Is Hugo Schwyzer a fair representation of the average male feminist?

Question

I wasn't going to kick this tire, but given that I believe people like Hugo Schwyzer have thrown other men under the bus, I think it's fair to bring up the recent allegations against him and query whether they are representative of male feminists as a group.

The main context I'm looking at in this regard is of a man who has really called out other men for, as it turns out, far less repulsive conduct than he himself was guilty of. I'm talking about things like sleeping with female university students, general sexual promiscuity, and attempting to carry out a murder-suicide (himself and his then girlfriend) plot 1998 whilst under the influence of narcotics.

With this track record, he still brow beat men, still contributed to the "Good Man Project," and still was a regular contributor to feminist websites like Jezebel.

I'm not saying every male feminist has done what Schwyzer has, but I am curious if others believe that male feminists, for all their moralizing, may have history in their own right that makes them worse than the men they regularly single out with accusations of "sexism" and "misogyny." If you believe that, then wouldn't Schwyzer be a fair representation of the average male feminist: a man who throws other men under the bus, while pretending the skeletons in his closet don't actually exist?

I'm curious what others think. Let me know, but don't go rabid on the attack. If you think I'm wrong, please use a civil tone and tell me why.

Answer 1

"Is Hugo Schwyzer a fair representation of the average male feminist?"



Until I read your question, I didn't even know who Hugo Schwyzer was...but judging from what I read on wikipedia and his own tweets, I suspect a lot of male feminists are probably just like him: guys who are more than happy to exploit political correctness to get ahead, either politically, financially or even socially.



As I've often said...most men turn a blind eye to the inequities that men face...because they always assume it will always be some other guy. Male feminists just go one step further in that game: instead of relying on others to decide what guys will be thrown under the bus...they actively suggest the guys to be thrown under the bus...or they give them a push out in front of the bus.



It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest to find out that a lot of male feminists run a male feminist scam on women.



Edit: I've thought a bit more about this, and I can't help but wonder...is it possible that some men gravitate towards feminism to compensate for other insecurities they feel when compared with other men? The guy who opinions himself as an intellectual, who is perhaps carrying some extra weight, or is more flamboyant than the average heterosexual male, or didn't make the high school/college sports team...feels inferior to those guys who are fit, more masculine or star athletes.



Knowing that he (the insecure male) cannot hope to compare to those men, he adopts feminism because it represents a source of affirmation for him: he can prove to prospective females that he CAN measure up to any man by fighting vitriolically on their behalf, against the men who have historically been his athletic or social superiors.



Just a thought.

Answer 2

He's certainly one typical species of m@9!na. You also have the Christofascist AMOGers like Mark Driscoll and Omega landwhales like David Futrelle, then you have the Democrats and RINOs who are really dangerous to the cause of loyal men.



Many of them, though, are just Nice Guys who haven't received their Red Pill yet.

Answer 3

Any man would have to have a screw loose to become so involved in feminism. Why do you think there are so few prominent male feminists nowadays ?