I’m a cis male and I believe in the importance of feminism, but I hesitate to call myself a feminist because it seems like there is a presumption of understanding women’s experiences as if I was part of the Me Too movement. In some binary sense given how hateful and shitty men can be I’m absolutely a feminist, but I wouldn’t declare myself to be one. What is your standpoint?

  • ready_for_qa@programming.devEnglish
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    25 days ago

    So many in this thread confusing feminism with egalitarianism. We have different words for a reason.

    I am an egalitarian because I believe everyone is and should be treated equally.

    • syzygy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      25 days ago

      I am both a feminist AND an egalitarian, because I believe everyone should be treated equally. They are not mutually exclusive. That also doesn’t mean they mean the exact same thing.