Timothy Rollins was brave enough to present the thoughts and feelings of oppressed men in America. It is taboo in America to criticize feminism because of the great inequality that existed in the 1960s. People feel that to insult feminism is to insult the entire female race. However, modern day feminism is an insult itself to the feminist movement in the 1960s.
Rollins extensively uses pathos by giving multiple situations of how modern day feminism has pursued an agenda that goes far beyond achieving equality. With examples of men being unfairly treated compared to women, Rollins makes a personal appeal to men. The injustice against men feels very personal due to the diverse situations the author describes. It insinuates that modern day feminism is hurting males in numerous aspects of life.
The author uses logos by highlighting the hypocrisy of the feminist viewpoint. Feminism began by criticizing men for using their influence in the business world against women. Today, feminism uses everything they can to create beneficial situations for themselves at the expense of men.
While I completely agree that modern feminism has drifted quite heavily in a direction it shouldn't have, I also believe that feminism, as a whole, still has its place in society. Yes, some modern feminists have taken many women's rights cases to the extreme, but inequality does still exist to some degree. There are still present today, many feminists that fight only to equalized men and women, not to punish or degrade men.
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