Feminism is sometimes referred to as a “controversial” subject. Some say it’s good, because it empowers women and promotes equality. Others say it’s bad, because it holds women above men, instead of putting all genders at an equal level. However, there is little disagreement that “Radical Feminism” is very controversial and possibly dangerous. Some “anti-radfems” have likened the ideology of radical feminism, such as “killing all men”, to genocide, while supporters generalize men to be “pigs” and “criminals”. But is this true?

Dr. Gregory Stanton, the president of Genocide Watch, describes the ten stages of genocide as “Classification, Symbolization, Discrimination, Dehumanization, Organization, Polarization, Preparation, Persecution, Extermination, and Denial”. Does radical feminism meet these criteria?



The first stage is classification. Radical feminism classifies society into two sides; men, and “everyone else”. The second and third stages are symbolization and discrimination; while these have not happened yet, many “radfems” want it to. To combat these, people need to find common grounds between the two sides to stop classification, and we also need to realize that discrimination hurts everyone, not just women, and not just men.

The fourth stage is dehumanization. This is already happening, today. Radical feminists refer to men as “pigs”, “vermin”, and “scum”. This must be stopped, because, as Dr. Gregory Stanton stated, “Dehumanization overcomes the normal human revulsion to murder.” You wouldn’t kill a human, but would you think twice before swatting a fly or putting out a mouse trap?

The fifth stage is organization. While there are no state-sponsored radical feminist groups, there are definitely many organized, non-state-sponsored groups. For examples, see this Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Radical_feminist_organizations. Some of these groups support the idea that men should be eliminated, whether it’s through genetic engineering, genocide, etc. This must stop before it causes the seventh stage, preparation.

The sixth stage is polarization. Extremists on both sides, such as radical feminists and radical anti-feminists, cause the moderates of each group, such as feminists, anti-feminists, and egalitarians, to be silenced via intimidation and threats.

The seventh stage is preparation. Extremists begin to prepare the “Final Solution” to the targeted group. They use euphemisms to disguise their intentions as noble, and pretend it’s the only option by claiming, “If we don’t kill them, they will kill us.” or something similar. They begin to build armies, buy weapons, and train their troops and militias. But how does this relate to radical feminism? Many radfems claim that they feel in danger around men, and say that the only option is to eliminate them entirely.

Thankfully, that is about as far as radical feminism has gotten. They haven’t finished the seventh stage, or started the eighth through tenth stages. However, we as a society must stand up and say "No." to radical feminism. Not just men, and not just women. Not just Caucasians or African Americans, Asians or Hispanics. Everyone must stop this before it is too late.

Remember Martin Niemöller's wise words: “When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist. When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat. When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist. When they came for the Jews, I remained silent; I wasn't a Jew. When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.”

Radical feminism must stop. Period. It doesn’t matter who (or what) you are, what your sex chromosomes are, who (or what) you like, what you believe (or don’t), or what you look like. Evil is evil, even if disguised as a noble cause. Stop this, before everyone gets hurt. It won’t stop at “just men”. Eventually these people will set their sights on another group and repeat the process, all the while under the guise of a noble cause.