Male Feminism or Pro-Feminsm Troubled?

"The ultimate goal of all feminists, male or female, is and rightly should be the welfare and social and political emancipation of women"- Ally Fogg, Trouble with Male Feminism, the guardian.com 

"Whilst I will identify myself as a male feminist, my "ultimate goal" is not the emancipation of women per se, but the realization of an all round better society when we are all treated equally. Women's emancipation is an obvious part of this".-Tim Kay, Comment to the Blog

Reading "Trouble with Male Feminism" was actually troubling. But upon reading the aforementioned reply to the blog, I feel much better, not just because he is a male feminist, but because it is extremely crucial for everyone to understand where this movement is heading or what it stands for, be it man, woman or dog. 

Feminists essentially believe in equality. As Gloria Steinem once said, " Different, but equal". We understand that women are different from men, but that does not in any way mean we do not deserve to live a respectable life, where we are not objectified,  victimized or subsidized in any way. We are human after all. The recent trial in UK where a 41-yr old man walks free despite having sexually abused a 13-yr old girl, is the kind of vilification of women that feminism is trying to remove. (In this case, the victim is a child !) This movement will not succeed if all men view feminism as anti-male or anti-masculine. I have personally met male feminists and they are a very cheerful lot indeed. Posting a public opinion piece claiming ( in its title) that there is a problem with male feminism is a move that was posed to dissuade and discourage all men from viewing feminism in a positive light. A very cheeky move, I say! But I for one do not feel that it would succeed in dissuading men or women who have already made up their minds about sexism, misogyny or feminism, because those people who do speak against societal norms would have to be the kind of people who hold steadfast to their beliefs and it would take more than an opinion piece to change their minds. 

The post should have been aptly titled, "Why I think men cannot be feminists" instead of "The trouble with male feminism". That the guardian.com allowed this piece to be posted shows us where they stand.