Emeritus Prof Christopher May18h ago

Let's start the week with a simple message from UN Women.

Stop telling women how to live their life!

The continued focus of the media on telling women what to do reflects a wide-spread sexism in global societies.... it won't be stoped abruptly, but behind much prejudice is this assumed male right.

So, my friends, if you find yourself telling a women how to live their life ask yourself: have I the right to be offering unasked-for 'guidance' or 'advice'?

#women #politics #feminism

Show threadSecondUniverse (she/her/they)
@ChrisMayLA6 I am getting an "All people's lives matter" vibe from some of the answers. Yes you can't force anyone to live their life in a particular way, but women face SPECIFIC issues in this regard. There is no male equivalent of what is happening right now to women in countries like Afghanistan. Men are not directly affected by the abortion bans spreading over the USA. Men are not getting their penises cut off so they can be free of sexual temptation and come to their wife's bed in a pure state. Men are not subject to a daily barrage of misogyny and rape culture.
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Show threadSarah W14h ago
@SecondUniverse @ChrisMayLA6
Yes, some of the answers are very disappointing.
Misogyny and victim blaming are not welcome
Show threadSecondUniverse (she/her/they)12h ago

@Sarahw @ChrisMayLA6 Maybe the men who are reacting so defensively can stop and ask themselves: "What am I defending?"

Unbelievable that a mild "let women be themselves" poster from the UN gets such an outraged reaction. Literally, what is there to disagree with?

Show threadSarah W12h ago
@SecondUniverse @ChrisMayLA6
Exactly.
Show threadSchoenix4h ago
@SecondUniverse @Sarahw @ChrisMayLA6 It is right that it is especially important to emphasize that all people including women (because of abortion/birth rights, forced marriage and so on in a lot of countries), but what's wrong with broadening it to all people?
Show threadNini12h ago
@SecondUniverse @ChrisMayLA6 They're part of the issue, this is not about men's rights and while men do suffer under patriarchy they are not the targets of societal repression and rape culture on a daily basis like you say, there's no equality without equity and right now it's deeply biased against women in terms of the power structures we're talking about.