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Feminist FrequencyVerified account ‏@femfreq · Nov 14
There’s no such thing as sexism against men. That's because sexism is prejudice + power. Men are the dominant gender with power in society.
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  1. @karspearhollow what makes you think that a latino person cannot benefit from the opression of a black person? Or a black person benefit (c)
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  2. @MrRoflWaffles you are referring to prejudice and potentially discrimination. Not sexism.
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  3. @karspearhollow from the optession of a white person? These things absolutely can happen, and they're examples of racism just the same
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  4. @femfreq That would be true if a patriarchy existed here in the U.S.
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  5. @MiyakaLee @femfreq And this power structure dictates "acceptable" roles and behaviors for men in society, and shames those who differ.
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  6. @lexica @chotiari The argument is because men perceive consent "differently" than women (i.e. they're incapable of not consenting)...
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  7. @Piscesboy69 @femfreq another example of not reading. She said "sexism + power." Keep up.
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  8. @femfreq @JackCox jack stop retweeting this trash!!!
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  9. @The_Camera_Girl *Golf clap* good show!
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  10. @Piscesboy69 @femfreq prejudice + power, rather. I'm a little tip tip tonight.
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  11. @lexica @chotiari ...they can only be sexually assaulted, not raped, unless the perpetrator is another man.
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  12. @felinegurl no, as in, they have no voting rights, due process, get taxed without congressional representation, and war drafts.
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  13. @theleast @femfreq Very true. Patriarchal sexism hurts men too.
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  14. @lexica @chotiari Don't think about it too hard, it makes precisely about as much sense as it sounds.
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  15. @awintory Definition of sexism (and racism) already includes the socially-systemic part. Otherwise, it's non-systemic prejudice / bigotry.
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  16. @femfreq It's hilarious how some people are responding to this like it's some out of nowhere nonsense.
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  17. @femfreq All right, Big Mac, I know you're listening, so how about this: prove it.
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  18. @MiyakaLee @femfreq Aye. I'm not saying that sexism vs. men is as big a problem as vs. women. Not even close. But it does exist.
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  19. @femfreq "...sexism is prejudice + power. Men are the dominate gender with power in society "-meaning men can face prejudice but not sexism
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  20. @awintory The confusion comes from academia's definition of it (systemic) being different from media perception (any sort of prejudice).
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