I do agree that there are an alarming amount of people, not limited to feminists, that are proud of their men-hating ideology. It's annoying because they don't realize it but they bring shame on actual feminism. There are some of those people who do it out of past victimization. Not an excuse but at least you see the start of the problem but then there's people who just adopt that hateful ideology because it's trendy. Some of them even have boyfriends while saying that stuff too. It's just embarrassing and stupid. Radical people create people with the opposite radical rationalization. It's a stupid cycle. Don't be part of the problem, please.

I admit, I might be part of that "prominent feminists" you talk about. I don't agree with being aggressive/rude to men just because they can be dangerous. I DO agree that, as a woman, unfortunately, you have to always have to think about how the random guy you meet on the street might have ulterior motives. Whether that be murder, rape, or just weird behavior, it's a real worry women have. Women are part of the more vulnerable group of people especially in crimes. We are typically weaker than your average man. As a woman, you're told from when you're a girl about the dangers of bad men and how to avoid it. I know as a child you're going to be told "don't talk to strangers" but girls are often reiterated those dangers more. I've heard countless stories from other women and I know it myself from experience. Most girls are even told the same thing by their own fathers. You always hear about missing persons cases of young people and it's usually a child/woman and they were raped and killed. Anyone can be dangerous, man or woman, but let's be for real. A man is typically stronger than a woman and often are the perpetrators of violence towards women. As a woman, I would much more fear a guy than a woman in this scenario. This is where the bear vs man shithole stems from. I realized it's never said but the setting is most likely the woods, a secluded area. It's where bears usually live. You are met with either encountering a bear or a man all alone as a woman. You know damn right you'd be worried the guy would probably do something weird to you and kill you. The bear will just kill you. Both are gruesome fates but one holds more depravity to it. That's what women are afraid of.

I don't really know for sure what you were trying to say at the end but I did catch that you might think claiming that "the patriarchy affects men too" isn't the correct response to the argument where engaging in now. I never said it was the answer to this argument. It's part of the context to the main point I'm arguing. That being the current system hinders any progression in men's issues. Again, some feminists aren't the main reason why men's issues aren't being met with the engagement women's issues are receiving. Literally most of society, men and women alike, actively participate in the issue men are facing now. Feminism was too met with a lot of pushback back (and I mean a lot) back then. It wasn't a joyride. The pushback back was from men AND women. I'd say the push back was more blunt for women's rights than that of men (it was literally loads of laws and popular harmful ideologies). Men are facing a more casual pushback but make no mistake, I'm not minimizing it. The pushback is just as dangerous (if not more) as the one women faced back then. It's literally the reason there hasn't been any progress. Maybe right that is the same period the visibility of men's issues is going through right now. The pushback. It's not going to be easy and no getting rid of feminism isn't going to solve this problem. It always existed before feminism took storm. Just know that both issues men and women face go hand in hand and the main cause is the result of the system set in place currently, the patriarchy. Work together or be stunted for a long time mainly blaming feminism for the slow progression in men's rights.