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I don't think we're quite as similar as you might think because I do take issue with the semantic framing made here. If it contains any form of gender discrimination, it's NOT feminism, full stop. I don't think the rise of casual discrimination against men is something done consciously, but rather a poor interpretation and extrapolation of female rage. Rather than a deliberate sabotage of feminist philosophy, this is just another example of people having no fucking clue what they're talking about in any field of philosophy, and a further illustration of the great divide between pop-philosophy and where actual academic philosophy stands today. I deliberately used the example of the term "mansplaining", since this is a term that absolutely did not come from feminist philosophy and illustrates how pop-philosophy completely misses the point. It's stupid team-sport bullshit that doesn't belong in philosophy of social justice.

There are far fewer legitimate believers in the anti-men movement than it appears, especially on the internet. The problem, hence my rant, lies in the rhetorical drift of platformed "feminism" of the democratic party in America. As someone else was quite apt to point out, it's another corrupted offering of capitalism. To "empower" women to be "girl-bosses", "queens", and "ackshually gurls rool da wurld". It's the system trying to pit us against one another yet again via some kinda 'gender competition'. My frustration is in the very real effect this rhetorical bullshit has made on younger generations of men pivoting hard to the right and some into the arms of the "manosphere". Liberals once again aiding fascists.

And what is honestly my biggest contention with your take; we're not cooked. That's silly. All this bullshit? This too shall pass. Legitimate feminism continues to gain ground and put in the hard work. Many men's liberation movements are beginning to find they actually have fundamentally mutual goals with feminists and are joining the fight. The dipshit ruling class is getting dumber, lazier, and more complacent than ever. More people are joining the fight, and boy has the media been quiet about just how big, angry, and unified the people have gotten. I don't rage about this shit because it's losing us the fight, I rage because a better future has never looked so clear and worth fighting for.