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Feeling attacked now I speak up about being a feminist

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thefinerthingsinlife · 12/09/2010 18:55

Within the last few months I have 'become' a feminist, so bear with me (I'm still learning Smile )

I have started speaking out about things that bother me and I get a similar response most times along the lines of theres "no need for feminism" and "what about the 'poor hard done by' men" and "agh stop being such a bloody feminist"

I feel like i'm banging my head against a brick wall.

How do you all deal with this?

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thefinerthingsinlife · 12/09/2010 19:44

ISNT is know exactly what you mean about it being hard to argue your point all time. I've read a couple of books including The Equality Illusion and i'm currently reading Living Dolls.

UnePrune thats how i'm starting to feel, but it's hard to get into that mind set when you've been a doormat for so many years iyswim

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UnePrune · 12/09/2010 19:18

I say 'I am not an activist in the traditional sense, but it's impossible to be an observant, thinking woman without being aware of the small and big things we put up with on an almost daily basis'.

Basically I don't care if someone thinks less of me for being aware and taking issue with certain things (as an example, my anger at not being able to walk home fairly early at night without fear). If they dismiss me for that, they can fuck off. I mean that.

ISNT · 12/09/2010 19:06

It's hard isn't it, you start seeing things to annoy you everywhere, and people say things that make you go gah!!!

TBH I am a bit of a wuss and tend to only challange people if I think they will listen, or if they have said something utterly ludicrous.

The rest of the time I bite my tongue.

Pathetic I know, but really, it's hard to be arguing all the bleeding time!!!

It's exciting though, all this newfound knowledge and talking on here. All of this is really new to me. Have you read any books? there is a bookclub on here and i think a new one just started. I am reading one at the mo but it's going to take me about a year - maybe I should put it to one side and join the book club