Yes-but Feminists and the Military Draft

By Rod Van Mechelen Feminists assure us they stand for real gender equality, and then come the, "yes, buts." "Yes-but" Feminism

1994 Bellevue, WA - Pop feminists are fast to say that anyone who stands for equality is a feminist by definition. But, when it comes to real gender equality, they turn into "yes-but" feminists. Yes-but our focus is only on women's issues.

our focus is only on women's issues.

Yes-but we live in a patriarchal, male-dominate society and need to redress women, first.

we live in a patriarchal, male-dominate society and need to redress women, first.

Yes-but we need to focus on women's "special needs."

we need to focus on women's "special needs."

Yes-but war is something only men do, only men cause wars, only men are violent, only men are the problem, if anyone should be drafted, only men should be drafted, it's not our problem." And so on. Hypocrites. Regards, Rod Van Mechelen Rod Van Mechelen is the author of What Everyone Should Know about Feminist Issues: The Male-Positive Perspective (the page now includes several articles by other authors), and the publisher of The Backlash! @ Backlash.com and Cowlitz Country News . He is a member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and served for 9-1/2 years on the Cowlitz Indian Tribal Council.