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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Whataboutism at its core I think.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

I guess so. Like most whataboutism it's a deflection for the sake of self- preservation. The truth is that there are specific problems with the way society treats women, and recognising that is disruptive and possibly painful.

The problem is that it's so easy to see it as a mechanism to maintain the status quo. Which it so often is. Even when men call for change, it's quite often "women should behave differently" rather than "everyone needs to reflect on their behaviour and start making changes for the better."