However, in their fight for equality they have pushed a perspective that is damaging. The perspective is this, the world's systems were tilted against women in favor of men, and by improving women's position all is right with the world. This sounds fine, but it's not. Very much not.
This assumes that we live in a world where men's and women's rights sit on either side of a nice shiny scale. So by lifting the women's side up everything is balanced and good. Further, this is taken that when men (or anyone) advocate for men's rights they are fighting the progress made by women and are inherently chauvinistic bastards.
The reality is that men and women both have rights and issues that while certainly related are not equally balanced like that. For example, men, despite being half the population make up 80% of suicides. Men are the victims of rape significantly more frequently than women.
These are issues that should be discussed and dealt with. But when these topics are brought up they are met with disbelief, scorn, and accusations of sexism against women. This false choice that making things better for men makes it worse for women hurts us all.
Feminism and masculinism ism should walk hand in hand to make the world a better place for everyone.
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