Let's Talk About Meninism

     This is a subject near and dear to my heart. Feminism is what I live and breathe, but this post is about something slightly different. We're talking about the "Meninism" craze today. First of all, that awful name. The pure thought that one cannot support women's rights (or equal rights in general) without putting a male pronoun with it defeats the purpose of feminism. The word's feminine roots are the whole point. If you can't do anything without making it about your male-ness, you probably don't have the best intentions while becoming part of a women's rights movement. 

     Second, that Meninist Twitter account puts all seemingly good intentions to rest. With its tweets making light of domestic violence, sex-shaming, unwarranted sexualization of women's bodies, and just-plain mocking feminists in general, this account and "movement" is poison. We would love for men, women, and others to join up in the feminist cause, but not on their own derogatory terms.

     Third, we had a hashtag starting up not too long ago- after the fatal Santa Barbara university campus shooting, in which a male student shot females for turning him down on dates. This sparked an internet revolution, #YesAllWomen. The hashtag as designed for women to share their stories and bond over our mutual experiences involving male harassment. Fueling the hate-fire against feminism, "meninists" created their own hashtag, #NotAllMen. Which is, again, turning something from being about women into being about men. The truth is, all women have experienced some sort of injustice (catcalling, rape, fear of walking down the street, pay gaps, etcetera) simply for their gender. It was not meant to call all men disgusting pigs, but to show the world how discerning it is to be female in a male-dominated society.