Why do some feminists seem to search desperately for things to add to their list of inequalities?

Because of the fact that "gender equality" these days really isn't "gender equality" but is actually the feminists' kind of "equality" - meanings: -Whatever benefit women and the **** with everyone else. -Women should be automatically entitled to things simply because of their gender (women should made up 50% of something simply because of their gender alone; forget education, experiences, qualifications etc..). -Women should be allowed to have it both ways.

-Women shouldn't have to take their husband last name in marriage but men should have to be the one that buy the ring and propose to women. -Traditions that benefit and show respect toward women are OK, but traditions that benefit and show respect toward men is "sexism" and need to be rid off. -Only focus on ending sexism toward women and completely ignore (and even encouraged) sexism toward men & boys.

-Only point out "male privileges" and completely ignore female privileges. Just a few of many..many..examples That isn't "gender equality", that's female supremacy. It's funny how feminists claim they don't have any issues with men and yet constantly complaining about "male privileges".

What even more funny is how they complain about "male privileges" despite the fact that women (especially Western women) are clearly the most pampered, protected, and privileged demographic on the face of this planet. 'Male privileges" is a lie made up by feminists as an attemtp to smear/slander men.

All human civilisations have been and largely still are male-dominated with women being distinctly second class citizens socially and most often legally. The very idea of women as free and equal human beings is still quite radical to most of the world, and the true implications and potential are far reaching. Of course there is a backlash from people in thrall to outdated traditions and values and to the status quo.

Specifically, for a tradition like marital name changes, masculinity anxiety also is a major factor. The sacred institution of Marriage was really a title transfer with elaborate ceremony and ritual and that has changed much in modern times, at least in the west. But there is still the social programming in place of the man being the head of his household and the wife joining him and bearing his children, and that is an important part of his identity.

It's not surprising that some men (and some women) will really get all bent out of shape over the idea of a wife keeping her name. And don't even mention his taking her name, even as a joke! Jessica said it well with comparing it to asking a white person to see privilege.

To extend that a bit, many/most white men don't see themselves as privileged because they were raised in a society that is dominated by white men and because they are typically comparing themselves to *other* white men and quite often finding themselves or their situation wanting.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.