It wasn't meant as scare quotes, the person in question called themselves a feminist. I don't know many, but those I do know want what's best for all. They are not looking to oppresse men to "get back at them".

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sounds about right. Most people I (used to) know are feminist at least as an adjective, and want equality and/or equitable outcomes for all.

That post you saw had an outlook that's pretty weird/radicalized imo. None of us have been alive for centuries (unless we're counting the undead).

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the reply.

I am quite passionate about education, I also have 3 young boys so I'm biased toward quality education for boys, that we seem to be failing at.

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I can understand that. There's a young boy in my family and I really don't want him to be disadvantaged by the system.

Not sure what it's like now, but when I was working I got the impression that the secondary system was setting up some people to fail. We really needed more equitable teaching across deciles.