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Feminists

Taverner

(55,476 posts) Tue Jul 24, 2012, 12:01 PM Jul 2012

What ISN'T a feminist? [View all]

I am a feminist, as are many here. Many of us have varied opinions, and most of us disagree.

Feminism is a big tent, bigger than the Democratic Party and bigger than Liberalism as a whole.

But what isn't feminism?

If you ask me, I would say faux-feminist authors like Caitlin Flanagan and Danielle Crittenden are wolves in sheep's clothing.

They rail against second and third wave feminism saying it's out of touch with women, and then go on to celebrate homemaking, church, being a stay at home mom and the other staples of 1950's Americana.

What say you?

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What ISN'T a feminist? [View all] Taverner Jul 2012 OP

Sarah Palin. Phylis Shlafly. Anyone anti-choice. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #1

Patricia Heaton and her "Feminists For Life" are NOT feminists obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #2

I support whatever a woman wants to do with her life. Neoma Jul 2012 #3

Anything that tells a woman she MUST fit a particular mold LadyHawkAZ Jul 2012 #4

a woman who makes it to a power position Whisp Jul 2012 #5

What bothers me more... Neoma Jul 2012 #6

Aurora from Terms of Endearment? Taverner Jul 2012 #7

Never saw that. Neoma Jul 2012 #8

Women and men who believe men are superior to women due to their belief in, Zorra Jul 2012 #9