Misandry Is Not Feminism

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There are stories going around on the internet about how some young feminist women are getting abortions because their babies are boys. These women claim that this is an act of feminism, but what most people don 't realize is that this is in not an act a real feminist would take, but an act worthy of a misandrist. Most people wouldn 't necessarily understand the difference. In fact, most of the general population would claim they haven 't even heard of the term misandry. Misandry is not feminism because the definitions are different, feminism supports men, and is non-hatefueled. The two terms feminism and misandry are commonly misconstrued as being one in the same. The definition of misandry is “A hatred of men.”(“Merriam-Webster, 2003”). …show more content…
Feminism is not hatefueled like misandry is. In society there is a term for “hateful feminists”, they 're called “feminazis”. Nazis as in the people who slaughtered millions of jews. It 's a pretty harsh term for feminist women. There 's another word that means the same as “feminazis” and it 's called misandrists. The term feminazi has gotten so big that even feminists who aren 't hateful at all have been called by that term. Soon, all feminists will be labeled as hateful nazis that want to destroy men. If Feminists are supporters of men and equality, they don 't hate “Obviously, very few feminists actually hate men as a whole, and none actually want to "kill all men" or drink "male tears" (Begley, 2014). How can something that supports equality have any hate in it? It doesn 't, but as long as people think that feminism and misandry are the same thing, feminism will always be considered to be hateful. Will there be people who claim they are feminists but speak of nothing but hate? Yes there will be, but there 's people like that in every group of people. Society look past the big picture and everything that feminists are fighting for and just focuses on the hateful acts of misandrists disguised as feminists. Feminists don 't want hatred and they don 't hate men “What feminists really hate is the patriarchy--the web of institutions that systematically oppress women.” (Begley, 2014). There can not be peace with hate, so …show more content…
Mainly because their definitions are different. MIsandry is a hateful term with hateful implications and feminism is a very peaceful term with peaceful implications. While misandry wants nothing to do with men and would prefer them all gone, feminism supports men and their rights too. Misandry is not feminism because the definitions are different, feminism supports men, and is non-hatefueled. When people finally understand this difference they will be one step closer to equality and the future. Understanding these two terms will hopefully educate people on the real meaning of feminism and maybe they 'll adapt feminism into their views as well and slowly this world will become a better place than it is now. The only thing really holding feminism back is the baggage that is misandry. If a person is asked “ What are your views on feminism” their response will likely be negative. They 'll bring up things that they hear on social media about how feminists abort their sons. They will probably mention how feminists are crazy. Very few of these people actually know what the definitions are. So if people like this were to slowly become aware of the differences then more and more people would join the cause for

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