History of Feminism

Dont call me Shirley

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2. Did they mean actively taking steps to ensure women stay poor?

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Thu Feb 19, 2015, 05:51 PM

Feb 2015

In that case the two options would not seem much different, but advocating for women's rights option would be better. Because giving women (and men as well) the ability to see that they have given rights as an inhabitant if this earth, helps them become able to stand up and advocate for their own rights. Women who have no rights are stuck in a traumatic paralysis state of being where making choices and motivation are lost in the trauma of poverty.

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How is keeping someone poor advocating for their rights? uppityperson Feb 2015 #1

They were talking about advocating for their EQUAL rights ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #4

Keeping someone poor is not advocating for equal rights. uppityperson Feb 2015 #6

Did they mean actively taking steps to ensure women stay poor? Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #2

Disagree as it was intended, agree in another sense F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #3

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #5

Clarification... F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #8

I'm speaking of the quote ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #10

I suspect that is part of an argument to dismiss women's issues BainsBane Feb 2015 #7

That is my take away ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #9

The thing is women and people of color BainsBane Feb 2015 #11

so, regardless, just do not talk womens issues. hey, i saw a thread on protest of 50 shades. seabeyond Feb 2015 #14

There are a couple of logic fails in there ismnotwasm Feb 2015 #12

there is a very fundamental difference denyin rights and advocating for rights, and the woman stays seabeyond Feb 2015 #13

Equal rights on paper is nice, but without economic justice it doesn't mean a whole lot. nomorenomore08 Feb 2015 #15