*Throws up hands in frustration*

[owlmoose]

"Fandom is traditionally a female space" is not some secret code for "We think all men suck and don't want to invite them over to play."

I want to sit down every single person, whatever their gender, who has gone on and on about how OTW is "excluding men" and make them read cereta's essay on "Fandom and Male Privilege" until they get it.

(This post brought to you by one too many idiot rants and wanting an excuse to post a link to the above essay, which I think is worth all of your time.)

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[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

tired of being "amazed" and "proud" when I see men in a relationship taking on an equal share of the work

Yeah. But it's textbook, unfortunately. All part of the male privilege thing. And it gets me how thoroughly it's worked into society, that we don't even notice until it's called out.