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Controversial Comic Reveals What You’re Really Saying When You Support Gender Equality, But Not Feminism
Gender equality is the state in which access to rights or opportunities is unaffected by gender. Feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes. As you can see from this funny cartoon by Nathan Yaffe from CollegeHumor however, even though the two terms share many similarities, some people have very different ideas about what they actually mean.
While feminism is fundamentally about gender equality, some folks think that true equality can only come about by oppressing and persecuting men in the same way that men have done to women throughout history. It makes for a funny cartoon, but in reality it’s important to remember that this is far from what gender equality actually means! Do you think the artist made his point? Let us know in the comments below. (h/t: collegehumor)
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Aaaa Bbbb 8 years ago
This cartoon illustrates the danger in trying to encapsulate a philosophy in a catchy name. No one's beliefs are cookie-cutter enough to fit a label.
Margie Lazou 8 years ago
The comic has hit the nail on the head. Feminism is fighting for equal treatment and equal rights, not worsening the treatment towards men or going eye for an eye. It's for raising the standard for women, not lowering the standard for men.
Linda Selto 8 years ago
I like the way these cartoons show the difference between true feminism which is about gender equality.....raising the standard for women not lowering the standard for men or getting back at them for the sins of their fathers.
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June Pixeld 8 years ago
Sometimes people get more focused on terms than the concept itself.How are we ever going to really find the answers when we cannot agree on the language used to formulate the question..
Me. 8 years ago
When I say I'm for gender equality I think nothing CLOSE to this! Some crazies might and some feminists do.
Adriana E. Henricy 8 years ago
There are extremists in everything. But you can't judge the whole movement just for a few! Feminism is about equality for the sexes, gender, sexuality, race, religion! It's more broad than just that :)
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KK 8 years ago
Oh wow this comic really backfired. It looks like some people are fighting to oppress men. But in fact this is a comic FOR feminism and AGAINST calling it gender equality. It's an argument about the name of the movement.
celebriank 8 years ago
Too many women use the term "feminist" to oppress men and put women above men in all situations. That's not what feminism is supposed to be about. It's supposed to be about gender equality. It pisses me off SO MUCH when I hear someone say ,"I'm a feminist" and then go on to say how women should be superior in more than one sense.
stella 8 years ago
Not trying to defend anyone but...but when I was a kid air didn't want to be a Feminist. Why? Because I thought that people who promoted or declared themselves as Feminists were Bossy. I felt this because I studied at an All-Girls School and I was bullied and treated as an Outcast by Girls. I, for some reason have always gotten along better with the Male Sex. But then I realised that I could be a better version of people I met. I can be assertive without being arrogant, I never gossip and never B***h about any man or women. This is just a note to every women out there. We are our BIGGEST enemies. We need to be more accepting and less judgemental about other women and men. If a woman aborts or if she doesn't - support her anyways,it's her life. If a Woman-gains or loses weight, divorces or marries, eat 2 whole pizzas or goes on a diet, is a chauffeur or a doctor, is white or black or red or blue...just accept her. We have a right to our own lives,and how to live them is our decision
Karen Klinck 8 years ago
Mark: I hate to point this out, but there is at least one movement that DOES call for white people to be enslaved. At one point Louis Farakan had a movement going, and that is exactly what he was proposing.
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Jennifer Baker 8 years ago
So blah blah whine whine, what's people's problem with this? Any man who says he's oppressed by women's rights is either stupid or full of s**t. Period.
Adarious Mistdancer 8 years ago
Tell that to a guy that gets passed up for a job simply based on a female applying as well..seen it (part of the liberal PC effect...check Google's recent story to see what happens when an employee speaks up). Tell that to the father who gets divorced and has his butt handed to him by the court and no chance of custody as it is biased towards the mother (even my mother saw this and took action to make it more fair to them both). I might also add that in today's atmosphere...it's only sexist if it's against a woman. There is no situation I've ever seen where anything anyone can say or do would be considered 'sexist' against a man...nothing. Oh I almost forgot one. All a woman has to do these days is 'claim' a guy did something (over the phone or otherwise) to authorities and they take it as fact. I fell victim to that shortly after my dad died .. and it was later debunked...but not until going through a whole lot of c**p in the process.
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Lyric Karter 8 years ago
thiscomic isa clear representation of sarcasm that also doubles into a whatif scenario ifmen were treated as women. Some are exaggerated tho
bianca johnson 8 years ago
That's exactly what I saw! It's really weird how differently we read things
Load More Replies... zef rose 8 years ago
I just wish people would stop and think for one moment: All those things (that are so funny when reversed) actually HAPPENED to women for many many centuries, and in many places in the world, are still happening.
Sarah White 8 years ago
They AREN'T funny when reversed, that's the point. It's supposed to make you feel uncomfortable and realise that discriminating men also isn't the right way to go (...obviously) but yes, that is why feminists exist in the first place! To help out all of those people!
Load More Replies... Aaaa Bbbb 8 years ago
This cartoon illustrates the danger in trying to encapsulate a philosophy in a catchy name. No one's beliefs are cookie-cutter enough to fit a label.
Margie Lazou 8 years ago
The comic has hit the nail on the head. Feminism is fighting for equal treatment and equal rights, not worsening the treatment towards men or going eye for an eye. It's for raising the standard for women, not lowering the standard for men.
Linda Selto 8 years ago
I like the way these cartoons show the difference between true feminism which is about gender equality.....raising the standard for women not lowering the standard for men or getting back at them for the sins of their fathers.
Load More Replies... June Pixeld 8 years ago
Sometimes people get more focused on terms than the concept itself.How are we ever going to really find the answers when we cannot agree on the language used to formulate the question..
Me. 8 years ago
When I say I'm for gender equality I think nothing CLOSE to this! Some crazies might and some feminists do.
Adriana E. Henricy 8 years ago
There are extremists in everything. But you can't judge the whole movement just for a few! Feminism is about equality for the sexes, gender, sexuality, race, religion! It's more broad than just that :)
Load More Replies... KK 8 years ago
Oh wow this comic really backfired. It looks like some people are fighting to oppress men. But in fact this is a comic FOR feminism and AGAINST calling it gender equality. It's an argument about the name of the movement.
celebriank 8 years ago
Too many women use the term "feminist" to oppress men and put women above men in all situations. That's not what feminism is supposed to be about. It's supposed to be about gender equality. It pisses me off SO MUCH when I hear someone say ,"I'm a feminist" and then go on to say how women should be superior in more than one sense.
stella 8 years ago
Not trying to defend anyone but...but when I was a kid air didn't want to be a Feminist. Why? Because I thought that people who promoted or declared themselves as Feminists were Bossy. I felt this because I studied at an All-Girls School and I was bullied and treated as an Outcast by Girls. I, for some reason have always gotten along better with the Male Sex. But then I realised that I could be a better version of people I met. I can be assertive without being arrogant, I never gossip and never B***h about any man or women. This is just a note to every women out there. We are our BIGGEST enemies. We need to be more accepting and less judgemental about other women and men. If a woman aborts or if she doesn't - support her anyways,it's her life. If a Woman-gains or loses weight, divorces or marries, eat 2 whole pizzas or goes on a diet, is a chauffeur or a doctor, is white or black or red or blue...just accept her. We have a right to our own lives,and how to live them is our decision
Karen Klinck 8 years ago
Mark: I hate to point this out, but there is at least one movement that DOES call for white people to be enslaved. At one point Louis Farakan had a movement going, and that is exactly what he was proposing.
Load More Replies... Jennifer Baker 8 years ago
So blah blah whine whine, what's people's problem with this? Any man who says he's oppressed by women's rights is either stupid or full of s**t. Period.
Adarious Mistdancer 8 years ago
Tell that to a guy that gets passed up for a job simply based on a female applying as well..seen it (part of the liberal PC effect...check Google's recent story to see what happens when an employee speaks up). Tell that to the father who gets divorced and has his butt handed to him by the court and no chance of custody as it is biased towards the mother (even my mother saw this and took action to make it more fair to them both). I might also add that in today's atmosphere...it's only sexist if it's against a woman. There is no situation I've ever seen where anything anyone can say or do would be considered 'sexist' against a man...nothing. Oh I almost forgot one. All a woman has to do these days is 'claim' a guy did something (over the phone or otherwise) to authorities and they take it as fact. I fell victim to that shortly after my dad died .. and it was later debunked...but not until going through a whole lot of c**p in the process.
Load More Replies... Lyric Karter 8 years ago
thiscomic isa clear representation of sarcasm that also doubles into a whatif scenario ifmen were treated as women. Some are exaggerated tho
bianca johnson 8 years ago
That's exactly what I saw! It's really weird how differently we read things
Load More Replies... zef rose 8 years ago
I just wish people would stop and think for one moment: All those things (that are so funny when reversed) actually HAPPENED to women for many many centuries, and in many places in the world, are still happening.
Sarah White 8 years ago
They AREN'T funny when reversed, that's the point. It's supposed to make you feel uncomfortable and realise that discriminating men also isn't the right way to go (...obviously) but yes, that is why feminists exist in the first place! To help out all of those people!
Load More Replies...
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