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As for people who specifically identify as 'feminists.' I'm often suspicious of them. I don't think women need to specifically label themselves to eschew the values and principles of equality and women's rights.
This, exactly.
I don't identity as a feminist. I'll defy that particular label.
But if most of my friends were asked, "Do you think that Supernaut is a feminist?" they would likely say that I am.
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Hmm... your first paragraph reminds me of people saying that feminism has declined since the "girl power" attitude of the 80s and 90s (there are stats showing things people associated with that movement, like a trend of women keeping last names after marriage peaked in the 90s, college students' feminism in the US, or interest in intellectual stuff like discussing gender-neutral words in writing etc. also peaked then, but I don't know if that has anything to do with it "on the street", since activism often ends when some of the aims have already been achieved through acceptance), though to be honest I don't really know if I see any social trend in my daily life -- I just hear about the "backlash" online.
All in all though, I have more positive (which I voted in the poll) interaction with people (actually it's only women I know of, in person) who call themselves "feminists". In the case of my friend who got involved in social/global issues in university and is getting into a career with it, especially bringing women's rights as a movement to other less-egalitarian countries -- of that I respect.
I'd imagine, if by chance the people I first met who called themselves "feminists" were the so-called as mentioned on this forum -- nasty, complaining, bitter, hypocritical ones, I might have a negative attitude develop with that label. Most of the strong, activist "feminist" types I've ever met though (well, I can think of mainly just two examples who called themselves that strongly) were and are actually really decent and have been kind, respectful people. But I started this poll because I am interested in most other peoples' experiences with "feminists".
That's exactly it. I knew three girls - all creepily similar, wore a lot of gothic fashion, loved death metal music, and had massive chips on their shoulders. They were self-described feminists or campaigners for women's rights. Having even a casual convo with them was like treading on egg-shells: I'm a pretty tactful person, but I think I was simply too rational for them. They DEMANDED I take on their bigoted, emotional views. All claimed to have been raped so I wonder if that had anything to do with it. At the risk of enraging like-minded people here, I admit I was a little suspicious at what exactly happened. These women would also constantly COMPLAIN about 80% of the time we were talking about the men in their lives. They were bitter people. One, whom I knew from high school, always seemed to get into arguments with everybody. She was an unlikable, abrasive person who would argue/take offense at anything.
I don't "identify as" a feminist either; ironically, it's only on this forum that I've ever been called one. And nope. It has never ever been in a positive way (here on CD). Generally, it's an attack.
But of course, I don't see CD as representative of the population as a whole.
I also don't know any women who call themselves feminists. I think the last time I heard a woman actually call herself "a feminist" was in the 70s, in my mom's group of associates/friends.
When someone says they're a feminist, I think they're female supremacists.
Wow, WoE...this explains a lot. Really.
It's not a contest. Or it shouldn't be.
I have actually seen more, on here anyway, of others identifying posters here as being feminists...then going off from there to make more assumptions. Thinking back I actually can't recall a single time a poster here has identified herself as "a feminist" (before being called/accused of being one).
Personally I feel it's basically to fill a personal agenda where one must find "proof" that the opposite sex is bad in some way -- predatory, manipulative, in this case superior...etc. JMO.
I think Djuna is one who identifies herself as feminist in her tag-line, but she tends to have pretty stereotypical 'feminist' views .
Ah, I never noticed that! I never read people's taglines. Don't know why. I just re-read mine now that you said that...it reads "East Meets West..." I think I probably typed that in around 2008, LOL.
I think Djuna is one who identifies herself as feminist in her tag-line, but she tends to have pretty stereotypical 'feminist' views .
Djuna seems normal to me.
Most feminists are nutcases though. This isn't the 1950s, and also.. it seems there's plenty of women on here who refer to these as the good ole days anyways
I have actually seen more, on here anyway, of others identifying posters here as being feminists...then going off from there to make more assumptions. Thinking back I actually can't recall a single time a poster here has identified herself as "a feminist" (before being called/accused of being one).
Personally I feel it's basically to fill a personal agenda where one must find "proof" that the opposite sex is bad in some way -- predatory, manipulative, in this case superior...etc. JMO.
I actually met a lot of those people who claim to be feminists. It written all over their posts through their radical assumptions.
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