It&#x27;s an interesting point, although I think it&#x27;s worth distinguishing 4 kinds of prejudice: pro- and anti- male and female.<p>I&#x27;m interested in decreasing total prejudice, and also decreasing the substantial imbalance in net prejudice benefit between groups. I don&#x27;t think prejudice can be eliminated; System 1 thinking is too practically useful.<p>I think the reason people react negatively to dudes bringing up a possible increase in anti-male prejudice is that that it&#x27;s usually brought up as an interruption to discussion of anti-female prejudice. That is, it&#x27;s not used as a serious participation in a broad discussion of prejudice and how to reduce it, but a way of derailing discussion. And as I said, people are inclined to treat a reduction in pro-them prejudice as an increase in anti-them prejudice. So even sincere attempts can come across as ignorant.<p>Personally, I suspect anti-male prejudice is actually decreasing as we unwind patriarchy. I think it can be more visible, though, as a) women are more willing to be open about anti-male prejudices they have, and b) as we see women moving toward equality, we reexamine our own position. But I&#x27;m personally ok even if it&#x27;s a temporary increase, as I see it as a backlash against the status quo. Honestly, given the number of women I know who have been sexually assaulted or physically abused, I&#x27;m amazed there isn&#x27;t more anti-male prejudice. As we reduce the number of people who have those experiences, I expect we&#x27;ll see dramatic drops in anti-male prejudice.