Antisexism
This community is about Antisexism, a joint movement of men, women and nonbinary people against gender stereotypes and all sorts of gender-based discrimination.
Here you can share useful materials (articles, research, statistics, opinions...) on gender-based discrimination against men, women, and nonbinary people, and participate in common discussions and activities.
Rules:
1. No promotion of patriarchy (or matriarchy)
Systems based on dominance of one gender harm everyone, including, often times, people in the dominant group. They are intrinsically sexist and therefore strictly forbidden in this community.
2. Be civil and listen before you speak
The issues of gender equality often come as contentious. Remember - there are no enemies here! The purpose of this place is to discuss and find solutions together.
3. Respect personal experiences
All of us have different history and issues regarding gender stereotypes. Every experience is valid! Don't try to belittle it.
4. Everyone is welcome!
Antisexism is about everyone: men, women and nonbinary, cis- and trans-people. Every group and every person individually have unique experiences that we need to address.
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Hello from All - I can't speak on behalf of the creators of this community, but I'd guess it's a branding kind of thing.
That's a fairly common misunderstanding. For some people, the error is easy enough to explain away; others will be so bothered by the 'fem' part that there is literally no convincing them that feminism is NOT anti-male. Personally I consider those people to be a lost cause and not worth the energy, but if you wanted to sway them, your best bet would be to advocate for the concept of feminism without actually saying the name: then maybe you'll see some positive behavior change in things like voting patterns, all without needing to tackle the Sisyphean task of coaxing them outside of their comfort zone of ignorance or bigotry.
If an anti-feminist could be swayed into being anti-sexist, even if the fact that 'feminist' and 'anti-sexist' are synonymous is over their head, that's a win for human rights. ...even if the route to getting there is kinda stupid.
'a rose by any other name...'