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I don’t mean to come across as rude either, but I will NEVER believe that racism towards white people doesn’t exist or that sexism against men doesn’t exist. Since we’re not talking about racism here I’ll leave that alone, but sexism is defined AS:
Sexism or gender discrimination is prejudice or discrimination based on a person’s sex or gender.
It doesn’t not say exclusively for women. Just because women experience it more does not mean that it does not exist for men. How is hating someone JUST BECAUSE they are male not sexism? For no other reason other than the fact they are male?
Sexist attitudes may stem from traditional stereotypes of gender roles,and may include the belief that a person of one sex is intrinsically superior to a person of the other
Stereotypes and gender roles exist for men AND women. And there are plenty of radfemists that think snuffing out the lives of men and creating a world full of women because men are worthless actually DO exist. That is more than being prejudice or ‘just venting’. That’s flat out sexism.
Saying that a man has to be strong and the leader of the family, calling men weak for showing emotion and claiming they are not allowed to cry, etc. And no it is not OTHER MEN that instilled this idea.
For instance I recently heard my co worker talking about how her brother is doing nothing with his life because he doesn’t play sports. And real men HAVE to play at least one sport. There are many phrases that consist of “real men and women must do so and so” those are sexist remarks.
There’s this new trend around this site that includes generalizing all white males (and white people in general but i digress) and making statements that they are scum that need to kill themselves. How are people going to pass that off as ‘just being prejudice it sucks but its not sexism tho’ why are people so afraid to say that sexism exists for men? Like why does it MATTER? If it is blatant hate against a gender just because THEY ARE THEIR GENDER it is sexist hands down.
Not to mention that trans men probably experience the most sexism out of all other men. How are people going to tell me that it doesn’t exist? People literally want all men to die. How is that not sexist?
I’ve taken sociology classes as well (once in highschool once in college) and i was NEVER TAUGHT that sexism against men doesn’t exist. If that happened to me I’d stand up and have a few words with my professor.
If you think men don’t also experience in the work place THAT IS SO WRONG. Men are expected to have short hair and be clean shaven or else they are labelled as “hobos” or “potheads” and even “bums”. This is all based on appearance. Just having LONG HAIR and by long I mean not even shoulder length or just barely shoulder length they can be out a job.
Men can also be raped, abused, and emotionally manipulated. ANYONE can. No one is safe from that. If you can tell me that sexual violence doesn’t actually happen to men and provide proof, then I will believe that sexism for men doesn’t exist.
Yes I know that sexism was born from men oppressing women. Yes I know that women experience it more often. However that does not erase the other gender that also suffers. It also discludes trans men - because trans men ARE MEN and they experience sexism. Sorry but I feel strongly and I won’t ever have my mind changed.
Reblogging here too because if, “Men shouldn’t watch a show for little girls” isn’t sexist against men, I don’t know what is.
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