At Avast! Feminist Conspiracy! Echidne writes:
“The Internet has had one consequence for my life which I didn’t anticipate: it has brought misogyny home. I have met misogynists before, sure. I have even shared a family background with some and read books written by others. But never before have I seen the brotherhood (and sisterhood, for there are female misogynists, too) of woman-haters all organized and fighting for their beliefs. This is exactly what the Internet lets me experience if I care to visit certain sites or even if I just wait long enough for a troll of this type to visit my blog.” …
“I sometimes hear the argument that some of these men whom I’d label misogynists don’t really hate women but feminist women. This is an odd distinction. Women who want equality are hateworthy but those who don’t are not hateworthy, because presumably they know their places which are somewhere far below. What would that mean in terms of my views of misogyny? Certainly I’d class this as woman-despising.
“And finally a confession. Before I started my adventures on the Internet I thought that misogyny was really quite rare. I have learned otherwise.”
Read the whole thing here. Echidne’s personal blog is here.
