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As I clicked on this article, I thought it was going to be about Schwyzer.

"Ugh I just can't have this conversation with you until you've really synthesized the works of Plato."

They become a Jezebel staff writer, of course!

"He used feminism as a way to get women to sleep with him," said Nicole, who dated Noecker last summer. "But it was even more than that. I think he gets off on the idea of controlling these strong, powerful women. He definitely used his self-proclaimed feminism to do that." Others agreed: Noecker's underhanded

I dated a Philosophy Bro in college! It was the worst! So so so many "Why can't you just be logical about this like I am?" endings to arguments when I was trying to ask him to please stop cheating on me.

I think he gets off on the idea of controlling these strong, powerful women. He definitely used his self-proclaimed feminism to do that.

There are extremes of this, like sociopathic abusers like Hart. But there are also good-natured men who are proud of themselves for identifying as feminists—maybe they deserve a cookie because they're a good ally. [...] I think that if you're being raised as a man in this society, you have to work incredibly hard to

This seems to be directly tied to the issue a friend of mine and I were talking about, which we refer to as "Philosophy Bros." Philosophy Bros are intelligent, fiercely opinionated, well-versed in an array of ideas and literature and are complete garbage people because they use all of these things as a smoke-screen

it's also insane that they declined to comment

If these guys can learn all the theory but still fail to respect women, I think it shows evidence of some kind of pathology, something that prevents them from having enough empathy for other people to balance others' needs and against their own needs and desires.

"He is soft-spoken, gentle, and supportive—when he isn't being abusive. He loves the language of feelings, openly sharing his insecurities, his fears, and his emotional injuries. He hugs other men. He may speak out about the absurdity of war or the need for men to get in touch with their feminine side. Perhaps he

I'm not proud of this, but because of personal experience I tend to bristle at self-identified straight male feminists. I get angry. Because my first experience with them was online (in an online community centered around a certain band) circa 2009, and ended in horrible sexual harassment. It wasn't subtle or cloaked

The college's assistant dean of sexual assault declined to comment

That really sucks. It isn't new, though. When I was a teen in the 80s, we still had some 1960s era hippies floating around. Some of the guys in that social group would profess feminism, and say all he right things, then mercilessly hit on very young teen girls. I looked like a teen girl, and it was awfully nice to

This is why I don't give a shit about attracting men to feminism. I don't give a flying toss if feminism has a marketing problem. I don't care that you don't feel 'welcomed into the community'. For too long popular feminism has been more concerned with it's image and "collecting members" than real action.

These dudes are the worst. Using women as tools for your own sick sexual gratification while passing yourself off as an ally is just....god it's fucking gross. Deep down these guys hate women, and they hate opinionated women even more, and in doing this they not only get to hurt the women they hate the most but make a

I'm not surprised to be reminded that there are rapists and abusers in every community. I am, however, thoroughly depressed about it.

Thank you so much for this article, it is both horrifying as well as incredibly enlightening. These are the types of things I remember Jezebel being about before becoming a barely more feminist-friendly version of TMZ.

"what happens?"

I guess I'm just generally disheartened, but when I read the title, the first thing I thought was - "The same as when a non-activist rapes somebody: Nothing, probably."