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History of Feminism

Tuesday Afternoon

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2. I understand but, it is too late, I think ... from the OP =

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 19, 2014, 12:20 PM

Nov 2014

A carnivore eats meat, a herbivore eats plants, and a femivore eats … women? Well, no actually, nor even other plausible interpretations, like someone who only eats the meat of female livestock. A femivore is in fact an educated, stay-at-home woman who makes sourcing and growing her own food one of her main occupations.

There is an article quoted from 2010 using the word.

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The term is wrongly constructed. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2014 #1

I understand but, it is too late, I think ... from the OP = Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #2

Oh. Well, then, it's still a dumb word. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2014 #3

ok. And the concept behind the word ... ? Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #4

The concept behind the word is in danger of being lost because of the word. TexasProgresive Nov 2014 #5

Thanks. and Now, excuse me while I throw up. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #6