A quick editorial cartoon about the intersection of self-pity, entitlement, rape, territoriality, misogyny and fear of women. You see it all over the place online in the form of Men's Rights Activists (of whom there are a few reasonable non-misogynists), Men Going Their Own Way, Pick Up Artists, and dudes touting the "Red Pill", because The Matrix is a good movie. Look any of these up if you have the stomach for it. These are extreme examples, but watered-down forms of these ideas are everywhere. In lurking their blogs and youtube channels for a while, I've noticed that beyond the standard patriarchal chauvinism there is this deep fear of women - what they will do to me, how they will reject me, how they will use me, how they are changing society in a way that does not favor me, how they are making men into something I don't like, how they are making themselves into something I don't like, that they won't give me what I want, and that they won't give me what I think is rightfully mine. This goes beyond fear of feminism- this is fear of women at its purest. And that, to quote a puppet, leads to anger and hate. It's sad. I am a feminist. I think there's enough ice cream to go around, but it does mean those of us with 3 scoops might have to give one or two up. Also, The Matrix is a fun movie but probably not anything you should be basing a philosophy on. ***I ENDED UP CLOSING THE COMMENTS BECAUSE OF INTERNET. YOU KNOW HOW IT IS. HECK, A FEW OF THE COMMENTERS EVEN ASKED FOR THE COMMENTS TO BE CLOSED. IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME, DROP ME A VIMEO MESSAGE.*** I answered some questions, addressed some criticisms and wrote at length about why I'm not wading into comment-wars here. Please read before you rage. The rest of you, keep being awesome. http://bombsfall.tumblr.com/post/49106219582/some-concluding-thoughts-and-answers-to-questions
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