Fortunately, though politics are complicated, the strategy for solving sex-based oppression is simple: men need to listen to women and girls because they are the ones enduring sex-based torments,  then men need to break the patriarchal pact by confronting misogyny in themselves and others. Unsurprisingly, the best method for devising tactics to implement this strategy is also straightforward: men can follow the lead of radical feminists who have paved the way and proven themselves to be the only group dedicated to eradicating sex-based oppression.

If prostitution is empowering, then how can the crime of trafficking exist? If prostitution is empowering, then how can anyone be forced into sexual slavery? 

Unlike other political philosophies, whether on the left or right, radical feminism offers a consistent and compassionate critique of pornography, which is a remarkable fact given the pervasive pornification of modern society. This notwithstanding, when discussing the radfem critique of porn with others the most common reaction I encounter is:

How can you possibly be anti-porn? Why do you think you can tell other people what to do?

I address these questions together, because they invariably occur together. First, is it true that asking questions about porn is the same as telling people what they should do? The topic here is what people do, so let's look at what happens when porn users do what they do.

My goal is to convince men to ally with radical feminists. Because I'm a man however, I'm often asked: why radical feminism?

If we accept the goal of politics to be helping others, as I do, then we must ask: who needs the most help? The world is a horrible place, and tosses up horrors ranging from homelessness and poverty to war. When investigating these horrors we find one large group that stands alone, while simultaneously spanning most other oppressed groups: females.