Via a Maymay on Twitter, Virginia Prince said in 1967

The human male is in a cultural cage, though most of them don’t know it.

Original source can be read at Google Books

While Price was talking about transgender issues I think that’s a good way to summarize what’s wrong with men not participating in feminism. Because for all our ostensible lordly privileges of gender it still amounts to life in a somewhat nicer cage than everyone else gets.

The problem with traditional, classic liberal feminism is that seeking equality with men limits all of us to getting to spend time in the bigger cage. The problem with traditional male superiority is it’s all and only about getting to stay in the nicer cage. The trouble with a lot of progressive male superiority is that it boils down to “ok, I said you ought to be allowed into the nicer cage, now can I have a cookie?” And the problem with the traditional debate about what men’s role in feminism should be is that it’s all about why on earth men should let women into the nicer cage. With or without a fight.

The great thing about radical feminism is that it’s about getting everybody out of the damn cages! And the benefit of that particular ambition is whatever cage you’re born or raised into isn’t nearly as important as “how do we get outta here?”

Call me radical but… oh wait, I am radical!