With all due respect, fuck this opinion. I've had to suffer from violent toxic masculinity as a child, together with my mom, and now you're calling me suspect because I chose to take an open stand against abuse?
Thanks guys, appreciated.
I get your feelings, especially given plagiarize's first line, but in general you're jumping at these posters' words without reading what they're actually saying.
Please reread, in particular, the part you (coincidentally?) bolded again. It's not about saying you're a feminist or caring about feminism. It's about making a big deal about it - trying to "associate that label" with yourself, trying to "broadcast it". Talking about it as a topic isn't the problem; it's talking "openly about how much of a feminist [you] are".
Are you just saying you're a feminist when it'd make sense for you to say it, and naturally engaging in discussions about related topics? Or are you just trying to build up your image as being a feminist at every possible opportunity, being self-congratulating about it, trying to make that your entire personal brand? That second case is obviously very suspect. And so even if there's sometimes false positives of people who meant well, genuinely trying to be the first case but ending up seen as the second case... can you fault women for being cautious?
Do remember we're talking about someone who
literally made it his clothing brand in an attempt to cover up his actions and reshape his image.
