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ismnotwasm

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12. It's about the patriarchy to me

Fri Mar 16, 2012, 03:53 PM

Mar 2012

Like that website, I blame the patriarchy for any wrong that needs to be righted.
I stayed out of the whole slutwalk controversy although I will support young feminists and young ideas like Hollaback.

Why did I stay out of it? I asked a few people men and woman about it. The woman wrinkled their noses about the term slut, and the men 'slutwalk'? Where?

I didn't think at that point the word could be successfully used.

When we have 24 hours without rape, so eloquently stated in Dworkin's essay, and we dont have a national backlog of unprocessed rape kits, when violence against woman is no longer a national past time on CSI shows, much less in real life, when choice is seen as a human right, when woman are equally represented in the sciences and jobs, when appearance doesn't destroy young woman, God I could go on and on, feminism still wouldn't be dead.

I am a fun feminist. I can describe how high heels puts the body in a mating posture, add bright red lipstick for frontal entry, and you have something similar to early primate mating. I think it's bloody hilarious to point that shit out.

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Why "fun feminism" should be consigned to the rubbish bin [View all] NCTraveler Mar 2012 OP

I really don't know what to think about this. NCTraveler Mar 2012 #1

Here's a discussion on the same article: The Philosopher Mar 2012 #2

Thank you. NCTraveler Mar 2012 #3

I don't blame you for staying out of the other thread, it's toxic. William769 Mar 2012 #5

Honestly, it's an ugly article without any merit. The Philosopher Mar 2012 #8

Thank you for your reply. NCTraveler Mar 2012 #15

I know what to think about it. ZenLefty Mar 2012 #11

Here is what I think. Every discriminated against group has people like this. stevenleser Mar 2012 #30

Fun is good RobertEarl Mar 2012 #4

the author has a few good points but its clouded by her desire to denigrate women La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2012 #6

Agreed, good post. n/t tammywammy Mar 2012 #14

After the other post of this appeared, I brought this up to some of fellow faculty members ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #7

not a fan of this article or author maddezmom Mar 2012 #9

+1. *Feminism TM* n/t Catherina Mar 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #10

It's about the patriarchy to me ismnotwasm Mar 2012 #12

I agree that being a strong woman doesn't make you a feminist Nikia Mar 2012 #16

Julie Bindel, the author of this column, is known to be transphobic and intolerant. yardwork Mar 2012 #17

What a pantload. gkhouston Mar 2012 #18

"I am tired of being told by so-called 3rd-wavers that my feminism is fascist, old hat, irrelevant" Catherina Mar 2012 #19

Best way to get people to listen to you is to insult them. Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #20

so maybe the 3rd wavers shouldn't insult her, eh? n/t Scout Mar 2012 #21

She's a member of an increasingly isolated, incoherent, irrelevant minority that is on its way out. Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #22

just commenting on the hypocrisy ... author of the article is supposed to avoid name calling, etc. Scout Mar 2012 #23

She's a bigot who denigrates everyone fom young women to transpeople to hetero women Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #24

got it. she must be careful what she says, so others might listen to her. Scout Mar 2012 #26

Actually, it doesn't really matter either way. Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #27

Honestly, Scout MadrasT Mar 2012 #25

Julie Bindel is not a second waver. She's in her 40s. She's younger than Obama, who is Gen X. yardwork Mar 2012 #28

+1. Agreed. polly7 Mar 2012 #29

Just like it's hard for those of us who believe the earth is round not to denigrate flat-earthers... stevenleser Mar 2012 #31