See, I always wonder about that. In what way are you not a feminist? Do you believe that which particular set of genitalia you own should influence your career? Do you believe that the particular set of hormones that influenced your pre-birth or adolescent physical development have made you incomparable to someone influenced by the other set?
I have never been of the belief that being a feminist means that I think that women are better than men (and so not going into genitalia, medically that's more complicated that I want to mention) just that it meant that women aren't worse. As a result of this I wonder why it is that women get paid less, are the social givers of EEEVIL! aka sexuality, and have all of that other cultural baggage.
Being feminist has not, as far as I can figure or have experienced, meant that I am blind to other forms of discrimination, and that I have used up my "But why are there differences in how these two groups of people are treated" quota. I didn't even know there was a quota. Why can't I be a feminist and liberal, gay-rights, environmentalist, inclusionist, human/civil rights advocating person?
And to Rossi: How can you look at all human equality without looking at gender? Sure, and also looking at *spits* race (I hate that word, my inner scientist gets grumpy when I use it), language, age, abilities and disabilities, sexuality, physical and social groups.
You know I'm not angry at you guys, but I get so tired of seeing the fact that it is culturally unacceptable for women to be feminist. Let alone men. It's insane that it's considered risque for straight men to call themselves feminist. Frankly I consider that a sign that more people should be.
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Date: 2007-05-22 01:19 am (UTC)I have never been of the belief that being a feminist means that I think that women are better than men (and so not going into genitalia, medically that's more complicated that I want to mention) just that it meant that women aren't worse. As a result of this I wonder why it is that women get paid less, are the social givers of EEEVIL! aka sexuality, and have all of that other cultural baggage.
Being feminist has not, as far as I can figure or have experienced, meant that I am blind to other forms of discrimination, and that I have used up my "But why are there differences in how these two groups of people are treated" quota. I didn't even know there was a quota. Why can't I be a feminist and liberal, gay-rights, environmentalist, inclusionist, human/civil rights advocating person?
And to Rossi: How can you look at all human equality without looking at gender? Sure, and also looking at *spits* race (I hate that word, my inner scientist gets grumpy when I use it), language, age, abilities and disabilities, sexuality, physical and social groups.
You know I'm not angry at you guys, but I get so tired of seeing the fact that it is culturally unacceptable for women to be feminist. Let alone men. It's insane that it's considered risque for straight men to call themselves feminist. Frankly I consider that a sign that more people should be.