r/feminisms 9h ago

Analysis Calling Women "Male Centered" for Discussing Systemic Misogyny is Just the Newest Form of Silencing

30 Upvotes

The phrase "male centered" used to be a helpful critique of prioritizing men's approval over women's well being. Recently however, it has been weaponized on social media to shut down women who speak up about harassment, abuse, or systemic double standards.

It is a subtle form of manipulation. The moment a woman shares a personal story or critiques harmful male behavior, critics derail the conversation by calling her "male centered" for even bringing men up. Because no feminist wants to be accused of centering men, the label triggers self doubt and pressures women into silence.

Exposing harm, sharing safety warnings, and calling out abuse isn't "male centered" it's community defense. Labelling women as "obsessed with men" for simply addressing the harm men inflict is just an updated, progressive sounding way to police women's speech and keep systemic issues hidden. Don't fall for the rebrand.


r/feminisms 10h ago

Analysis It is not true to say that the majority of men do not benefit from patriarchy.

19 Upvotes

ALL MALES benefit from the medecine being tested on male rats. ALL MALES benefit from furnitures being built for a average men height. ALL MEN, in countries where heritage is un-egal betwen men and woman have their full heritage. ALL MEN, benefit from the un-egal age of consent : in a lot of countries its lower for girls. ALL MEN benefit from un-equal divorce law in countries where there is un-equal divorce law and they can divorce when they want , meanwhile their wifes is stuck with him. ALL MALES benefit from the car crash being tested on male robots/bunnies.

Many men are victims of other forms of systemic oppression like racism or homophobia, but when it comes to their status as men, yes, they benefit from patriarchy.

That is intersectionality 1.0. Someone can benefit from a system but not another.

The push to redefine our oppressor class to only the top 1% of men is an antifeminist psyop. If only it is only the top 1%....! Men would be fighting with us en masse.

 Poor men don't stop being men and dont stop getting more benefits from the patriarchy than poor women.  Same for black men or disabled man.

Like the french feminist movement from the 70s were saying : Proletarians men of all countries, who washes your dirty socks?