What of Masculinism?
This is an excerpt from the sidebar of an article in "The Lutheran", November 2009, an article titled "Stamped by Patriarchy," by Sonia C. Solomonson:
"Feminism [a definition]: A way of thinking, seeing the world and looking for answers to patriarchy and its effects. It encompasses a wide range of diversity but two shared ideas exist: Gender inequality is real - and that's a problem."
Uh-huh. Gender inequality is certainly real - men are generally taller, stronger, heavier, more prone to beards, and they often like to spit. As a woman, I am undeniably more equal than that. I am more petite in stature, less likely to shoulder a pallet, weigh less than a sack of potatoes, pluck chin-hairs defiantly, and spit only as part of dental hygiene. We are definitely not equal. I don't see the problem.
I define "feminism" as the militant, arms-folded-across-the-chest mindset that demands respect, for the sake of respect. Raquel Welch, standing firm in her bear-skin bikini, spitting defiantly in the eye of Jeremiah Johnson (who killed the bear of which her bikini is made). She demands respect.
Uh-huh. So where is the masculinism movement? You know, that vast groundswell of humanity that stands up to the injustice of men being prevented from having babies? All they need is a womb, for God's sake.
"Feminism [a definition]: A way of thinking, seeing the world and looking for answers to patriarchy and its effects. It encompasses a wide range of diversity but two shared ideas exist: Gender inequality is real - and that's a problem."
Uh-huh. Gender inequality is certainly real - men are generally taller, stronger, heavier, more prone to beards, and they often like to spit. As a woman, I am undeniably more equal than that. I am more petite in stature, less likely to shoulder a pallet, weigh less than a sack of potatoes, pluck chin-hairs defiantly, and spit only as part of dental hygiene. We are definitely not equal. I don't see the problem.
I define "feminism" as the militant, arms-folded-across-the-chest mindset that demands respect, for the sake of respect. Raquel Welch, standing firm in her bear-skin bikini, spitting defiantly in the eye of Jeremiah Johnson (who killed the bear of which her bikini is made). She demands respect.
Uh-huh. So where is the masculinism movement? You know, that vast groundswell of humanity that stands up to the injustice of men being prevented from having babies? All they need is a womb, for God's sake.



