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Agreed. But it's not "would you rather be stuck in the woods alone with a bear or a misogynist", it's with a man, isn't it? People can't help what they're born as. You're judging them for something completely out of their control. Their gender no less, which a lot of men aren't happy they were assigned. And on the other hand you're actively shitting on trans masc choices to be men. I just don't think this sweeping sexism is the answer.
It's not sweeping sexism, it's just toxic masculinity that's the problem.
Feminism is the solution to most problems with men. Men are the ones rejecting the solution without even considering it. So who is sexist here?
Nobody is faulting men for their gender. They are being accused of protecting the bad actors by acting like 'no there is not a problem, I'm the good one'.
By staying oblivious in face of the facts, and not owning up to it and saying 'those stats are fucked up, we need to do better', you are part of the problem.
If I offered you some candy from a big bowl of Skittles and told you that only a handful were poisoned, would you eat one?
One bad apple spoils the bunch etc.
The man/bear thing seems stupid to me - but that's probably just because I've missed the point of it.
It's with a random man. You're not a random man, you're you. If a random man isn't safe, that doesn't mean anything about you. You're not Spiders Georg.
That's why it looks like solidarity when you defend the random man.
Isn't "choice" generally regarded as a problematic and incorrect term to use?