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Mona: Court rules women’s-only exhibit must allow male visitors
(www.bbc.co.uk)
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Protesting misogyny through misandry - what a fabulous idea! Next, how about a protest against childhood obesity by starving a couple of kids to death?
Doing a shitty thing to protest a different shitty thing only multiplies the amount of shit instead of reducing it...
If you think men not being allowed to look at art is actually comparable to the systemic misogyny women have to deal with you're exactly the type of person the piece is highlighting.
The problem is that this kind of approach doesn't solve or work towards improving anything. Mysogynists are just going to double down if they're treated this way, even if an art exhibit is miniscule compared to the other issues.
It's the same as how incels are pushed further into extremism after all other groups exclude and push them away. Those people are looking for a community and a place to fit in, and if the only place that will take them is awful and negative they'll settle there and radicalise. The goal should be to open a constructive discussion and change minds, not just throw more stuff onto the fire.
You just explained how they don't have a logical position, just a kneejerk reaction to having their behaviour pointed out - you are only fooling yourself if you think there's a constructive discussion available. Grow up and make them fear physical retribution if they keep spreading such abhorrent views.
While I agree with you in principle, the guy that took this to the courts is a giant dickhead.
I consider the court case to be part of the exhibit. Intentionally or not, the plaintiff is part of the exhibit; the judge, the ruling, and even your criticism.
The women who brought these cases against men's clubs were similarly denigrated for ruining the "good thing" the clubs had going for them.
As seen by the other guy, who upon talking to artist about his similar suit said "oh, I get it now"
Why is he a dickhead?
Because thinking he's the victim of an injustice by being denied entry in an exhibit about sexism shows a total lack of empathy for people less privileged than him.