the straw feminist

[kaigou]

Remember my rant about feminism? I know there were several replies along the lines of, "I do believe that men and women should be equal, but I'm not a feminist" or "...but I don't call myself a feminist" and even a comment about not being a feminazi.

If you've ever said or thought that, or know someone who has, watch this, because it explains why such disallowance matters. Pass it on.

Comments

[maire]

I remember saying that back when I was a teenager, because my impression of 'feminism' was that it was the idea that women would be best off protected from men by not interacting with them. A 'separate but equal' sort of deal.

As soon as I establised that 'feminism' meant 'fighting sexism', I was not only all for it, but also, clearly, a feminist.

[ramenkuri.livejournal.com]

Love it! Definitely needs to be passed around.