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>The reality... you're a feminist. Nope, egalitarian here. I actively choose not to use the term "feminism" because the only encounters I've had with "feminist
by zxcvcxz 12y ago
>The reality... you're a feminist.
Nope, egalitarian here. I actively choose not to use the term "feminism" because the only encounters I've had with "feminists" have shown that they aren't accepting of anyone who disagrees with them in the slightest. (yes now tell me I need to "get out more", I have.)
Not only that, but in my experience with feminism, to not be a feminist is to be a racist (according to them), and that's kind of how you sound.
There are good people who believe in equality that don't want to wear the moniker of feminism, believe it or don't.
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- notdonspaulding 12y agoI have a lemonade stand. You come up to buy some lemonade. I ask you "Do you like lemonade?" You reply yes. I take a cup of lemonade and put a handful of dirt in it. I offer it to you. You refuse it, because you don't like the taste of dirt. Is it fair for me to challenge your original claim of liking lemonade? Likewise, if you maintain that you do in fact enjoy lemonade, are we just quibbling over semantics? Or is there a substantive reason why you refused to drink it? That's what the GP is claiming. When dealing with "feminists", he senses toxic and anti-intellectual attitudes. That's a substantive claim, not a semantic one.
- eli_gottlieb 12y agoRight, but the toxic and anti-intellectual attitudes are the dirt in the cup. The word "feminism" simply does, by common usage and political self-definition, refer to the equality of women.
- classicsnoot 12y agomaybe this is just me, but semantics are what define the issue as a whole. We all know to stay away from generalities when attempting to make a cogent argument, but it would appear that the moment one wants to get into the deep details, there are people ready to say that "semantics" are somehow misleading. Strange.