Nothing angers me more than one’s indifference to ignorance.

Recently on Twitter  two hashtags have gained popularity, #meninists and #yesallmen. They’ve not only become popular, but controversial as well. More specifically though, they have revealed the despicable and disgusting reality of some of those in our generation’s ignorance.

I don’t recall a time where I’ve felt so enraged yet so helpless. So even if my opinion is seldom heard, what I have to say must be said. When you don’t speak up or  speak out you become a part of the problem, a contributor to the oppression.

So if you consider yourself a “meninist” by Twitter’s definition, I challenge you to finish this editorial because I’m about to set some things straight. If you are a Twitter “meninist”, you obviously need some things to be put into perspective anyway.

So this all has started as mocking and taunting of feminism and feminists.

First of all, can I just say that you guys are using the term incorrectly?  The term meninist was created in relation to feminism, but not in the way Twitter users have inappropriately redefined it to be. It was created for feminism, by feminists. A meninist by definition is a male who “believe[s] in and support[s] the feminist principles of women’s political, social, and economic equality.”

All of you frivolous “meninists”, who have no purpose other than receiving a few laughs or retweets, truly have some nerve.

Meninism could be effective. Some of the issues that have been brought up are serious and rational. Many of these issues include male gender roles and double standards. But some of you guys have managed to make this “movement” some sick kind of joke. It is not comical. It is not clever. It is not commendable.

It is disgusting.

Can we talk about the “#YesAllMen” hashtag?

Do you all even know what you’re ridiculing? Do you even know what “#YesAllWomen” is about?

It is about women fighting back.

Assault. Lower pay. Disrespect. Catcalling. Objectification, and so on and so forth.

It discussed the ridiculousness of how routine it has become to tell a friend “text me when you get home so that I know you’re safe.” How ridiculous it is that women do all they can to avoid walking home alone at night, because every stranger you see may be a potential rapist. And how ridiculous it is that we advise people not to drink and drive, but for women we add a little extra “don’t drink alone, you may be assaulted.” I could go on forever about the challenges granted to someone at birth for just being born a female.  #YesAllWomen was about giving women a voice against injustice, a voice that has so long been silenced.

While #YesAllMen is about being angry because you’re girlfriend didn’t make you a sandwich or because you’re not tall enough to meet a female’s preferences.

So when it all comes down to is #YesAllMen is about the trivial, half the things “meninists” are complaining about have to do with preferences rather than rights. #YesAllWomen is about the controversial.

I can’t seem to grasp why people despise and degrade feminism so much, when all it promotes is equality. How can people be so foolish and careless as to undermine women when doing so is disrespecting your mothers, sisters, aunts, and even daughters. How dare you?

‘It’s just a joke.’ That’s all I’ve been hearing. But how could you think of something so serious to be funny?

Is it uncool to  support and respect women? If roles were switched half of the people mocking us feminists wouldn’t last a day in our shoes.

It’s easy to mock our oppression when you are the oppressor. It’s easy to joke of our suppression where you aren’t the one being suppressed.It’s easy to mock our struggle when privilege is waiting at your feet.