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Are you a feminist? (If so why, if not why not?) (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 days ago by dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Might help also to describe what you think feminism is, since it's one of those terms that is overloaded.

I once had a physical therapist tell me she wasn't a feminist because she thought women couldn't be as physically capable as men when serving as soldiers, and seemed to believe feminism requires treating women exactly like men.

I told her I was a feminist because I believe in equal rights for men and women, an idea she did not seem so opposed to.

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[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago (6 children)

feminist as in "tear down unjust hierarchies", and definitely not feminist as in "girlboss yay we need more ladies oppressors"

[–] Noobnarski@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Exactly, also this "all men are bad and monsters" has to stop. This is not how you get the good men to help you stop and punish the bad men.

But yeah, fuck the patriarchy, women should have just as many rights and freedoms as men do, in theory and in practice.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

reversing sexism isn't a solution to any issue, it's the irrational hierarchies that are bad, not the fact that it's not your people on top.

also, I don't think I've ever heard a feminist talking about "all men are monsters", but I've definitely heard antifeminist men claim they do.

[–] npdean@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

You have not been on social media during that time period, maybe. It was everywhere which led some men to become antifeminist.

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