Rejection: Fiction

The story’s title character is a white man with narrow shoulders, referred to only as “The Feminist.” He attends a formerly all-girls private high school that became co-ed shortly before his enrollment. As one of the school’s few male students, he is taught the value of feminism as a way of getting women to trust him. The Feminist rejects the only schoolmate who has a crush on him because he isn’t attracted to her body type.

In college, The Feminist learns that none of his peers ascribe to feminist values. Instead, they are obsessed with appearances and reinforcing gender stereotypes. The Feminist believes his small physique cannot attract anyone. Whenever he asks women out, they offer him friendship instead of romance and encourage him to keep searching for the right girl. His female friends reassure him not to take it personally. The Feminist sometimes masturbates thinking of his female friends because he feels it is taboo. 

The Feminist notes that both conventionally attractive and unattractive men enter relationships with his female friends. In some cases, these men turn out to be abusive, but The Feminist’s female friends shrug it off, confusing him further.

The Feminist enters his mid-twenties and starts watching domination porn.