A popular talking point is that white cis-het men have historically been doing much better than any other group, which, by some people's views, makes it perfectly fine to hate on them. That's the point of the original meme, that "feminists hate men". Why I chose to add the accountability part is because men, although deserve the same respect and rights as everyone else, are factually more privileged than other groups, thus have to take on more responsibility for their actions if they want to be treated as actual equals. Is this more understandable?
Stating the fact that men are more privileged than any other group isn't misandry...
Imagine you're in school. If you have more apples than all your classmates combined, and I give everyone exactly one apple, that's equality, but not fair, because you still have much more than others. If I look at who has more and who has less, and give an extra apple to those who have the least, but make sure to give at least one to everyone, THAT'S fair. Nobody's losing apples, everyone is better off than before, but the people at the bottom are getting extra help to lessen the gaps between those with more and those with less.
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u/CitroHimselph 29d ago
That's right. Fortunately that's not what the post is about.