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On the internet, it is common to call a guy a misogynist, but what is the exact meaning of misogynist? Is it 1. A guy who hates women? Or 2. a guy who thinks men are superior. Or 3. A guy who believes in women should follow traditional norms like cooking. 

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[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Since he decided to delete a bunch of his comments and this comment thread can't be seen...

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I’m a little confused. I see you accusing OP of saying things against women and then you go on to call him a slur that is specifically offensive to women, but none of those comments in the picture are the ones you’re accusing OP of saying.

Either I’m missing something, or there is quite the irony here.

Edit: Just read OP’s comment history, and yeah, seems to be a jerk and a misogynist. I still think your choice to call him a c*nt was a bit ironic in context though.

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The United States is the only country I know of in which that insult is considered misogynistic, and even then only when it is directed toward a woman. OP is not a woman, and, even though I reside in the United States, I do not consider myself an American. Regarding its offensiveness to women, yes, some women do consider it offensive. If any of them are reading this, then they can go ahead and be offended if they wish, that is their right. But the C-word is not misogynistic. Misogyny involves tools of gendered oppression, the way the N-word has long been a tool of racist oppression. The C-word has never had that sort of power.

If I had called him a "pussy", then that is something different because it implies cowardice, as though people who own one are cowards. If I had accused him of having a small penis, then that would have been body-shaming and uncool. But cunt? Dick? Asshole? They are just words indicating someone is a jerk, which OP most certainly is.

I have done a lot...like, a lot of work on the vocabulary I employ. I have nothing but feminist men, women, and enbies in my circle, and we all hold each other accountable for the language we use. We shun ableist terms ("lame", "crazy"), sex-shaming ("slut"), poverty-shaming ("white-trash", "ghetto"), and a whole host of other very common terms in modern parlance. And, while a couple women I've known have had a distaste for the word "cunt", they just didn't like the way it sounded.

All this being said, thank you for what you do by trying to hold me accountable for the language I use.