Anyone reading these pages can be forgiven for thinking that I hate women. The truth is that I don't. What I hate is some of the utter bullshit that I see and hear every day about women and men. I hate a lot of the things that women say about men. I sneer at a lot of television shows and newspaper articles that glorify women while vilifying men, and I lament the fact that today's "modern" woman seems to swallow this stuff whole because it's what she's predisposed to believe.
I hate the fact that today's media seems to pander to the worst side of women, and women in turn seem to like it.
Also, quite frankly, I feel betrayed. After decades of being a feminist myself, having grown up with discussions about "fairness" and "equality," I find out that women aren't interested in fairness at all. Try talking to a woman—not a raving, man-hating feminist, but a normal woman—about problems that beset men's daily lives and you will get either a blank stare or be told that, whatever problems men have, women have it worse. Women complained thirty years ago that men "just don't get it." Well, now it's women and feminist men who "just don't get it." The problem is that, unlike men, who eventually listened and gave up some of what they had in the name of "fairness" and "equality," I do not see women being predisposed to doing the same.
These pages are my small attempt to balance the many loud and well-published voices saying that men are powerful scum and women are noble but downtrodden. I used to believe this. I now think that it's crap, and herein you can find out why.
For all of the men out there who feel similarly betrayed, reading pages like this can be a source of solace. I know that others' pages have been for me. It's nice to know that you're not alone, and perhaps you can find a few words here that click with you and let you see what you feel in a new light.
For all of the men and women out there who still think that women are second-class citizens in our society and that men are selfish powermongers... for all of the men and women who think that these pages are the whining of the privileged... what do I care? One thing I've discovered is that I can rant from here to eternity and none of you will ever be convinced of what I say or have an ounce of sympathy for me. Your opinions don't figure into the equation here. There are thousands of other discussion forums, chat groups, and Web pages out there for people who think that men oppress women. This is one small page of a handful that professes the opposite. If its mere existence offends you, then you're obviously not very secure in your beliefs. Go tell someone who cares.
