How can we get men disillusioned by feminism to recognise women's struggles, such as the Global Gag Rule, without trivialising their lived experience?

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Really this is moving in the wrong direction. You’re never going to be able to change someone’s views. What you have to do is change society around them, make holding those viewpoints increasingly costly.

It’s one of the things I really admire about feminism. They are willing to sacrifice personal happiness for future generations. And it plays right into male psychology. Guys are all extremely conscious of pecking order, and derive a large amount of their self-worth from having the respect and admiration of the women around them. Convincing their spouses and female friends to deny them this respect and admiration is absolutely, 100% a valid, effective tactic, and I applaud them for being willing to deploy it.

If guys were aware enough, they would be able to see the feminist sisterhood for what it is and develop the social fluidity it takes to evade their slings and arrows. The ones that aren’t will band together to fight back. I find it easy to rise above the fray, and actually I rather enjoy the fact that the lines are clearly drawn so I know where the dangerous terrain is so I can avoid those areas.

The beauty of feminism is that it doesn’t need me. It’s women sticking up for themselves.