Yes I understand where you coming from. But it’s another thing to feel- I guess empowered. It may not be the best but it’s the same as black people say they hate yt people. Obv they don’t hate them all. Same with acab. A generalized statement helps to get the point across and I get it’s not best for sure. But I’ve noticed when using most men or some they tend to think themselves of that nice guy. 100% kill all men isn’t good but you also can’t say that all the nice guys aren’t misogynistic. Bc the reality is they can be- living in a society where it is. As well as how we even in poc communities we have racist mindsets. Maybe not rascist but idk the word for, examples like colorism or westernized beauty standard. Using a generalized statement could help to reflect.
Yeah Like empowerment against patriarchy or sexism, I get what ur saying, but in some cases it’s really overused. Like I understand that it’s a blanket statement saying that men need to do better. However it has opposite effects, like shitty men hide behind that well known belief as an excuse to act shitty.
imagine some little boy growing up hearing people say “I hate men” and etc. + how media portrays men and etc. let’s the guy do whatever they want even if it’s dumb.
the only solution that kid is gonna subconsciously see, is to accept the fact they are “shit” and just do whatever they want.
Like if ur family is genuinely full of shitheads; I get it. But if u r speaking from a place of privilege, it needs to stop Bc ur fucking up ur perception of all men in ur brain. To take that step towards men “not being shit” or whatever, We need to stop saying it. It needs to not be overused on a wide scale basis and we need to hold men accountable when necessary.
TL; DR: Yeah it’s a generalized statement, but how are we gonna work towards it not being it we keep saying it.
Yea I know the negative impacts and i know it’s not the best statement so personally I don’t use them. Two wrongs don’t make this right but you have to understand how media and society portrays guys already. They already live in a safety blanket and honestly I’m not a guy so obv can’t speak for there issues but Ik that they have a male privilege.
That may be awful growing up to hear all men are shit but is that really that case often times? It’s getting better for sure but often times woman get a portrayal of being too emotional, sensitive and a bitch which does have a negative impact. Or like how we may excuse men’s behavior and teach woman how to stay safe from it for example walking home at night. Saying all men are shit most likely won’t have that impact of them acting out. It could...and this is honestly all opinion but I feel like it’s the same with the stereotype of girls not being good at games. It gave a path to make fun of girls which is not okay and I’m not promoting it but I feel like the same could happen with statement. Having that influence girls didn’t stop playing games. A statement won’t make a guy more inclined to be shitty it means they were already shitty LOL srry. The nice guys wouldn’t act out Bc those actions and statement don’t reflect who they are- same with how “girls can’t play games” doesn’t stop from girls actually playing game. Maybe this example wasn’t the best but I hope you get it idk.
Honestly you’ve helped me see a different perspective and it is valid but I hope I make sense in the point I’m trying to get across.
I hate that’s dude so fucking much, and there are guys like that who exist. But stop staying shit like “I hate men” and “all men should die”. Ur lowering the standard, not only in ur perception but others own as well. Despite what u think, some shitty men are enabled to not change them self’s bc “it’s known that men ain’t shit” and stuff like that.
It’s also damaging to men’s self esteem to been seen as shit, even tho they are just existing.... I know this is just a manwha but in real life y’all need to watch the power of words.