May I ask the moral difference between a female supremacist and a male supremacist?
Your pre-existing bias against males calls into doubt everything you say afterward. If you have already decided that men are oppressive pigs and women are heroic repressed figures who would be able to run the world better (I assume that is what female supremacist means, correct me if I'm wrong), you will search for arguments in favor your view and dismiss those contrary to your opinion. Have you ever seen an academic article discussing gender and dismissed it as "typical of the male dominated academic community?"
These articles might explain further:
http://lesswrong.com/lw/js/the_bottom_line/
http://lesswrong.com/lw/ju/rationalization/
http://lesswrong.com/lw/iw/positive_bias_look_into_the_dark/
"May I ask the moral difference between a female supremacist and a male supremacist?"
What I call female supremacism does not mean that females should rule. I feel that the concept of needing a ruler is one based on male status hierarchies where an alpha rules over a group or has the highest status and most priviliges in a group.
To me, female supremacism means that female social hierarchies should determine overall status differences between all people. In my mind, female social hierarchies involve less power/resource differentials between the mo...
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