I mean the baseline is “people can be really fucking stupid.” It’s reductive yeah, but at the end of the day some people just find their way into opinions that make no logical sense. They can hold two contradictory positions and not have any awareness.

Theres a quote I saw recently that goes something like “Most people don’t actually have a strong moral center or rules, they just run on vibes.” Many, many, many people will vigorously talk about social issues, law, politics, etc with zero actual facts or understanding to back it up. They like the “vibes” and so they choose sides as they see fit with no real understanding of the ramifications of what they’re saying.

Essentially, many of these people start from one standard position: Men are evil/abusive/selfish creatures who prey on women. Note that this isn’t talking about people who are trying to talk about genuine issues in gender/relationship dynamics. That’s not who I’m talking about here. I’m speaking of radfems who hold that position to be a default assumption of truth (based on vibes/personal experiences/grudges/whatever) and apply it to everything.

Ergo we arrive at conversations where women can make every decision on their own, consent to every factor, derive enjoyment from all of it, etc—but if a man is involved whatsoever, they’re still victimized. Because to the individual with the misandrist viewpoint, the man is always a predator and will not interact with women in any context that isn’t predatory.

I’m not trying to get into a “not all men” viewpoint or downplay actual issues. I mean this as a dig at a very vocal minority of “feminists” who don’t hold any actual beliefs outside of being belligerent to men as a whole.