[quote=Zaresto] That might be because men do not get preggo. Not the fault of any patriarchy, just evolution.Although it still is tainted by those who give it a bad name. Acknowledging this, many feminists do little to quell these more radical feminists. Questions the priorities of many feminists, doesn't it?[/quote] I've never argued for an existence of a patriarchy. I've also never looked at anything regarding the patriarchy seriously, or have looked at any legitimate studies or works on the idea of a patriarchy with a finely constructed definition of what exactly a patriarchy is and does. Although, societies of the world have traditionally been male-dominated or "patriarchal". This is not to say it is the case in first world countries. Women in less developed countries are subject to more discrimination, much like women in older US times, and probably worse. And, regardless. I'm not referring to only single women. I'm also pointing out that married women still take the hits to their careers while they also have husbands who are fathers of that child. More husbands should take leave as well. The priorities of genuine feminists are on gender equality for women, why should they be the ones that have to quell radicals? It's not their fault if the media that is extremely sensationalist likes to grab extremist feminist words and spread them everywhere. I'd say the priorities of genuine feminists are where they should be. [quote=Zaresto]Sure, I can see how women have it worse in other parts of the world, but for you to say that they don't have massive amounts of privileges above men here is downright ignorant.Let's see:-Male genital mutilation is acceptable-Men are constantly seen as the oppressor-Women get an average of 60% less time in prison-In the US, men are required to enlist for the draft-Men are seen as expendable (Drawing off previous point)-Men are seen as bad fathersOf course, women don't have alot of abortion rights, but that is about it.[/quote] Jorick pretty much said everything I wanted to say here. [quote=Zaresto]They have the right to vote, they have equal pay, and they are generally adored by society. On the subject of sexual activity, I can see where the stigma comes from. Generally, women have a much easier time securing a partner, so it is seen, by some men, that "getting the girl" is an accomplishment. As for the fact that there are more gender-based insults associated specifically towards women rather than men, I'm going to have to ask for some examples.[/quote] Jorick again has pointed out that it is not exactly 100% equal pay. Adored by society? That's very debatable in a slut-shaming, and often times victim blaming society we live in. And whether or not women have an easier time securing a partner, it doesn't change the fact that shaming a woman for enjoying sex while letting men who can be equally promiscuous get off without any negative social judgment is wrong. When it comes to sex, everyone should mind their own business. And with gendered slurs, Jorick has gotten to that. The worst things men are called are pricks, dicks, assholes, douchebag, etc. And most men don't really take these things seriously. Whereas with women, specific things that come from being a woman are cunt, pussy, slut, whore, and bitch. Also old time things like "You hit/throw like a girl." In these cases it's like being a girl is a big insult. (Whereas Jorick has a stance opposed to the idea of gendered slurs, I lean more to that they are a bigger societal problem and I will get to that later) [quote=Zaresto] Looking at it now, it seems that men have the short end of the stick, don't they?Media doesn't really matter. Even if it did, it still favors women. Also, why are you both a feminist and an egalitarian? Why not just be egalitarian and not have your movement correlate specifically towards women, and rather towards equality? [/quote] Media does not favor women. Not by a long shot. I'm not sure how you've come to this conclusion. And media matters quite a bit. The manipulation media can have on one's conscious and subconscious are pretty alarming. I am both a feminist and an egalitarian because their ideals intersect with each other. Feminism is still needed in many parts of the world, and perhaps a bit less needed in more developed countries. Feminism is a well-established movement and it's easier to get things accomplished through feminism than start up a whole new movement and get distracted by so many other things. However, I still welcome discussions about rights for men and the problems men face. There is something to be said about efficiency in focusing on one problem at a time.