Men's Liberation
This community is first and foremost a feminist community for men and masc people, but it is also a place to talk about men’s issues with a particular focus on intersectionality.
Rules
Everybody is welcome, but this is primarily a space for men and masc people
Non-masculine perspectives are incredibly important in making sure that the lived experiences of others are present in discussions on masculinity, but please remember that this is a space to discuss issues pertaining to men and masc individuals. Be kind, open-minded, and take care that you aren't talking over men expressing their own lived experiences.
Be productive
Be proactive in forming a productive discussion. Constructive criticism of our community is fine, but if you mainly criticize feminism or other people's efforts to solve gender issues, your post/comment will be removed.
Keep the following guidelines in mind when posting:
- Build upon the OP
- Discuss concepts rather than semantics
- No low effort comments
- No personal attacks
Assume good faith
Do not call other submitters' personal experiences into question.
No bigotry
Slurs, hate speech, and negative stereotyping towards marginalized groups will not be tolerated.
No brigading
Do not participate if you have been linked to this discussion from elsewhere. Similarly, links to elsewhere on the threadiverse must promote constructive discussion of men’s issues.
Recommended Reading
- The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity, And Love by bell hooks
- Politics of Masculinities: Men in Movements by Michael Messner
Related Communities
!feminism@beehaw.org
!askmen@lemmy.world
!mensmentalhealth@lemmy.world
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That's the dumbed definition of a word I've seen in quite a while. How about:
"advocating women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes."
They may do it by setting fire to a Theatre just to try to kill a single person, like a terrorist group, but at least this definition fits.
The whole "Feminism is for both sexes" has always been bullshit. You know it, I know it, everyone knows it.
Buddy. That quote is from a foundational feminist writer. You don't know what feminism is.
TIL feminism started some 100 years after it actually started... Pretty sure its foundation was in the late 1800s, with it picking up steam in the early 1900s. Bell Hooks was born in the 1950s.
Foundational my ass.
Brother are you coming a month after the conversation died down to argue semantics over the word "foundational" as a gotcha? I'm not saying she invented feminism I am saying she is a foundation to our modern understanding of feminism.
It's real weird to get uppity about that specific terminology. I'm not writing an essay, I'm talking to people with the intention that my words be taken in good faith, not foolproof Grammer and word choice.