Seriously, J, I have no idea what this is about or what brought it on, but I will say this: Feminist is a word that has been much maligned, co-opted, and redefined over the past 40+ years. As a result, no one owns that word, which is actually the good news. Women are multi-faceted, incredible beings. No two of us are the same, hence no two of us define that word the same way. And that's a huge part of feminism: having your own mind and holding your own opinions.
Edited to add something about the right and inevitability of disagreeing... telling anyone who gets too disagreeable to "fuck off"... but I'm too tired.
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Date: 2010-10-08 01:51 am (UTC)Seriously, J, I have no idea what this is about or what brought it on, but I will say this: Feminist is a word that has been much maligned, co-opted, and redefined over the past 40+ years. As a result, no one owns that word, which is actually the good news. Women are multi-faceted, incredible beings. No two of us are the same, hence no two of us define that word the same way. And that's a huge part of feminism: having your own mind and holding your own opinions.
Edited to add something about the right and inevitability of disagreeing... telling anyone who gets too disagreeable to "fuck off"... but I'm too tired.