I was having a discussion with a friend on discord who is incredibly feminist, which I am supportive of, and I went on a little bit of a rant for her to try and understand my way of thinking a little bit. Below is only a slightly edited version of that rant so that I could post it on the forums, but if it doesnât make sense at some point or goes off topic, thatâs why. It wasnât meant as a forum post, so feel free to ask about it and Iâll try to elaborate.
I donât claim to be a smart person, so Iâm making my thoughts public, because I want to open my mind to the thoughts and opinions of people that oppose my way of thinking.
The reason I share the rant and not just write my thoughts for a post is because, again, Iâm stupid and I think in that moment I did the best job at expressing myself and I donât think I can recreate it, honestly.
My biggest issue with american feminism is that smaller but vocal fraction of feminists that want to be treated equally, but also want special treatment. If women get special treatment, then theyâre not equal. Women in this country seem to want more rights and better treatment than men, and donât stop to think in what ways our social structure men have been affected, because men havenât necessarily been dealt a fair hand either. There has been certain high expectations and standards for us. Not me specifically, but historically, men had their roles, too, which werenât always fair.
Iâve also posted in a looooott of LGBT threads on overwatch forums that ask the devs for another gay hero, or a trans, or nonbinary, or what have you. Iâve talked about starwars and battlefield5. Iâm totally for having diversity and Iâm supportive of all colors of the rainbow, but tokenizing race, gender, sexuality should not take priority in creative works of art with the primary intention of making some kind of political statement, because:
- itâs labeling, giving special treatment, moves further away from normal and equal by doing so
- it turns something thatâs supposed to be fun and a magical experience into an uncomfortable conversation
- when put as a priority, it really takes away the creativity and inspiration to make a really compelling story or game
A lot of how I feel about asking devs for LGBT heroes translates to, not just feminism specifically, but social politics in general.
Women being in battlefield 5 shouldnât be a big deal. it shouldnât be something we have to think about, it should just be an option that should have existed forever. It just should be a natural occurrence and normal. However, EA has gone out of their way to be like âHEY LOOK WE HAVE WOMEN! LOOK WOMEN ITâS FOR YOU! YAY FOR POLITICAL STATEMENTS PLZ GIVE US YOUR MOMEY!â
However, I still think people choosing to boycott the game specifically because thereâs women in it are dumb. There are plenty of reasons to boycott EA, and that game specifically, because they set certain expectations about the game and lied about it. I would say itâs ok to boycott the game because itâs influenced by SJWs, but because the game has women is not reason enough and anyone that thinks so is a degenerate
When I was like 8 years younger I was totally on the âscrew all men weâre a bunch of jerksâ train. But now, I think things in the US have gotten far out of control.
We want to make the government recognize 20+ different genders, we want people to betray their religions and beliefs to cater to LGBTâs. We canât talk to each other and have conversation because itâs either sexist, racist, or some form of prejudice and any level of understanding each other is cut off at the head.
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Everyone is expected to walk on egg shells all the time.
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everyone is overly sensitive and everyone is wrong but them
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canât make jokes or the internet will find where you live
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everyone is shouting real loud to censor each other
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asking for more rights, but doesnât want to stop at âequalâ
Everyone wants to have their bootyholes coddled and pampered and no one is allowed to say naughty words ever or they call the police, and itâs spilling over into games, and tv, and films and itâs aggravating me.
I believe SJWs are ruining the country and all the nice things I like, because they donât know how to chill out and donât know when to stop.