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Donald Woodman makes an excellent point that men are not involved enough in the fight to create end oppression and end sexism against women’s issues. Women are constantly pictured as being involved in issues such as the Vietnam War, and the Civil Rights Movement. However these are considered universal issues that effect all sexes. Issues such as voting, abortion, and ending sexual violence, are nearly all women fighting for change. Men are not as commonly interested in changing the injustices that aren’t effecting them. Yet, they accept women’s help when they need it for their fights. They do not reciprocate this support system. How is this fair? Men should be more concerned with fighting to end these injustices, and supporting their mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters. Instead of looking at these injustices as just a “women’s problem,” they need to also be considered universal issues, supported just as equally as other movements.

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In “What About Men,” Donald Woodman makes an excellent point with using the word “femanism.” Feminism is a commonly misconstrued term. More often than not, it is considered a term to use about men hating, radical women. In reality, it is a term that means ending sexism. To end sexism, a united front of women AND men is needed. Women alone cannot do this because men sit in the positions of power to do this. By adding men to this fight to end the oppression, the results will be more successful. There needs to be more awareness among men about the need to recognize and eliminate sexism. Without adding men to our fight, how can we begin to end sexism when the majority of humans do not even recognize that it exists?

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