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Here are fifty shades of the fourth-wave feminist philosophy:
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1. Always talk about womenâs positive qualities, contributions, and achievements.
2. Never talk about womenâs flaws or failures.
3. Always talk about menâs flaws and failures.
2. Never talk about womenâs flaws or failures.
3. Always talk about menâs flaws and failures.
4. Never talk about menâs positive qualities, contributions, or achievements.
5. Talking about womenâs positive aspects is a positive thing to do.
6. Talking about menâs positive aspects is simply a comparative criticism of women.
5. Talking about womenâs positive aspects is a positive thing to do.
6. Talking about menâs positive aspects is simply a comparative criticism of women.
7. Talking about the poor behavior of men is a social duty.
8. Talking about the poor behavior of women is hate speech.
8. Talking about the poor behavior of women is hate speech.
9. Women have every right to talk about menâs issues and to tell men how they need to behave.
10. Men have no right to talk about womenâs issues or to tell women how they need to behave.
10. Men have no right to talk about womenâs issues or to tell women how they need to behave.
11. Men are never âaccountableâ for their poor behavior, no matter how much we call them to account for it and condemn them for it.
12. Womenâs poor behavior can be accounted for by various exonerating forms of victimhood (e.g. misogyny, internalized misogyny, the patriarchy) perpetrated by men.
13. Women always have good reasons for their poor behavior.
14. Men only ever have poor excuses for their poor behavior.
15. Women do not have âa voiceâ, no matter how much women, and everyone else, talks about women.
14. Men only ever have poor excuses for their poor behavior.
15. Women do not have âa voiceâ, no matter how much women, and everyone else, talks about women.
16. No-one needs to ask whether men have this âvoiceâ thing, and no-one needs to care and, if they do, they need to be quickly condemned and excluded.
17. Two female TV co-presenters: Not a problem.
18. Two male TV co-presenters: Not permitted.
17. Two female TV co-presenters: Not a problem.
18. Two male TV co-presenters: Not permitted.
19. When a man enters into a relationship with the intent of obtaining money, it warrants a media investigation.
20. When a woman enters into a relationship with the intent of obtaining money, it is not newsworthy.
20. When a woman enters into a relationship with the intent of obtaining money, it is not newsworthy.
21. When women are over-represented in achievement, it is because they are superior.
22. When men are over-represented in achievement, it is because of misogynistic discrimination.
22. When men are over-represented in achievement, it is because of misogynistic discrimination.
23. When women fail to achieve, something must be done to help them.
24. When men fail to achieve, they only have themselves to blame.
25. Men need to change.
26. Women are fine just as they are.
27. Women do not need men to help them.
24. When men fail to achieve, they only have themselves to blame.
25. Men need to change.
26. Women are fine just as they are.
27. Women do not need men to help them.
28. Men need to help women.
29. Womenâs rights activism: Good.
30. Menâs rights activism: Bad.
31. We need a greater focus on womenâs rights.
32. We need to quickly attach negative connotations to anyone who might focus on menâs rights.
30. Menâs rights activism: Bad.
31. We need a greater focus on womenâs rights.
32. We need to quickly attach negative connotations to anyone who might focus on menâs rights.
33. If women make up a small proportion of victims or sufferers of something, we need to focus on this overlooked minority.
34. If men make up a small proportion of victims or sufferers of something, we need to continue to focus on women because they represent the majority.
34. If men make up a small proportion of victims or sufferers of something, we need to continue to focus on women because they represent the majority.
35. We need to apply a âgender lensâ to every issue to keep identifying new areas of disadvantage.
36. We need to ensure that our gender lens is appropriately polarised to identify disadvantages for women only.
36. We need to ensure that our gender lens is appropriately polarised to identify disadvantages for women only.
37. Menâs violence against women is a tragedy.
38. Womenâs violence against men is comedy.
39. Womenâs anger is to be celebrated and encouraged.
40. Menâs anger is to be condemned as âtoxicâ.
41. If a man strikes a woman, it is because he is violent.
38. Womenâs violence against men is comedy.
39. Womenâs anger is to be celebrated and encouraged.
40. Menâs anger is to be condemned as âtoxicâ.
41. If a man strikes a woman, it is because he is violent.
42. If a woman strikes a man, it is because he did something to deserve it.
43. If a woman commits an appalling act, it is necessary to investigate what âdroveâ her to commit that act.
43. If a woman commits an appalling act, it is necessary to investigate what âdroveâ her to commit that act.
44. If a man commits an appalling act, it is simply because he is a âmonsterâ; no further investigation required.
45. In every situation, women are (a) virtuous, (b) victims, or (c) both.
46. In every situation, men are (a) privileged, (b) perpetrators, or (c) both.
46. In every situation, men are (a) privileged, (b) perpetrators, or (c) both.
47. Advantage is more convenient than equality.
48. Hypocrisy is more convenient than the truth.
48. Hypocrisy is more convenient than the truth.
49. Never question any of the above.
50. And if you do question any of the above, it is because you are a despicable piece of misogynistic sh!t, MRA, incel, etc.
50. And if you do question any of the above, it is because you are a despicable piece of misogynistic sh!t, MRA, incel, etc.
