Do feminists sell an "us versus them" mentality where it relates to male/female interaction?

Question

Do feminists sell an "Us versus Them" mentality where it relates to male/female interaction?

Answer 1

Yes. Here is how it works

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Answer 2

Of course they do.  what else are they gonna occupy their time with????

Answer 3

i think if that were the case then thew majority of women on this site would not be happily married homemakers and or gainfully employed.  I mean it just doesn't work out in life the way it works out in your head, open your eyes.

Answer 4

No. I have an "us" versus "them" mentality when it comes to ignorant, bigoted people who stereotype others.

Answer 5

no, i happen to love men. i interact with one daily, so much so i have a daughter with one.

Answer 6

I think that's a common mistake, but in fact, feminism theory is about how gender roles affects either men or women, is not a sexes battle.

Answer 7

i'm sick of people on here grouping in all feminists in with a small group of extremistst. and it feels like you have an "us versus them" mentality when it comes to so-called feminists versus "anti-feminists", whatever that means

Answer 8

you're thinking about the stupid feminists who think all males are out to get them. it's the same way how some minorities think all "white" people are racist. when you have that type of mindset, everyone seems offensive and against you. but most feminists are not like this. i consider myself a feminist, meaning i work to advance equal rights regardless of s*x but fortunately have avoided the "i am a victim" mindset.

Answer 9

Not especially.  Us versus them indicates "winners" and "losers."  When a woman is allowed to reach her full potential, everyone wins.

I've been a feminist, if a somewhat politically inactive one, since the 70's. I was under the impression that the term had lost prevalent usage, since anyone not under a rock since 1980 KNOWS that people are just people, and all deserve a fair shot.

Answer 10

I think you have it backwards, or you wouldn't have posed the question this way.

Answer 11

patriarchy had the "us versus them" mentality.  back then the men thought they could do everything and they thought women could only cook, clean and care for children. when women tried to break out of that mold, the chauvinists told them "you cant do that'. often, they laughed at them, belittled them. of course, many men supported women's rights, but the chauvinists existed and made life tough for women breaking the mold.

feminism tried to be inclusive - tried to have women included in science (break into the good ole boys networks) - included in politics - included in the media - included in the history books.

'us vs. them' - the origins of patriarchy, hegemony will explain that.

feminism is all about being included - about being "we" in partnerships in all levels of life.

it's the defensive males who view it as a threatening 'us vs them' attitude.

Answer 12

YES!!!!! Hating men is the core of feminazism

Answer 13

No.

Answer 14

a lot of radical feminists do, but postmodernist/post structuralist feminists reject those binaries.

Answer 15

No more than you do by asking this question.

Answer 16

only the extremists do this. believe it or not there are feminists who don't want hillary president and the ERA's biggest enemy is a WOMAN. plenty of women earned what they have and don't want anything attributed to their gender. only extremists want women to get everything because their women. these are the ones that say ALL men are rapists too.

Answer 17

Some do, but feminists are not carbon copies of each other. For one thing, some feminists support prostitution, arguing that is is simply work. Others support p**n (lesbians seem to really like L*****n p**n). The extremists were very loud in the late '70's and 80's, with meatheads like Adrea Dworkin  complaining that language itself was oppressive. As if we should all refuse to speak to each other because gender is a factor in language! Good Grief!

There remain however, sharp differences at work. The whole sexual harassment issue went way too far  - I would be fired if they saw the topless photos on my cell phone's wallpaper, even though I am the only one who ever sees it. "Oh but somebody else could see it, and she could become traumatized for life!"

I have little sympathy for such arguments.