There's a phrase that is coming up time and again within the online skeptic/atheist/feminist community - "Shut up and listen". When a member of a marginalized group tells a member of a privileged group that their efforts, no matter how well-meaning, are wrong, there is one reasonable response: Shut up and listen. You might learn something. - PZ Myers The underlying note of this phrase pertains to men and their input on feminism. As men are coming from a "privileged" position (and the concept of privilege deserves a post on its own), they should simply close their mouths and listen to the women. I have a huge problem with this line of "thinking". As a woman who has removed herself from feminism and moved on to egalitarianism, this line now applies to me and many other women who no longer beat the feminist drum. By telling those who don't have the same opinion or goal as you to shut up, you're doing several things: Putting the other person on the defensive and less likely to listen to... - Renee Hendricks