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I went back and re-read your post on tumblr. I still think you are a feminist. I don't think that the living on your own part has anything to do with whether you are a feminist or not. How you live in general and your opinions and feelings are more indicative of being a feminist rather than your living arrangements. You know that you can support yourself. You know that other women can support themselves. You demonstrate that in your life and the causes you support. Not being afraid to live alone (especially after some of the things you have experienced) is a symbol of being a strong person who is comfortable in themselves. In my opinion, that is what a feminist is, someone who is comfortable in being female in whatever situation they find themselves in and who knows that they can do whatever it is they want to do (if they put forth the effort). I must admit that I don't read the feminist blogosphere because it just makes me want to punch the screen too much.