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18M, I grew up in a collectivist culture basically since the day I was born, specifically, I was born to a Chinese family in Indonesia. These two cultures ars pretty collectivist, seeking individual wants is seen as a moral failure and people are taught to prioritize the group, whether family, or a friend group, a neighborhood, all the way to a nation, people are shamed for not falling in line with the collective

Now, the connection with feminism is that people see feminism as individualistic, and if you are a feminist in a traditional east asian family, you will get disowned because in the culture you have brought a bad name to your family which equals people being shunned or harassed, this also applies to being a part of the LGBT community, though I am not a member, I have seen people thrown out of their family homes for coming out the closet

So, how can the feminist movement approach collectivist societies and cultures like japan, china, or Indonesia

Feminism is and should always be a women focused movement, that is a good thing. But, the majority of the movement does help out alot on men's issues like conscription, male suicide, etc. The question is how should men's issues be further addressed in relation to feminism.

There are three models that I want to talk about:

A seperate movement that's aligned with the interests of feminism but not exactly in the feminist movement

Integration of men's issues inside the feminist movement

A completely separate men's movement

What are the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, and which do you think is the most effective