given, such as family leave.
However, this is not a separate thing from misogyny as most "men's rights activists" pretend. Rather, it is a consequence of the same patriarchal system that creates misogyny, and arguably harms women to a much greater extent. The harm is created by the expectation that men, not women, be the leaders and primary breadwinners of the nuclear family, and exploit women rather than treat them as equals, so if men want to address this systemic prejudice, they ought to work with feminists and queers in uprooting the patriarchal system of gender.
Judging by the replies to other comments, you seem to be aware of this and your post was just worded in a way that was easy to misinterpret. So I think we agree, for the most part.
