It’s fairly well established that feminism is broadly the movement to bring about the equality of the sexes (i.e. the movement against sexism).
Why does it feel like “anti-sexism” as a term might be born from a misunderstanding of feminism as being misandrist? I don’t see any articles on “anti-sexism”, anyone have clarity?
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…’