Backlo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square285fedilinkarrow-up11.67Karrow-down122
arrow-up11.65Karrow-down1external-linkTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgBacklo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square285fedilink
minus-squareRikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down19·10 months agoAs all the popular things, feminism was pretty fucking great up until a certain point. Then it became a parody of itself. I’m on the side of every woman still struggling in a man-made world. For every “feminist” of the vengeful variety I have nothing but disgust.
minus-squareonion@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·10 months agoThose types of misandrist feminists have always existed
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoYeah but now that women live on an equal footing, feminism’s energy comes more from these people than it did before. When there was justice to be sought, plenty of the movement’s energy could come from love.
As all the popular things, feminism was pretty fucking great up until a certain point. Then it became a parody of itself.
I’m on the side of every woman still struggling in a man-made world. For every “feminist” of the vengeful variety I have nothing but disgust.
Those types of misandrist feminists have always existed
Yeah but now that women live on an equal footing, feminism’s energy comes more from these people than it did before.
When there was justice to be sought, plenty of the movement’s energy could come from love.