Feminists
In reply to the discussion: Since I grew up in the 60s, I think the whole idea [View all]ismnotwasm
(42,486 posts)Pagila along with Dworkin, but that's just me evidently.
I agree with your ABC points, and I'd like to say they are why I support things like the Gay history legislation in California. Entitled people, well educated, intelligent well-meaning entitled people can be ignorant as hell.
When you are at the level of entitlement of the heterosexual white male, the ignorance reaches a kind of peak. This is why ethnic, gender and cultural education is so important. Entitlement means never having to look at a damn thing, because it isn't actually seen. This is also why I can't stand the backlash whining about, oh, say, affirmative action or Even Black history month by white folk, or the bullshit objection against Gay marriage, or the notion put forward that women have somehow 'arrived' and feminism needs to be regulated to histories dustheap.
As a feminist, I stay focused on feminist issues. Feminists, usually thanklessly, are right in the fight against racism, against heterosexism, against human rights violations around the world. The thing is is I believe that gender inequities and gender injustices are the root causes of these things.
This is a a general feminist discussion board, and while no one is going to present feminism 101 a basic understanding the history of what it is and what it stands and for is a good thing. In that context my comment about Pagila would make more sense as far as it being 'focused' although not everyone would agree
Personally, I don't know you and I rarely bother to like or dislike people I will never meet online, But I suspect you're trying to say you have strong opinions. Good, so do I. Should make for great conversations.