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CMV: I believe that it is okay for feminism to focus on the rights of women and put men's rights on the back burner



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Hello CMV, I know there have been a **lot** of CMVs about feminism and men's rights and whatnot but I have yet to find one with this specific concern. I apologize if it's out there and I just couldn't find it. 


I just would like to say that I think that when people say that feminism is detrimental to men's rights they are completely off base with what feminism is about. Yes there are absolutely people who call themselves feminist but don't exactly share the *right message*. Obviously my definition of the "right message" is going to be questioned so here is what I believe feminism is about.

* the equal treatment of men/women/everyone-in-between
* fighting against rape culture and any actions that promote it
* no "special treatment" to women because they are "more delicate" i.e. "weaker"
* trying to bring to attention the general attitude society has about women (for example: street harassment is okay and women should be thankful for being noticed; women in charge = bossy, men in charge = boss; women are less capable and when they get upset its because they're hysterical women and their feelings aren't valid; I could go on and on about this)


When people try to say that feminism hurts men, they are mistaking a loss of complete privilege for unfair treatment. 

I know that there are some people out there who do not believe that feminism means the things I listed, but I'd argue that that is not really feminism. 

Please CMV, why should feminism focus on the rights of men instead of mostly women? Some of the things I stated directly help men as well (gender roles, fighting rape culture). I feel as though when feminism doesn't focus on men, people tend to get upset.


Why should someone get upset when a charity for cancer doesn't help a homeless animal shelter? Its not their mission or their purpose. One cause isn't inherently responsible for all causes. Feminism does not hurt men, and it shouldn't be responsible for working towards more rights for men. 

If anything in my post is offensive to anybody please let me know!

Thanks!

**edit:** when I say "the equal treatment of men/women/everyone-in-between" I really should have said something more like "women should be treated no differently than everyone else solely because they're a woman"

**edit again:** I'm not so happy about the way this turned out. It was probably my fault for mentioning things that triggered other discussion. The point I wanted my view changed was just about whether or not it's okay for feminism to focus on women as men's rights focuses on men. I don't think feminism should be expected to tackle men's issues as that really isn't their mission (in my mind but everyone is different). I've heard too much about why feminism isn't even needed, how men have it worse, and no one has really changed my view about what I had intended on getting across.
gpt
>the equal treatment of men/women/everyone in between

You can't claim this and then put men's issues on the backburner. It's fine to not focus on men's issues, but then you have to admit that feminism isn't about *everyone*