Title: Are Men Oppressed Too? Understanding Oppression Through Marilyn Frye
Headings: Are Men Oppressed Too? Understanding Oppression Through Marilyn Frye
Are Men Oppressed Too? Understanding Oppression Through Marilyn Frye
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Content: Are Men Oppressed Too? Understanding Oppression Through Marilyn Frye
Are Men Oppressed Too? Understanding Oppression Through Marilyn Frye
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I have often heard people claim that they don’t identify as feminists because they believe in “equality.” I am always perplexed by these statements. For example, recently Kareena Kapoor Khan claimed that, “I am not a feminist, I believe in equality.” I’ve often heard this statement from numerous women and men around me who hesitate to fully embrace the title of “feminist.” For them somehow, equality and feminism were antithetical rather than synonymous. This borderline men-inist argument stated that this heteropatriarchal system did not only disadvantage the woman but also them man who had to conform to a form of hypermasculinity in order to survive in this world. “ Men are oppressed too” was the argument. Also Read: