I’m most certainly not making light of rape (Doesn’t that go without saying? What kind of idiot would make light of that?).
You’re right. Rape is real. Homelessness is real. They are both true at the same time. And yet from the view of mainstream feminist thinking, the former is hugely important and the latter isn’t really worth talking about.
It’s not worth talking about because of the strange assumption that underlies all feminist thinking that all males are inherently more privileged than they are.
Men’s rights? Don’t make me laugh! Men have all the privilege!
How privileged are those homeless men exactly? And why don’t you care about them? (Not you personally)
Shouldn’t a patriarchy have a majority of females homeless? That would be a male dominated society.
Woman are just as sexual as men and yet far more particular about their partners. There will always be a large group of low status men who go without sex. That’s biology.
And do you know what happens to low-status men? They get resentful. They get desperate. And they get insecure. This is when the toxic behaviour begins. It’s not behaviour that was taught to them by patriarchy. It’s biology.
This is not an excuse for predatory behaviour. It’s an explanation.
Women want partners who are trying to find partners who listen to them, are decent lovers who aren’t entirely self-absorbed assholes is a challenge.
For many men, trying to find any partner is a challenge. Bad lover? Self absorbed? They can’t afford to be choosy. Just anyone. Please. And this is something that is outside of the female experience.
It’s not the patriarchy that causes men to treat women like prey. It’s desperation.
Feminism over-estimates the effects of nurture and underestimates the effects of nature. And this is why I don’t agree with it and won’t support it.
Because feminism is simply an inaccurate understanding of the reality of the world.
(I would spend longer answering the rest of your response, but I’m now exhausted)
PS. Thanks for being one of the reasonable feminists and having a genuine conversation.