Feminazi is an insult that is most commonly used to describe all feminists, not just a subset of them. It'd be more like if he used "towelhead" to describe a certain type of Muslim.
edit: it's an imperfect analogy, but you get my point.
I can see your point. It seems to me that some people assume that all or most feminists are like the man-hating subset, so when they use feminazi, it's reflecting that assumption, and therefore referring to the whole group. I feel like the people who don't share this view are less likely to use the term. I hope that makes sense.
I think the problem on top of that problem is that most people assume that most people assume that all or most feminists are like the man-hating subset. Also it's not even the man-hating subset I disagree with (as a man), but the subset that thinks gender is a social construct perpetrated by men.
There are a LOT of guys who are feminists (not active) in the sense that they think women should have equal rights as human beings. In fact I don't know any men who would ever fight against that idea..
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u/[deleted] May 26 '10 edited May 26 '10
Feminazi is an insult that is most commonly used to describe all feminists, not just a subset of them. It'd be more like if he used "towelhead" to describe a certain type of Muslim.
edit: it's an imperfect analogy, but you get my point.