Why I am going to start a war with women: an ex-feminist man

&#x200B;<br><br>Can't sleep. So I'm gonna write this while it's still fresh. I'm going to try to be as comprehensive and composed as possible. This took a long time to write and I've never felt so emotionally overwhelmed and raw and vulnerable as I have writing this. I consider this my manifesto.<br><br>I was a feminist. I was a strong believer in the cause. I believed a woman could do anything a man could do, sometimes even better, and it should be recognized. My mom is one of the people I admire most in my life, and I worshipped and protected her. I loved my grandmas, sisters, and aunts. I protected my female friends. I was raised in a matriarchy.<br><br>We have all failed.<br><br>Women are the oppressors now. Women are the privileged class. Women oppress men in heinous ways and we all let it happen. Women get special treatment and are not held to the same standards as men. Women have been able to institutionalize misandry and get away with it. Women have been able to convince the world that traditional gender roles are oppressive, but still expect everyone else to follow traditional gender roles for *them.*<br><br>If women wanted gender roles destroyed, they should not expect help when they need it, and they shouldn't expect chivalry or protection. It should all be evolutionary, and every woman should be able to defend herself in the way men are expected to be able to do. Women should be held to higher standards than they are. Women should be considered the enemy until they prove otherwise.<br><br>Women were the ones who convinced the world to end traditional gender roles. Women are the ones who convinced the world they no longer want to be seen as weak. Women are the ones who now run the majority of the world. Women are the ones who are the oppressors. Women are the ones who refuse to change their actions despite seeing the consequences.<br><br>I have been to hell and back for women. I was able to protect all the women in my life for a long time, but I have now failed. I have been betrayed by almost every woman I have loved. I am the victim of a heinous crime at the hands of a woman and I'm the one who got fucked. I am the bad guy because of my anatomy, and I am tired of it.<br><br>I am tired of women asking me to "pick my side" of the gender war. As if you get to choose who is the enemy, who is the oppressor, who is the bad guy. Women are the bad guys. I've lived through it, I've experienced it, I've seen it. Women are the oppressors. I will never choose the oppressor. I will never choose evil. I will never choose the enemy.<br><br>I will never date again. I will never love again. I will never be in a relationship again. I will never help a woman again. I will never care about a woman again. I will never focus on a woman again. I will never try to make a woman smile again. I will never try to make a woman happy again. Women are the scum of Earth, and they will be treated as such. Women are the enemy, and they will be treated as such.<br><br>This is my declaration of war. Women, you better be ready. Men, you better be ready. It's time women pay for what they have done. Women, you are the oppressors now. It's time to take down an empire, and I will fight until my last breath. Welcome to the gender war.<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>Edit: To all the women who have messaged me their condolences, thank you so much. Thank you for proving that there's still good in this world. I will never not help a woman in distress just because of her gender, and I will never not love a good, innocent woman. They just need to prove they're good and innocent. I'm not going to war with all women. Women just need to prove they're not the enemy to not become a target. I don't attackRandomly attack innocent people. And I would never abuse a woman like they've done to me. Peace and love to you all.<br><br>edit2: Reading the comments from women in the comments is heartbreaking. So many people are justifying the abuse I've been through by saying it's my fault for giving women my trust and love, and that I should have expected it. So much victim blaming it's insane. I didn't do anything to deserve this. This was not my fault. This is not a "lesson learned." This is not normal behavior for a woman. This is just highlights women's utter lack of accountability.<br><br>edit3: Since some people have mentioned it, I am trans. I am a trans man, and I've always identified as male. I've always felt male. I present as male. Please keep transphobia and homophobia out of the comments.<br><br>edit4: To all the women saying "not all women" are like that, I know. I've met tons of good women. But good women aren't the problem. It's your inaction that's the problem. Your inaction is enabling your sisters to behave like this. Your inaction is enabling your kind to abuse us. Your inaction is the problem. I don't care if you personally don't do it- if you're not helping to stop your fellow women and holding them accountable, you're part of the problem.