Are you a feminist?

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<p>Oh noooes! What a dirty word. Like, no way, right...?</p>

<p>It's kind of amusing how people freak out when even mildly accused of anything even remotely similar to feminism. Like, you can feel their instinctive homoph- er, reasoning kicking in as they defend themselves against this evil.</p>

<p>But seriously, are you feminist? I (and everyone else who understands this word) don't mean hating on males, but just kind of aware that females have...rights, I guess? (trying not to sound like I'm telling a joke lol)</p>

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<p>I am a feminist in the traditional sense. ie- equal pay and opportunities for women, etc. </p>

<p>I am not a modern feminist. Those women, as a whole, scare me. </p>

<p>I also do not really believe in things such as scholarships for women in engineering if there are not alternative scholarships for men in humanities. If the goal is to increase diversity, it MUST go both ways.</p>

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<p>Sup sandwhich jokes?</p>

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<p>Everyone (every sensible person) thinks females should have rights. In that sense everyone is a feminist. Feminist in different contexts means hundreds of different things though (yeah… those philosophy classes), and just asking “feminist” no one really knows what you mean.</p>

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<p>Vague question.</p>

<p>Which wave do you mean?</p>

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<p>seriously though, women already dominate the work force
more women graduate from college than men
and more women hold managerial positions than men</p>

<p>and no, i’m not making this up</p>

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<p>I agree with the first two of your points (although women still hold the lower paying jobs), but where did you find out this (see quote) information?</p>

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<p>Extremism of any kind is hatred and oppression of opposing ideals. Some take feminism just too far.</p>

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<p>Yes in the sense that i believe all people should be equal. But I think modern western “feminism” is just scary…</p>

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<p>Yes.</p>

<p>“Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.”
-Cheris Kramarae and Paula Treichler</p>

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<p>women should not be given the right to vote.</p>

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<p>Fix’d.</p>

<p>10 char</p>

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This. I hate modern feminists, though I’m all for topless day!</p>

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<p>I don’t think anyone here isn’t a feminist in the traditional sense.</p>

<p>What exactly is a modern feminist?</p>

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<p>The zealots that claim that having sex is inherently demeaning to women. That variety of stupidity.</p>

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<p>That’s a rather small minority of feminists.</p>

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<p>Modern feminists= third wave feminists.</p>

<p>Anyways, since it isn’t as solidly defined, its hard to say “movement x has done y” with third wave feminism.</p>

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<p>Let’s just say that I’m a firm believer in human rights and I think that women should get their rights in society.</p>

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<p>hell no!!!</p>

<p>for some reason i always associate the word feminism with lesbians.</p>

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<p>Hmm depends on the definition of feminist. I believe women should have equal rights in EVERY sense of the word, should have equal play etc etc. But I think the problem is not with our laws, it’s with our interpretation of them and society’s role. Someone is always pushing women to be one way or another - either traditional, or a career woman or both. I believe women should have the freedom to live their lives whichever way they want - that includes being a stay-at-home mom. And the same should apply to men. They should be able to apply for emotional abuse cases against an abusive wife and should have the freedom to be a stay-at-home dad if they wish. I HATE how a woman “becomes part of another family” after marriage but I also have no problems with arranged marriage.</p>