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While I absolutely 100% agree, I don't see how "punishing all men regardless of their guilt" is "defending themselves against misogyny." It's just being misandrists, which is my point.
As I said "If they don’t feel like having sex, that’s their right and no one can force them otherwise." We 100% agree on this point.
I don't believe this, so I'm sorry it's simply untrue. The whole point of this is a protest to stop giving men what they want. And that's their right, I'm not saying they don't have that right. What I'm saying is that it's very clearly meant as a punishment, and if that punishment is being directed at a person simply for being a man, regardless of their guilt, that's blatant misandry.
I agree. They are absolutely huge pieces of shit who women should shun. But shunning allies because "they are men too" is pretty shitty as well.
The American women are getting some inspiration for this idea from South Korea, but that doesn't mean what happens here will be like what's happening there. The cultures are quite different. I'd say wait and see what actually happens with this in the US, if anything even does, before getting overly worried about it.
I'm not worried about it as I doubt it is something that will take off, and even if it does the chances of it affecting an old happily married man like myself are ridiculously low.
Keep in mind that this all comes from a top level comment talking about how it's bad to target all men regardless of their guilt, simply because they are men, and then someone defending that it's okay to target all men, regardless of their guilt. I was basing my position off what I read in the linked article, some other articles I've come across on the topic, and what was said in this thread.
While spite might be a partial motivator in this, left-wing progressive feminist ally sperm can cause a pregnancy just as well as right-wing fascist misogynist sperm can. When part of the motivation is to protect oneself from an unwanted pregnancy, it doesn't matter who the sperm is coming from, and men that feel that they are being wronged by this should take it as an impetus to fight back against the people who are touting this whole "your body, my choice" thing.