This is true enough. We didn't get very far before the backlash set in. We were seen by some as feminized men who were traitors to our gender, which I take as a great honor. There were so many obstacles to overcome:
* Straight and gay men talking about emotions and hugging
* Men confronting unearned privileges
* Men confronting their own unjustified anger and aggression
* Men trying to gain emotional intelligence to understand and control their moods and triggers
* Men grappling with women invading traditionally men-only spaces
So it was absolutely a hard sell. But so is every other anti-oppression movement. No one expected to eliminate a millennia-old system overnight. The thing is, when you're right, you're right. Regressives can't keep a good idea down forever. The progress I've seen in my short lifetime confirms this.
Even if anti-feminists succeed in their efforts to overthrowing democracy and bringing about a patriarchal authoritarian state the gain will be temporary and we will return in force. After denial, anger, bargaining, and depression, comes acceptance.
* Straight and gay men talking about emotions and hugging * Men confronting unearned privileges * Men confronting their own unjustified anger and aggression * Men trying to gain emotional intelligence to understand and control their moods and triggers * Men grappling with women invading traditionally men-only spaces
So it was absolutely a hard sell. But so is every other anti-oppression movement. No one expected to eliminate a millennia-old system overnight. The thing is, when you're right, you're right. Regressives can't keep a good idea down forever. The progress I've seen in my short lifetime confirms this.
Even if anti-feminists succeed in their efforts to overthrowing democracy and bringing about a patriarchal authoritarian state the gain will be temporary and we will return in force. After denial, anger, bargaining, and depression, comes acceptance.