Comments on Blogs Are Stupid: Feminism Skepticism

fair enough- every woman is a feminist at heart......

2008-03-14T09:51:00.000-05:00

fair enough- every woman is a feminist at heart...but that may be the case in a well developed country like the USA..on the flipside when u consider countries like india where women have been oppressed for ages(not in urban india),i think it is very necessary for women not only to remind others but also themselves that they are as good as men,that they have equal rights ,that they are no less..

I love how you get right to the heart of the matte...

2006-04-02T23:24:00.000-05:00

I love how you get right to the heart of the matter..."I think feminazi is a word created by men to marginalize women who won't put up with their shit" You certainly could be right about that.

But I think that "Feminism" is used and viewed with equal disdain. I know what you mean about being proud of your voice, but we don't need a label to be heard or empowered. I feel that it harms

I think all women should be feminists, however I d...

2006-04-02T20:48:00.000-05:00

I think all women should be feminists, however I don't think all women are. There are way too women that I see every day (particularly where I live) who allow their womanhood to be oppressed to a point where their voice is non-existent - and what's worse is that they are not only okay with that, but it's their choice.

I think feminazi is a word created by men to marginalize women who

I hear you and agree that the last thing women nee...

2006-04-02T16:28:00.000-05:00

I hear you and agree that the last thing women need is to be divided or choices judged. Just so counter productive.

And true - we are basically on the same page.

I think in general I like to challenge my own personal definition of feminism all the time to be sure it still fits. Thanks for offering me a chance to do that again today.

And, I wanted to add, that I changed the title of ...

2006-04-02T15:32:00.000-05:00

And, I wanted to add, that I changed the title of my piece because while I feel that the characterization is an apt one, it *is* just another harmful label that divides us.

I leave the body of my piece intact however, as I feel it would be disingenuous to modify it now. And, I still feel somewhat that its use is important to recognize.

Never self-proclaimed? I have to disagree. However...

2006-04-02T14:39:00.000-05:00

Never self-proclaimed? I have to disagree. However, I do agree that feminism as a *concept* is valuable. Unfortunately, the *label* of feminism is doing exactly the opposite of that which you assert feminism itself aspires to do, which was the point of my piece.

Instead of women being united in a common cause; equality, respect and freedom from tyranny and oppression, we are dividing

Yes he's a sahd, no he doesn't do housework (very ...

2006-04-02T14:19:00.000-05:00

Yes he's a sahd, no he doesn't do housework (very well), and guess what...we're not even married. Take that fundie nutbars.

Wow - great reading today, you bloggers! I was ju...

2006-04-02T12:46:00.000-05:00

Wow - great reading today, you bloggers! I was just going to do yardwork today. Now I'm going to be thinking while I do yardwork. Thanks!

I actually do alot of work with a very feminst gra...

2006-04-02T08:43:00.000-05:00

I actually do alot of work with a very feminst grassroots charity and so I am exposed to the most hard core feminsts you could imagine. I don't know of one who would deny you the right to call yourself a feminst or disagree that it is about choice. And Feminazi is a derogatory term bestoed by others and never self proclaiimed. It is actually really problematic.

I have learned

Well...if you insist upon throwing religious funda...

2006-04-02T00:14:00.000-05:00

Well...if you insist upon throwing religious fundamentalists into the mix, then it's a whole different ballgame, no??

I can't think of a more compelling argument against biblical teachings than their subjugation of women, unless its their categorical denigration and villification of those who do not live according to archaic and intransigent ideals. But...you don't want to get me

I have to agree - I've never heard another woman l...

2006-04-01T22:37:00.000-05:00

I have to agree - I've never heard another woman label herself a "feminazi".

I have only heard other women using the term in a deragatory manner in referring to another woman who lives a brand of feminism that is not the same, just as I've heard women label other women "breastfeeding nazis" or "attachment parenting nazis".

The language is part of the problem and part of the

PSthe thing that really gets my knickers in a twis...

2006-04-01T19:43:00.000-05:00

PS

the thing that really gets my knickers in a twist about that website is that they cite all these "rape" examples to make their case about women in the military. But we all know they don't give a rat's ass about women being raped.

Ha, look...here I am forcing you to form coherent sentences when you're supposed to be on break. No pressure to respond until you have the time.

I enjoy the discourse as well! To wit:all women ar...

2006-04-01T19:37:00.000-05:00

I enjoy the discourse as well! To wit:

all women are feminists: not hardly. read this piece of drivel for example. The links include such gems as American Communism and Feminism, Feminism is Evil, How the CIA used Feminism to Destabilize Society; plus gems like God wants

Provocative is good right? No, it isn't just extre...

2006-04-01T17:47:00.000-05:00
Provocative is good right?

No, it isn't just extremists, though they certainly play a part.

Basically, what I'm trying to say is that I really dislike women dividing themselves with labels such as "feminist", because as I said...I think every woman is a feminist. I think that the label in and of itself is divisive, because it implies that we are to play by a certain set of

I must admit I read the first paragraph of your po...

2006-04-01T16:57:00.000-05:00
I must admit I read the first paragraph of your post and my heart sank a bit. I have huge issues with the term feminazi (which I doubt is ever self-proclaimed) in that it's a label created by Rush Limbaugh and his ilk to inextricably link something grotesque and abhorrent to the notion of feminism. (Which it seems that you agree is not a bad thing in itself.)

What I think you're saying

Please show me an example of a woman who labels HE...

2006-04-01T16:10:00.000-05:00
Please show me an example of a woman who labels HERSELF as a feminazi.