Complementarian Misrepresentations and Misunderstandings of Non-Comps and of Feminism
I was a gender complementarian from the time I was a kid up until around my mid-30s.
As such, I understand exactly how complementarians think, and why they hold to complementarianism, because I was once one of them.
Comps (Complementarians) hold many inaccurate or untrue beliefs and assumptions about people who reject complementarianism, and they – like many right wing or Republican individuals – also have a lot of untrue or inaccurate ideas about feminism and feminists.
First of all, I should clarify from the start I myself am not a feminist. I have never been a feminist.
Secondly, I have never been a liberal or a Democrat. I am currently not a liberal, nor am I a Democrat.
From the time I was a teenager, I have been a conservative, and up until around the year 2015, I was a Republican (I am currently not affiliated with any political party or movement).
It’s quite important to mention both those points from the out-set because most complementarians (and secular conservatives) assume anyone who does not support traditional gender roles is of necessity a left winger, a feminist, or a SJW (social justice warrior).
Comps and secular right wingers further assume that any and all who do not embrace traditional gender roles must also hate the nuclear family, traditional marriage, children, parenting, or traditional values.
I’m going to clear up a few common misunderstandings or faulty assumptions complementarians (and secular conservatives) have of NCs (non-complementarians) and of feminists.
Not everyone who rejects gender complementarianism (traditional gender roles) is a liberal or a feminist.
