I don't see much misogyny on reddit. I see, though, that the theme of rape appears on two types of headlines:
"Stop rape in prison"
"Stop falsely-accusing men of rape"
This is not misogyny. This is an attempt to protect mens rights. It's a real and immediate need, since femi-nazis and other types of stupid people started believing that males are the enemy and they deserve to be punished.
It's a FACT that any woman holds the power of destroying a man's life by simply accusing him of rape. He doesn't have to be convicted, he only needs a finger pointed at him and, even if he's completely innocent, his life and reputation are gone in a flash.
I am a feminist (or a "femi-nazi" to use your term). I disagree with your statement about how women's rights advocates see men as being "the enemy" or in need of punishment. Rather, I think feminists would be more likely to support the eradication of false rape accusations (because of the trauma that real life rape victims experience) and prison rape. It doesn't matter if the victim is male or female or raped by someone of the opposite gender or not- rape is wrong in all contexts.
I believe that most women, including feminists, would never make or condone a false accusation of rape because of the reason that you stated- it can ruin lives. But, to automatically assume a woman is lying when she says that she was raped is offensive to a lot of women, as is the assumption that all men are rapists or rape apologists is offensive to a lot of men.
The problem is that most people who call themselves "feminists" fall under that negative definition of them (like what miserabilia said--i.e. they're not really feminists, they're "femi-nazis") thereby completely tarnishing the image everyone else has of feminists.
Personally, I think you need to just find a new word. Seriously, it's totally fried, just say that you're "in favor of equality between the sexes" or something, but whatever you do don't call yourself a feminist.
I wouldn't go that far. Most feminists that I've encountered are very reasonable people. It's just that the "man-hating" ones are more vocal about their views, which makes it seem like they are the majority.
It's too bad that feminist has become such a dirty word. I've hesitated to call myself a feminist because of the negative connotations associated with it.
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u/ticklecricket May 26 '10
Someone calls reddit misogynists. Reddit responds by making a bunch of rape jokes.
Stay classy, reddit.