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The problem I have with this, is that there are so few well publicised resources[1] to show people exactly why their viewpoint is flawed. This I also believe is a fairly universal issue of one group who is possibly more privileged not wanting to see the situation of another group - it's not limited to feminism.

It is not the job of any single feminist to take onboard all viewpoints, educate and inform. However, it is a responsibility of the community as a whole, and the lack of rebuttal to viewpoints leads to assumptions. Assumptions hurt the feminist (or any other) cause.

I went round this route a while back and eventually someone brought up a feminist website - I must find the post and post the link, sometime. However, the fact that finding or being pointed at the information is not straightforward helps no-one.

Of course, even if such a resource did exist, change would still be slow. I know from direct experience that reasoned argument only works when the recipient(s) are ready to change; it's more than a little frustrating to get someone to admit that your argument is valid, but that they still won't change their mind because of their emotional response/background/baggage/whatever.

[1] This may well be an inflammatory comment.. However, note that a google on feminism is mostly extremely unhelpful. Feminism FAQ returns Feminism 101 (http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/) on page 2 which appears to be quite good. Referring people to literature is a complete non starter. Any cause has to provide a basic rebuttal to myths, even if the initial answer is somewhat simplified i.e. If explaining bisexuality the Kinsey scale is used first, as introducing the Klein grid and gender into the mix tends to make the uninitiated's head explode..