cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/36418433
With surveys reporting that an increasing number of young men are subscribing to these beliefs, the number of women finding that their partners share the misogynistic views espoused by the likes of Andrew Tate is also on the rise. Research from anti-fascism organisation Hope Not Hate, which polled about 2,000 people across the UK aged 16 to 24, discovered that 41% of young men support Tate versus just 12% of young women.
“Numbers are growing, with wives worried about their husbands and partners becoming radicalised,” says Nigel Bromage, a reformed neo-Nazi who is now the director of Exit Hate Trust, a charity that helps people who want to leave the far right.
“Wives or partners become really worried about the impact on their family, especially those with young children, as they fear they will be influenced by extremism and racism.”
I do disagree with this. I’ve already pointed out about family courts and the experience men face. Some aspect of feminism do push to make this worse for men, and objecting to radical feminism doesn’t necessarily mean that person has homophobic and transphobic views. For example, TERF’s claim to be feminists but their views on trans are far right. I think maybe the distinction here is that while feminism is a good and positive thing, objections to radical forms of feminism should not be taken as right wing, as it that line of logic reads as anyone opposed to any form of feminism (extreme in particular) is unacceptable. I don’t think pushing folks who have genuine grievances to feeling their only reasonable political home is right wing is healthy.
To really clarify this point, there are people within the family courts service and social services that actively look to block a fathers access to their children. Risk is often used to create a situation that prevents a fathers access to their children, and more importantly, a child’s access to both parents. In the UK for example, feminists are pushing for the mere suggestion of domestic abuse (proven or not) to seriously affect court proceedings. While it is an important factor, and cannot be ignored, there are some mothers that will use this as part of a strategy to carry out revenge for feeling they have been wronged. For example, as victims of adultery, which while horrible, should not impact on a child’s contact with their father. There are voices within that to reject that parental alienation is even a real possibility and unfortunately it is dangerously widespread and very effective.