Some time ago, I posted a link to a pro-feminist men's website in Finland, and made some rather acid remarks about what I found there. Somewhere in the post I said:

I'd like you to give the linked document a quick but careful read and see what you can learn about the organizing principles for a socio-political movement. Any socio-political movement. I think that our enemies have something to teach us here...

http://www.profeministimiehet.net/old/question.htm


In fact, I believe they have given us a gift. Check it out, homies! If you tweak a few keyterms here and there, reshuffle a concept or two, and delete a few bits that are clearly not pertinent, you will end up with a jim-dandy operating template for our very own counter-feminist movement! Ain't it swell, when your foe does all the work for you?

And that, comrades, is what counter-feminism is all about: Saving our own energy and making them do the work!

So now, the time has come to actually do this literary engineering as opposed to just talking about it! Here it is, the Profeministimiehet "manifesto" singing OUR song. And I didn't need to write very much at all:

What is Counter-Feminism?


Counter-Feminism describes men's solidarity and support for men's struggles and issues. Thus just as there are various feminisms so there are various forms of counter-feminism. However, amongst all the different viewpoints, counter-feminists share a core conviction to weaken and undermine feminism. Through this we aim to actively rethink and deconstruct feminism as the dominant and hegemonic discourse. This involves actively changing both ourselves and other men – personally, politically, at home, at work, in the media, in campaigns, in law, and so on. Examples of men's actions and power that need changing include men’s chivalry, passivity, apathy, anti-intellectualism, anti-male sexism and male self-loathing more generally.

But donÂ’t we already live in an equal society?

No we donÂ’t. There is the anti-male gender politics of the workplace, the disparity of gender-specific social spaces in women's favor, differences in power and status, inequality of reproductive freedom, men's financial burdens, and women's legally-sanctioned violence toward men to name a few. Gender inequality runs very deep. Even if some women suffer under feminist-dominated society, women also benefit from its fruits.

Why would I want to be a counter-feminist?

Why wouldnÂ’t you? Unless you agree with for example: paternity fraud, false rape accusation, male-bashing, cultural double standards, loss of constitutional rights, lack of equal protection under the law, female violence against men or the Duluth Model. To achieve a more equal society, menÂ’s solidarity is needed to confront these problems. The alternative is to ignore them.

What are counter-feminists going to do about it?

We act on these issues personally and politically. We promote public awareness and discussion about them. We make contacts with men who think similarly so that they can feel they are not alone. Counter-feminism asks men for a consciousness of their own position and towards the men around us. This can be very painful, but it can help men to live more fulfilling lives also.

Are counter-feminist men anti-woman?

We are not anti-woman. However, we believe that women, and feminists in particular, shouldnÂ’t look for excuses when confronted with gender issues. Also, some people and some media commentators have said that feminism is against men. We think this is accurate.

Is counter-feminism an organised movement?

There is no such thing as an organised counter-feminist movement. Rather, counter-feminism is a plural movement or set of networks. Since this is a movement of men, we have to be especially careful not to mirror feminist ideology and feminist totalitarianism.

What about other discriminated groups in society?

Counter-feminism does not employ the feminist trick of wrapping itself in the banner of other movements in order to use those movements as living shields. Counter-feminism's focus is deliberately narrow and targeted: To bring about the fall of feminism. We do not expect all counter-feminists to agree on all things, but upon the main thing, surely yes.

Is counter-feminism related to the pro-feminist men's movement?

Absolutely not, except in an adversarial sense. The term "pro-feminist men's movement" is an oxymoron, and this movement is better described as the men's auxiliary of the women's movement.

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