You kind of accept the world as it is. Things change and generally, you just go with the flow. You don’t shout that someone’s of a certain race or creed in public, you rarely call someone a ‘poof’, and never if he is a ‘poof’, and you don’t call women bitches. Even if they are or can be at times. Never. Not on my watch. Not in 2016.

Because we’re into the ‘post-feminist’ era. Meaning its already happened, equality is rife (like influenza and terrorism) and within about 200 to 300 years there may even be equal pay in the City. Well, not everyone can move at the same pace.

But we accept feminism as a good thing. Equal rights for all. Even (however reluctantly) women.

So I thought.

Then on Monday night I watched a really cool guy on the BBC going round finding anti-feminists. Not just people (like the vast majority) who go with the flow, who don’t care one way or another, who maintain their chauvinism but keep it quiet; down the pub; between the boys. No, these are outspoken anti-feminists. They hate feminism. They think its gone to far. The feel that men are now downtrodden and given less rights. Or they are just rapists (according to the true feminist line).

But he found anti-feminists. People who not only hate feminism but stand at Hyde Park Corner to announce that to the world. And also, obviously, hook up on anonymous web sites using anonymous names which really shows their level of commitment. Feeling that feminism has ‘gone too far’. Interesting things like: there is in every European community ministers responsible for women’s rights. There are laws protecting women’s rights. Yet no equivalents for men.

Then the other day, Emma Watson, who retired as Hermoine the witch (not ‘bitch’ but the jury’s out on that one) to become the UN ambassador for women, tweeted after the death of her mate and former Hogwarts teacher, Alan Rickman, her sorrow at his death. And posted Rickman’s quote about men being feminists.

And anti-fems immediately attacked her for ‘pushing her own agenda’ and ‘using his death’ and such tosh.

I really think anti-feminism is the way forward, but behaviour like that against a good looking woman could really set their cause back decades.

Happy knuckle-dragging

A xxxx