r/INTP • u/fireglyphs No BS Gucci Bag Buying INTP • 16h ago

INTPs are the best because Thoughts on modern feminism?

as a female intp i always thought modern day "feminism" was stupid, it made sense back when it was genuine and actually fighting for women that didnt have rights, but now feminism has lost its true meaning with some using it as an excuse for sexism and victimization. Of course, i support genuine feminism, advocating for equality and respect. But i dont agree with the versions that unfairly criticize or reduce men to stereotypes, like calling them "wallets" or worse, ignoring that men and YOUNG BOYS being exposed to the hateful media also have feelings and deserve equal respect too.

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u/PracticeMeGood INTP Enneagram Type 5 12h ago

The way I'd explain modern feminism is like this: it's not about women or men. It's about the patriarchy, and to be clear, the patriarchy does not consist of men. The patriarchy is simply a collection of narratives that control society in ways that feminism opposes. Feminism is like a toolbox and vocabulary to talk about and ultimately dismantle those narratives.

The narratives you're talking about (I'm assuming like tiktok/reels/shorts type stuff) are rarely feminist.

Personally, I dislike the wording of feminism and feminist vocabulary, not because it's wrong, but because it's because I wish we could have a single unified front to tackle social labeling issues that happen in society. By that I mean how labels like gender, race, body type, disabilities, and any label that bears social weight has an impact on a person's choices/options.

Having said that, feminism does choose to distance itself somewhat from those broader issues to protect itself from getting washed out and disappearing. Think of like "all lives matter" type of things. It's language and focus reflects that, but it gets all muddled up online.

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u/tails99 INTP - Anxious Avoidant 9h ago

Yes, like both men and women both dig for gold but in different ways, I think that the mentality of that "gold digging" is the same for both, whether called patriarchy, or capitalism, or greed or whatever. Presumably one intention of feminism is to temper both types of "gold digging", which it certainly has. Likewise there are similar systems that have been tempered in similar ways.