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How do Radfems propose to tear down the patriarchy?

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Hullygully · 27/06/2012 10:23

Just that. Interested to know how.

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CaramelTree · 27/06/2012 11:02

I don't know if I'd be giving a rad fem answer here, or if it is more of an anarchist answer. I would say that some separation is a process that would change at some future point, but some areas should be permanently about people's rights to determine the areas they are actually involved with. So a culture around pregnancy, for example, would always be something that is determined by a culture of women. In much the same way that in an anarchist society it is up to textile workers to make decisions about their workplace, and so on.

namechangeguy · 27/06/2012 10:55

Is it a permanent separation, or temporarily imposed until awareness kicks in? I can see that this might take generations to happen, but would rad fems want re-integration once a fair and equitable society was established? Or is it accepted wisdom that re-integration would just see men adopt their old ways again?

CaramelTree · 27/06/2012 10:43

I think it is about creating women's spaces and a culture of women, so that we come from a starting point of support and our own cultural goals, rather than adapting someone else's system.

On a practical level, some rights have been won by changing the law, but some things that have been made by better for women were done through self organisation. Women went out and set up women's refuges for themselves.

VictorGollancz · 27/06/2012 10:33

Separation is one, non-violent method. A complete withdrawal of women from men. Women do the vast majority of the work, keeping men rich. So we take it away.

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