Friendly PSA on radical feminism - because it's so heavily demonizedÂ
Friendly reminder that radical feminism isn't inherently born out of misandry, but of thousands of years of abuse and mistreatment against women. That it isnât about deciding that men canât control themselves and canât learn but itâs about seeing the hundred of years of evidence of men behaving that way and choosing to protect your own safety above hurting people's feelings.Â
Abusers arenât exclusively men, anyone with half a brain knows that - and radical feminism isnât denying that. But what radical feminism is saying is that they make up the majority, and it's women who are systematically targeted for nothing other than existing in the same space as them. Radical feminist donât want segregation of male and females, they want a safe space. Take the word harem, which is now connected to sexual events, it originated from a safe women only space. It was men who changed the meaning. Women-only spaces aren't segregation, itâs a necessity born out of the society we live in - in an ideal world they wouldnât be needed, but this isnât an ideal world, it's a world that hates women. Â
Anyone who says that theyâre a radical feminist but excludes trans women isnât really a radical feminist - theyâve misunderstood. Radical feminist donât exclude non-binary people or trans women. What they do talk about is the experiences that AFAB women have in their lives, especially whilst growing up which may not affect trans women or non-binary people as much. Thatâs not a reflection of radical feminist, that's a reflection of a transphobic society.Â
People talk about radical feminists as if theyâre the âevilâ side of feminism, theyâre not. The feminism they practice is radical, it's in the name. You don't have to agree with every aspect, but stop acting like radical feminist are misandric transphobes - because theyâre not.Â
One thing I recommend thinking about when you see a radical feminist talking on a topic you don't agree with or donât understand is think about the context. Andrea Dworkin was a radical feminist who had very strong black and white opinions on porn and sex, which not everyone agrees with (including radical feminists) but when it's put into the context of her spending her whole life being abused, assaulted and raped by men it makes alot more sense how she got such black and white opinions. That's not to say all radical feminists are necessarily abused women.Â