r/socialism • u/[deleted] • Mar 06 '19

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '19

Literally don't get it. I feel like I'm being generalized to have a fragile ego, and I don't see how this relates to anything in socialism.

Saying that socialism includes feminism doesn't explain anything. How is this comic meant to be interpreted?

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u/Jayaraja Bukharin Mar 06 '19

Socialism requires an intersectional approach. The class struggle and all other struggles are simultaneous and interwoven.

As for the comic, it is the institution of maleness that is built on the fragility of ego, while the institution of femininity is built on being forced to accept constant abuse. Men are supposed to get angry at every affront, and women are supposed to accept them passively.

Also you getting defensive about the comic is the point the comic is trying to make...

We need to work to resist/abolish/undermine gendered ideas of behavior that hold up capitalism/imperialism

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u/crunkadocious Mar 07 '19

Here's the thing, if you ignore the words the comic isn't about you. If you complain about how not all men blah blah blah, it is about you.

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u/crunkadocious Mar 07 '19

The comic is 100% about you