Unfortunately when men say this, they don't mean they see women as a class worth rallying to. They mean whatever definition of class will benefit their personal goals, and expect women to work and sacrifice towards that agenda instead.
The history of social movements is full of men telling women, 'sure honey, we'll deal with that little problem for you, right after we get this way more important thing that benefits us'. Our turn never comes until we choose to collectively center ourselves.
Exactly. To men, the class wars mean the men who can afford to keep a private woman (or pay to use a public woman) vs the men who can’t. They want to redistribute resources, including women, among themselves because they feel they aren’t getting enough. We’re not going to get shit from a man’s class war.
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Unfortunately when men say this, they don't mean they see women as a class worth rallying to. They mean whatever definition of class will benefit their personal goals, and expect women to work and sacrifice towards that agenda instead.
The history of social movements is full of men telling women, 'sure honey, we'll deal with that little problem for you, right after we get this way more important thing that benefits us'. Our turn never comes until we choose to collectively center ourselves.
Exactly. To men, the class wars mean the men who can afford to keep a private woman (or pay to use a public woman) vs the men who can’t. They want to redistribute resources, including women, among themselves because they feel they aren’t getting enough. We’re not going to get shit from a man’s class war.
Exactly, they see women as resources, not citizens.