Feminists
Related: About this forumradical feminism is not so radical. the definition.
Radical feminism is a current theoretical perspective within feminism that focuses on the theory of patriarchy as a system of power that organizes society into a complex of relationships based on an assumption that male supremacy[1] oppresses women. Radical feminism aims to challenge and overthrow patriarchy by opposing standard gender roles and oppression of women and calls for a radical reordering of society.[1] Early radical feminism, arising within second-wave feminism in the 1960s,[2] typically viewed patriarchy as a "transhistorical phenomenon"[3] prior to or deeper than other sources of oppression, "not only the oldest and most universal form of domination but the primary form"[4] and the model for all others.[4] Later politics derived from radical feminism ranged from cultural feminism[1] to more syncretic politics that placed issues of class, economics, etc. on a par with patriarchy as sources of oppression.[5]
Radical feminists locate the root cause of women's oppression in patriarchal gender relations, as opposed to legal systems (as in liberal feminism) or class conflict (as in socialist feminism and Marxist feminism.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_feminism
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defang the word. not so scary, really
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WingDinger
(3,690 posts)I hope radical feminists understand that a lot of patriarchy, is perpetuated by MOMS. And other women. It is not ALL mens oppression.
We need some radical masculinists, that dump some of our masculine baggage as well. I hate much of what gets called being a man.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)either, raising my two boys and having only boys and men around me.....
i hear ya. i truly do. you will never see me shrug my responsibility in this. further, there is a thread in this forum, this page or the second page, that discusses how the mom is THE most responsible for the sexism the son adopts. i have no problem at all accepting that responsibility with my own boys.
Remember Me
(1,532 posts)and their plight under Patriarchy -- all that masculine baggage.
The problem comes in, we can offer them a much freer existence, but the downside isn't t hat appealing to too many men: they have to give up some of that (usually white) male privilege. Too big a price to pay to live longer, be freer, be healthier, have more wonderful relationships not with their beloveds but with their children and everyone else, etc.
Oh, and "if given the chance," I mean -- if we're not fighting tooth and nail just to stay alive (literally and figuratively), or for our contraception and abortion rights, or for wages we're due, and so forth and so on, and for men to listen to us about the domestic violence that MUST STOP, so that we an finally get a few minutes of quiet discussion time with men who are willing and interested in the subject - that's what I mean. If we have men who will listen and the time and energy to explain it to them.
seabeyond
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that keeps them down. if any are brave enough to take that cloak off, they would be able to breathe and see not only did they not "lose" anything, but gained ..... everything.
Remember Me
(1,532 posts)In fact, I'm going to put that in my Quotes notebook. Really.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)how fun is that. i love the word anyway and now i get to use it without feeling like i am "too" much.
ah ha
this has been a fun morning for me.
DCKit
(18,541 posts)Make me comfortable with women.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)and none of us have the power to make another.... anything.
best of luck to you, though.
Remember Me
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particular assistance. Just sayin' .
Edited to add: though you might have a look here for a start: http://www.democraticunderground.com/11392087#post4