Friday, November 21, 2014

What can men who are interested in feminism and the feminist movement do want to support? How can t


Articles were written about men and feminism earlier on this blog. This text is more specific about what men can and can not do within feminism. Are You a (cis) man and you consider harpers bizzare yourself (pro) feminist? This text is for you!
What can men who are interested in feminism and the feminist movement do want to support? How can they be useful and solidarity, support feminism, but not dominate the movement? What need of male feminists allies? More support, less voice!
To Do Aid feminist ideas and fight against sexism: Speak out against sexism and other wise men on their sexist behavior. Make it clear that sexist jokes, sexual harassment, macho behavior, harpers bizzare discrimination, prejudice, etc are not OK. Make it easier for feminists / women to be active: Offers to provide childcare to sticking posters to make copies to put tea to clean, wash off, bake cookies ... This kind of chores gives women space and time to be with "real" activism, harpers bizzare theory, personal harpers bizzare awareness and political development. Now it is often women who do these jobs for men and men who are campaigning / organizing / writing / lecturing / etc which gender role stereotypes remain. Time for some more balance, roldoorbreking and role reversal! Inform yourself: Read articles, books and blogs written by feminists. No, we are not talking about Derrida and Foucault. Realize that you as a man have privileges: Use your privileges to support feminism (for example, you are going to be taken seriously faster when you are addressing feminist issues harpers bizzare than a woman does), but do not let it stand in the way of other feminists. Also, do not abuse your privileges. Eventually you have to doing away with it and go your (pro) feminist struggle for a great piece to abolish male privilege.
Not To Do think that because you call yourself (pro) feminist, you never exhibiting sexist behavior or do not have male privilege: You wish ... Be aware of your privileges. Be self-critical. Stop macho / dominant behavior. This can sometimes sit in small and subtle things. Search the Internet for checklists with male privileges that help you to become more aware. Require that every space, every group and every activity is accessible to you: Sometimes women * are required areas / groups. Inform yourself and think about why, but demand no explanation of feminists. (* People who identify as women, some feminist spaces / activities are defined as only accessible to women / transgender / lesbian / intersex people..) Often / lot / long speaking and writing: Feminism is about stopping the dominance of men (and by extension all other forms of domination). So your dominance, whether you're conscious of it or not, whether you liked it or not now. Learn to listen and also to even say anything. Encourage women to take to lead and take the initiative harpers bizzare the word (but not in a paternalistic way). Take yourself an implied step back into the background. You may if you are a spectator at a lecture, harpers bizzare ask a question but you do not give endless speech or being the first to speak. No, even on facebook / blogs you do not participate in all feminist discussions. Using Power Techniques: Men often tend to dominate meetings harpers bizzare and debates so that women no space or say more. Analyze your behavior and that of other men in groups. Stop using power techniques. Better a whole meeting silence and listening than talking a whole meeting (this also applies to meetings of non-feminist groups). Respect what women have to say even if you do not agree. Make their ideas and views are not ridiculous and not. Ignore them Take Leadership Roles: Oops, you end up at the wrong move! But wait ... in that other movements, organizations, activities and places can you (formal and informal) harpers bizzare leadership ever give to a woman, for a change ... Put in place once a task / role usually by women only performed (and usually gives less status). Complain about how hard men and that men have experienced the same sexism: If you reason to be active in feminism, are you better stay away. Feminism runs in the last place cismannen, while you can as a man may sometimes suffer from stereotypes and gender roles imposed. But this is nothing compared to what women have to deal with. A thunderous applause and eternal adoration expect because as a (pro) feminist out, feminism promote yourself, participates aa

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