SO Here I was cruising through my fb when I saw a girl making some feminist status about her beliefs and stuff. I myself am cautiously supportive of feminism- I'm 100% for female equal rights/opertunity, but sometimes I get turned off from the group as a whole by the radical feminazis who highjack the whole thing. I was gonna comment something generally supportive like "power to ya," that is, until I saw this page: http://i-once-had-a-guy-tell-me.tumblr.com/page/2 There are some tragic stories on here where women came out about their being -blam!-. But, far more numerous than those stories, were those stories from the many females who feel sexually violated or parts of everyday life. Worse, you can see that most females actually agree with these ridiculous perspectives when you see how many times it got noted. Some of these things aren't even sexist at all, but are construed as '-blam!- culture' Some of the best ones: [quote] "I once had a co-worker who made jokes like “There are three things a woman should see: the kitchen sink, the bedroom ceiling, and the back of my hand” and would call tampons “Lady Cigars.” I was so glad when he resigned, but I gotta say, he left a lasting impression" (can't handle jokes? I get made fun of all the time by peers and friends and dish it too. Part of life) "I will always be a feminist until I feel safe walking alone on the alley at night" (uhh... That's not safe male or female) "I once had a guy (friend from college) open a door for me (ofc I said thank you) and mention something about chivalry and acted puffed-out and proud, he felt entitled to reward for such a noble act. I said “Ah, well done, you, a human being, did a decent thing for another human being who happens to have breasts/a vagina. Imagine that. Am I to fall at your feet now? What are your rates for opening doors? Handjob? Nudes? ” He looked stunned, and said “I never thought of it that way…I’m so sorry”" (What the -blam!- kind of reaction is that?) "I once had a guy tell me to become a christian after i told him i was an atheist. The words he used were “that needs to change”" (what a sexist asshole) "I once had a guy (my father) tell me that a man would never be attracted to me because my skin is always raw and red from scratching myself all the time (something i do out of stress), he then proceeded to hit my raw, red chest with the spatula he was holding and it stung like hell. I am trying to stop my stress scratching not for him, not so men will be attracted to me, but for my own personal health." (How douchy of your dad to give you advice smfh) "I once had a guy (my dad) tell me that I should marry a rich man because I want to be an artist. He said it kinda jokingly but it still hurt." Most interestingly of all: "as a male following this blog, it is very depressing finding out how common sexual abuse, misogny, -blam!- culture etc is... Is there anything that can be done? Besides controlling how I act towards women of course...." [/quote] I'm an egalitarian, and usually pro feminist, but it annoys me how most feminists always think like this (and don't pretend they don't. Yes mother-blam!-er they do.)