Couldn't they just spin "man" to be seen as less than "woman"? I mean, it's quite obviously lacking a syllable.
They could if men were the ones being oppressed, yeah. I think the point is that, given the inequality divide, even the spelling becomes a problem. But the real problem is that male=default in our society, and in my opinion the issue isn't about spelling so much as
that particular grammatical issue.
The other thing is that taking "womyn" rather than "women" emphasizes the differences between the genders, rather than (as the third wave hopes for) realizing that the masculinization of men can be problematic, just as the effeminization of women is. Both sides end up being forced into destructive gender roles, though these particular roles effect a balance of power with further issues on the female side. And, furthermore, the "divide" is not so clear-cut as all that. People live on borders in terms of identification, traits, physical characteristics, and so on. That's why second-wave feminism tends to be very transphobic and wish away the experience of trans women--they view their own experiences as unique, and believe it is impossible for anyone who has lived as a man, even briefly, to understand it.
That sort of gender essentialism makes my stomach boil. It's only by having the faith that the people I'm speaking to
do have the ability to understand that I can continue. And besides, it's not like all women have experienced the same thing... different facets of it, perhaps, but definitely not all of it. Setting things up to call someone out for "not being a real woman" is just absurd.
Noooooope don’t see it.
It is implied that he will not care, but I so no where him stating they don’t have the right to tell him.
I gotta say, there's no real reason for him to post in this thread to inform us that, then.
So you're going to tell anti-progressive jokes! Go tell everyone in the progressive thread that you assert your right to tell them!
It's kind of weird.