The ‘Real Time’ host ran down his issues with the Greta Gerwig film, while insisting “I’m not the one who’s out of step.”

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    1 year ago

    Feminism left men behind

    I’m sorry, but WTF? I don’t know how you look at feminism with any kind of understanding and walk away with that impression.

    The fact that, as men, we’ve collectively ignored feminism’s every attempt to help us, while whining that women are helping themselves and each other, doesn’t mean that feminism has left us behind. It means we’ve refused help and to help ourselves.

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      1 year ago

      I guess that’s one way to see it. It’s not the message of the movie though. The film chooses, like I do, to take a view that men have some catching up to do and that feminism itself can play a role in this by helping to carve out equitable roles.

      I don’t claim to know everything about feminism. I’m just pointing out (as the film has too) that this is new territory for a lot of men. You can sit there and shout “Why haven’t you helped yourselves??!” …or you can help and try to build a progressive society together.