Misogyny and SJWs – Opposite sides of the same coin?

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Tim Hall

This may be a controversial thought. To what extent do the endemic misogyny in tech and fan culture, and the increasingly disruptive behaviour of Social Justice Warriors form opposite sides of the same coin? Not so much that one is a reaction against the other, but that both stem from a critical mass of people on both sides with very poorly-developed social skills and/or a serious lack of empathy?

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4 Responses to Misogyny and SJWs – Opposite sides of the same coin?

  1. Amadan says:
    May 5, 2013 at 1:38 pm

    I think there’s a fallacy here – social justice is a worthwhile goal, but some SJWs become obnoxious and toxic and use the movement purely as an excuse to exercise their rage at society. But misogyny has nothing to commend it, and misogynists are by definition unpleasant people.

  2. Tim Hall says:
    May 7, 2013 at 7:48 am

    Surely it’s only a fallacy if people divide neatly into “Misogynist douchbags” and “Decent guys like us”, but the world isn’t that simple.

  3. Amadan says:
    May 7, 2013 at 11:38 pm

    The fallacy is that you’re drawing a false equivalence. Certainly a lot of SJWs are extreme and unpleasant, but they aren’t all like that, and their cause is, for the most part, righteous. I don’t think you can say any of that about misogynistic douchebags.

    I mean, you do realize you’re linking to Will Shetterly, of all people?

  4. Will Shetterly says:
    May 11, 2013 at 7:59 pm

    Amadan, is your point that I’m a misogynistic douchebag? The feministsf wiki says my “work features strong women characters and people of color”.

    As for your points:

    1. There are conservatives who aren’t “extreme and unpleasant”. That doesn’t make them right.

    2. I share the causes of SJWs. It’s extremely possible to share goals and reject tactics.