History of Feminism

and all of us internalize some of those messages. It is inevitable. Either we examine them as a way to challenge them and improve ourselves or pretend we are above it all and perpetuate the problem.

The broadbrush term misses the entire point of the article. No where does he say all gay men are misogynists. He says that gay men tend to see themselves as exempt from sexism and misogyny, which he sees as mistaken. He then goes on to explore certain cultural tendencies that devalue women.

The article is cultural analysis. It is no different from examining racism in society. Does that mean all white people are overtly racist? No. But racism is endemic to our culture and frames a whole range of institutions and interactions. Sexism operates similarly. Gay men are no more immune to sexism than straight men or women of any sexual orientation.

You seem to think bigotry perpetrated by only a few "jerks." If that were the case, it would not be so pervasive. It is structural and cultural phenomenon that we all share in to one extent or another. Anyone raised in a culture structured around hierarchy such as our own cannot help but absorb classist, racist, sexist, and homophobic messages. The issue is what do we do about it? Do we examine and confront them? Or do we pretend it's not a problem and allow the status quo to continue? Everyone has to make his or her own choice.