Feminists

kickysnana

(3,908 posts) Tue Feb 14, 2012, 10:58 AM Feb 2012

Glad to see some pushback. [View all]

I had to stop calling myself a feminist back in the day when the movement was hijacked by the "my sole purpose in life is to hate men" people.

My personal take is that when societies playing field tries to be even it is good. When one side or the other tries to do "winner take all" it is bad.

Once a any group tries do do purity tests it is over, since you are never going to get total agreement or make a total win because people have different ideas of what is fair or equal and what is unfair or unequal. When you have consensus and making progress that is a great thing and very much needed in our country today.

So I will be around to support you but I need to see where you are going before I jump in with both feet.

Happy Valentines Day.

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Glad to see some pushback. [View all] kickysnana Feb 2012 OP

I feel the same way. I go far back on this one, finding matches to monmouth Feb 2012 #1

Wasn't bra burning a media-created myth? nt ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #2

I thought so, too. Found this: redqueen Feb 2012 #3

I didn't read redqueen's link, but it was no myth OKNancy Feb 2012 #4

An older cousin of mine participated in one on her campus. CrispyQ Feb 2012 #6

If so, it was sparked by the inaccurate description provided by the jouranlist redqueen Feb 2012 #11

exactly iverglas Feb 2012 #21

Interesting. Around what year was that? nt ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #28

It was more of a metaphor than a commonplace event Gormy Cuss Feb 2012 #5

it was an exciting time OKNancy Feb 2012 #8

And the bras from that error were uncomfortable -- EVERYONE should have burned theirs! Gormy Cuss Feb 2012 #10

Disobedience is exhilarating. nt ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #29

Haha, nope, not in my part of Jersey. We were loud and strong and gave VS a lot monmouth Feb 2012 #18

I'm not sure what you're saying wildflower Feb 2012 #7

No, not at all. I just ignore people like that not try to connect with them. kickysnana Feb 2012 #14

"the "my sole purpose in life is to hate men" people" redqueen Feb 2012 #9

I don't know what era or flavor you are from - Ms. Toad Feb 2012 #16

odd iverglas Feb 2012 #20

I'm sure it wasn't universal - Ms. Toad Feb 2012 #24

i was in calif, going thru teenage years in 70's. never heard that. it was way too seabeyond Feb 2012 #32

I've only ever encountered that sentiment when used as a strawfeminist. redqueen Feb 2012 #25

It was a very trendy position briefly in the 70's The empressof all Feb 2012 #26

Consider yourself lucky - Ms. Toad Feb 2012 #27

One only needs to google and read about Valerie Solanas, an icon for Separatist feminism to validate stevenleser Feb 2012 #39

It was here in NC in the late 60's early 70's unc70 Feb 2012 #52

my husband, two sons, 5 nephews, two brothers and father may disagree. nt seabeyond Feb 2012 #12

wow, what a winner! Scout Feb 2012 #13

Have to check the wayback machine and get back to you. kickysnana Feb 2012 #15

Check my post # 16. Ms. Toad Feb 2012 #17

Ha I always thought the political lesbians were odd The empressof all Feb 2012 #23

I don't believe we've been properly introduced iverglas Feb 2012 #19

This poster does not need papers or to prove credentials to post in here mtnester Feb 2012 #34

Any feminist would expext such blowback redqueen Feb 2012 #36

The OP was worded in a non-delicate way, I agree. stevenleser Feb 2012 #40

or maybe taken the time to engage, to educate, to change perceptions, to do about anything other mtnester Feb 2012 #48

Go to any other feminist space... redqueen Feb 2012 #49

You can take anything compltely out of their context and make it sound any way you want mtnester Feb 2012 #50

Use the entire OP, then. nt redqueen Feb 2012 #51

Not a polite way to introduce yourself to this (or any) group. BlueIris Feb 2012 #22

The movement predates DU kickysnana Feb 2012 #30

"My comments had nothing to do with DU." Neither did mine. BlueIris Feb 2012 #31

You want me to rewrite history to be here. OK I got it. I am out of here. kickysnana Feb 2012 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author seabeyond Feb 2012 #35

You might want to check the links I provided above Ms. Toad Feb 2012 #37

and this has to do with what the poster wrote in the OP iverglas Feb 2012 #38

Remembering our history. Ms. Toad Feb 2012 #41

Do you honestly think there's any danger of 'man haters' taking over any movement? redqueen Feb 2012 #43

Here, there were two women who described themselves as Ms. Toad Feb 2012 #44

I had seen an actual genderqueer woman using the term to describe herself redqueen Feb 2012 #45

In that context, it is a different issue. Ms. Toad Feb 2012 #46

Oh yes, I see the parallel for sure... redqueen Feb 2012 #47

I got what you were saying Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #42