tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post8546039430669277505..comments2024-02-25T11:19:44.035+11:00Comments on The Daily Frostwolf - Druid Edition: I still don't think I'm a feministUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post-7567747446349975792012-03-30T08:30:25.448+11:002012-03-30T08:30:25.448+11:00"Really, what I believe is probably similar t..."Really, what I believe is probably similar to to what Tami says, but the term is gramatically incorrect."<br /><br />It may be grammatically incorrect, but as someone somewhere else said, feminist doesn't equal "someone hating men". When you say it's grammatically incorrect, I want to point out that is, however, historically correct. Feminism is not a new invention, we're back to at least 1792 (Mary Wollstonecraft). Suddenly changing the word to appeal to modern women may be doing the whole movement a disservice. And I suspect that if an "Equalist" movement should come forward and identify itself as such, I don't think the ideas would differ from feminism anyways, so... maybe a rename will ever only be a "branding stunt".<br /><br />Your objection seems to lie in a very small spot - on the very literal meaning of the word. I wish you (and Eff for that matter) could see past the label and past the public representation of feminists and look at the ideas and beliefs behind it. Remember not to judge a group by its extremists ;)<br /><br />Being a feminist doesn't mean you HAVE to be a political activist, you don't HAVE to be vocal about it all the time, you don't HAVE to "fight". Like having certain political opinions (and feminism is often very political), you can have them quietly and in private.<br /><br />Ps. I'm a feminist, I also believe in men's rights (especially in terms fatherhood, where I think men's rights are behind).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post-66036906046417547622012-03-29T12:26:35.440+11:002012-03-29T12:26:35.440+11:00@Shoryl - Hi Shoryl! I don't object to femini...@Shoryl - Hi Shoryl! I don't object to feminist ideals, I just really don't think I am able to BE one. I think of them as the campaigners out there, fighting for rights. I think of them as being hard core political activists. I admire them, I just don't think that's me. I fight for equal rights on MY level - in medicine, for patients, my trainees - but it's because I believe in fairness for everyone, regardless or race, sex or religion. Really, what I believe is probably similar to to what Tami says, but the term is gramatically incorrect. I think that's what I'm trying to say. Tami should be an EQUALIST not a feminist, because if you look at the derivation of the word, it's wrong. Equalist is what Tami is - equality for everyone. If I said I was masculinist, do you think that means the same as feminist? It doesn't have quite the same ring :) But thanks for the thoughts, it's good to get it out.Navimiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504557372435466448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post-43284448800199458482012-03-29T03:12:12.348+11:002012-03-29T03:12:12.348+11:00Navi; I think that this might be a case where the ...Navi; I think that this might be a case where the labels are important to some and not to others. By Tami's definition, I am a feminist. (Really, by Tami's definitions, I don't want to associate with anyone who isn't!) <br /><br />Would I call myself a feminist? In the current American political atmosphere, I need to. Every able person needs to with the insanity that's going on over here.<br /><br />But normally, when we're not fighting lawmakers who are deliberately trying to put very cruel laws into place to (as best as I can tell) put women "in their place"; I don't want to have to be a feminist. <br /><br />I want to be a person. I want to identify myself by the company I choose to keep, the things I pursue, and my achievements. Not my gender (or gender identity), race, sexual identity or physical ability or limitations. <br /><br />I'm glad you get to do that. But maybe you should think about stepping up and being a feminist just now. So that we are all stronger for it.Shorylhttp://tinywowguild.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post-86709704544953837802012-03-28T07:11:50.692+11:002012-03-28T07:11:50.692+11:00I know it's just me but personally I don't...I know it's just me but personally I don't really like anybody who's assertive and forward be they male or female. They're usually extroverts who I find exhausting.<br /><br />I just wish they'd keep the yelling down, I'm trying to take a nap.Tome of the Ancienthttp://tomeoftheancient.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com