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History of Feminism

pipoman

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2. This is why social change takes a long time. .

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Wed May 7, 2014, 06:56 AM

May 2014

People are shaped by parents and their environment starting at a very early age. By the time they are in their 20's ideas are codified, and beliefs become systemic. True social change takes generations. Great headway has been made and we continue to progress.

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I remember once as a teenager hearing my stepfather justify using the N-word (language warning) [View all] Gravitycollapse May 2014 OP

This is so True ismnotwasm May 2014 #1

This is why social change takes a long time. . pipoman May 2014 #2

I like this analogy JustAnotherGen May 2014 #3