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boston bean

(36,220 posts)
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 09:27 AM Jun 2014

"Humanist Counter-Theory in the Age of Misandry"

That is the new phrase used by A Voice for Men (an MRA website).

This new logo is an attempt to paint feminists as outside of humanism, a movement they themselves reject on many levels. This is a worn and tired tactic. A feminist can be a humanist and many are. And humanists may be feminist and many are. However they are not interchangeable. To say that it is, leaves little room for feminist issues to be discussed and the risks the narrative of to be easily changed or neglected.

Please watch the very short and simple video posted below:



Definition of humanism:

hu·man·ism


h)yo͞oməˌnizəm/

noun

noun: humanism

an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.

•a Renaissance cultural movement that turned away from medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought.
noun: Humanism

•(among some contemporary writers) a system of thought criticized as being centered on the notion of the rational, autonomous self and ignoring the unintegrated and conditioned nature of the individual.

Definition of Feminism:

fem·i·nism


/ˈfeməˌnizəm/


noun

noun: feminism

the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.



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"Humanist Counter-Theory in the Age of Misandry" (Original Post) boston bean Jun 2014 OP
K&R nt redqueen Jun 2014 #1
K&R Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #2
I think ... This would be a bit if third wave effect and how it hurt us and effected us, seabeyond Jun 2014 #3
 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
3. I think ... This would be a bit if third wave effect and how it hurt us and effected us,
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 07:26 PM
Jun 2014

Allowing men's group and their sexist brothers to grab on to weaken and redirect the movement.

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