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There's been a lot of meta on LJ about feminism and related issues lately. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
synecdochic just wrote a very nice set of guidelines aimed at men who want to be good guys, who want to be supportive of feminism. It's not just what to do but why to do it and some things to keep in mind. It's well-written, concise, informative, and most important of all deals with the problem of privilege without coming across as an attack on the people who have privilege. And a lot of things she says are applicable to people with any privilege, male or female, so I think everyone should go read it.
Don't Be That Guy.
Disclaimer: As a middle-class 25-year-old white female from the Pacific Northwest currently in grad school, I've never really been in any situation where I felt threatened or belittled or ignored because of my gender. That kind of awareness simply isn't part of my default assumptions. But I know women for whom that is their life experience, and this is a good set of things to keep in mind.
synecdochic just wrote a very nice set of guidelines aimed at men who want to be good guys, who want to be supportive of feminism. It's not just what to do but why to do it and some things to keep in mind. It's well-written, concise, informative, and most important of all deals with the problem of privilege without coming across as an attack on the people who have privilege. And a lot of things she says are applicable to people with any privilege, male or female, so I think everyone should go read it.Don't Be That Guy.
Disclaimer: As a middle-class 25-year-old white female from the Pacific Northwest currently in grad school, I've never really been in any situation where I felt threatened or belittled or ignored because of my gender. That kind of awareness simply isn't part of my default assumptions. But I know women for whom that is their life experience, and this is a good set of things to keep in mind.
