MEMO: on gratitude, or, why i should just Say NO.

[rkt]

dear feminist mens:

thank you ever so much for being men and feminists! you all deserve cookies; i will soon return to the kitchen and bake for you. you have my undying gratitude. i'm ashamed of anyone who would make you feel bad. that women-folk would even think about asking you to be quiet and let women talk -thus creating a "safespace" - no matter how brief the timespan, is nothing short of stupid.

i apologize that there are those evil(man-hating-hairy-lesbianic, etc.) feminists who think that maybe you shouldn't be leaders of The Movement. they're just bitter. all this reverse sexism makes no sense, i'll tell you what. and besides womens need to be taught a lesson as to how to talk back. it's their fault if they don't!

we can talk about privilege all we want. that doesn't matter. privilege is as priviledge does. what matters is keeping you guys interested. i don't want any of you to feel ignored; we need your penii lest we perish! we must fight the oppression of the almighty penis at all costs!

also-feel, before i forget, free to mock woman-kind all you want. making fun of a disadvantaged group, of which you are not a part, is perfectly fine. anyone who says anything to the contrary is only trying to oppress you further.

sincerely,

a concerned feminist (who isn't one of *those* feminists)

Comments

[bike4fish.livejournal.com]

Gags (and not the funny kind) sound like they might be in order. Put them on them as they come in the door. Putting them on too low and tightening them too much seems to cause more trouble that it's worth, though it may bring temporary relief and satisfaction.

Sounds a lot like a bunch of those anti-racist white folks I keep running into, too.

My sympathies.

[brienf.livejournal.com]

Maybe feminist women should remove clothing while they wait for men to talk. You know, we need to give them a reason to care about us.

What? Not all "feminist men" are heterosexual? Are you sure?

[brienf.livejournal.com]

BTW, I did not have sexual relations with those feminists.

[rkt.livejournal.com]

i'm not sure which "those" you're referencing.

eitehr way, i'm sure i did.

i'm whorish like that.

that doesn't mean they were any good.

[rkt.livejournal.com]

there are certain lj communities i need to not enter.

SOMEDAY i will learn.

[brienf.livejournal.com]

I was referring to the ones for whom I had to apologize. They need to realize that male feminists won't care about equality unless they are properly and explicitly appreciated, pampered, and serv/ic/ed.

[liveavatar.livejournal.com]

First, thank you for reminding us how hard it is to be a feminist mens. (long-suffering eyeroll scrolling over years of experience)

Second, I utterly adore your icon -- is it sharable? I finally saw Kinsey tonight and therefore am sensitized to penis art. After all, I'm not one of "those" feminists either. Who would want to be?

[kornrowchic.livejournal.com]

thank you! sometimes i feel like men claiming to be liberal or left rather and supportive of womens rights simply want to be in on the movement so that they can dictate thereby defeating the purpose. and it really gets to me when a woman makes a suggestion and all the male "feminists" mock it! of course there are exceptions to this rule but it seems like a lot of men just have a hard time escaping this machismo attitude no matter how they align.

i do know some great examples of men who aren't like this and i am thankful for them but , you know, for the most part... =\

[http://users.livejournal.com/_m0rbiidcandyy/]

<3

[feminist makes my head hurt.]

you're ever so welcome

[rkt.livejournal.com]

people need to understand how hard it is for men to feel silence. i have chosen to educate the world.

the icon is very sharable. i got it from the vintagesexicons community awhile back. enjoy.

also, http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/22107575/1102672
is by jadedjade. i'm sure if you asked her nicely, she'd let you snag it.

[rkt.livejournal.com]

for real.

[rkt.livejournal.com]

this is why i have no problems being labelled extremist and saying men need to shut the fuck up when it comes to feminism.

male "liberals" annoy me exponentially more than male "conservatives" because they (the liberals) refuse to see the irony of their entitlement-demanding ways.

[rkt.livejournal.com]

i'm all for doing anything it takes to keep the mens interested! feminism isn't just about me or you, it's about men having rights too!

[brienf.livejournal.com]

It's more about men than it is about women. Men are the ones who have to stop sexism (women are powerless to do this themselves) and if they don't get proper respect then everyone will think that feminism is actually about special rights for women and "reverse sexism."

[rkt.livejournal.com]

i thought the whole point of letting men speak was to FORCE women to learn how to speak up for themselves?
hrm.
we've got to get rid of these special-interest feminisms. (not to mention all those activist judges.)

Re: you're ever so welcome

[liveavatar.livejournal.com]

(looking at jadedjade's icon) Oh my goodness! Just in time for Valentine's Day, too!

I'll, um, jump right on it.

[brienf.livejournal.com]

Men have many important things to teach women - did you know that men don't "let" anyone silence them?



Also, the irritating male-feminist-with-a-lesson-for-us responded to your comment last night. I want to take the little tongue in the smiley he left and tie it to his Rod of Truth. Or do something else that would ensure that he actually knows that his comments about men's importance to feminism are neither clever nor welcome.