YES and empathy is so important and lacking, I believe, it enrages me to see the concept bastardized to make a shit point.

I feel very sorry for young women and men who have, through many outlets, ended up thinking that everyone around them is having wild amazing sex all the time, and that if they are not doing the same, they are not worthy of life.

Seriously, how many movies have people strippin' it down in the middle of a warzone,…

Erin hasn't gotten as far in her life as she has without rejection, trust me. When you actually try to accomplish things, real things (like being a writer) you go through many stages of rejection first. So I'm sure she knows that it's like.

It's called the patriarchy, and it is exactly what Erin and countless other women challenge daily. It's not just about women. Also, if you could enlighten me as to which female has ever committed mass murder because of low self esteem. You are horribly off the mark, and you're wrapping it in a false veil of "empathy"…

What most men want is a woman who OTHER men find hot. This makes it difficult for a lot of men who may find someone attractive but know that OTHER men may not.

NOOOO! How many fucking times, bro. How many fucking times?! No one is treating you like you are all the same. YOU are getting offended by our discourse. You continue to make EVERYTHING about you. This isn't about you. This is about womens' safety and everyone's right, including women, to have this discussion publicly…

One thing I've noticed in heterosexual situations:

Over and over again, I've seen commenters, bloggers and even a few media types make comments about how much 'better' it would have been if Rodgers had just 'had sex with hookers'. As a sex worker, I can't tell you how appalled this makes me. Please, stop wishing more of these monsters on us. We already deal with (and…

What is it about our society that has allowed these guys to go from those feelings of hurt/rejection to advocating rape?

"Elliot Rodger and company aren't the mentally ill outliers that the media (and the NRA) depicts them as. They're much more common than we want them to be. They're capable of being functional members of society."

Every time I see a photograph of Ms. Cox, all I can think is that the only explanation for this goddess having been born into a male body is because she was using it as a chrysalis.

For what it's worth, I'm a guy and I didn't get it, until I got it. I was never a knuckle-dragger who dropped c-bombs left and right, but was I a mansplainer? Yup. Defensive "notallmen" dude? Check. That "nice guy" who helped you move but couldn't admit to myself I really did it because I wanted to nail you? Yeah, I…

You know something? I understand how you feel, and I understand somewhat why you feel that way. I DO often feel really self-conscious when I walk by women who are alone on the walking path near my house at night. I have a big dog and a big beard and I'm over six feet tall. I've got a wedding ring on, but I doubt that…

I had a moment sort of like this, a year ago. Coming from the opposite direction, truth be told: I was furious that I didn't know what else to do, but I was an MRA. I frequented the incel community of Reddit. I've called countless women on the internet words I won't type now. Heck under another burner I've said I may…

I was discussing with my father what misogyny was. And eventually he told me that in his experience (he has PTSD) people who experience trauma don't talk about it on a website. He said that if they were assaulted they should go to a police station and report it. I told him that it is a very personal crime and women…

This is beautiful Madeleine. Thank you for writing this.
And this:

Same here. It is sad that it works. I felt intimidated at times after getting into a slight Twitter war with one individual because so many people were on her side, and I wondered if I would get threats afterwards. Seriously, this should not be the state of debating feminism.

From my experiences with being on that specific #yesallwomen thread I think one of the things I regret most is that Jezebel is not a safe space for ist commenters to speak their minds about issues like this anymore. I, too, had a #notallmen 'nice guy' write me a three page reply this morning telling me that I was…

Honestly, the most chilling thing about all of this is being afraid to leave my name on any of these websites or threads because I am actually afraid of being chased down by a crazy man, intent on harming me because I dared speak up.

The best way to prove that you're not a misogynist is to deny that misogyny exists and believe that anyone who perpetuates the idea that MAYBE IT DOES is just a fat, bitter cunt.