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Discussing feminism with women today

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ContentedLittleMummy · 30/07/2013 18:54

A post was opened about feminism on a forum I'm on. I'm a feminist, leaning more towards rad feminism but not buying into all their ideology. I don't believe men can be feminists, I think they can sympathise with the movement, as I can say against race rights, but they haven't truly experienced being a woman in a partiarchal society.

I got called names and a "man hater" and all sorts of horrible things, and I wondering if my beliefs are really out there and a bit insane?! I'm married to a man with two sons, and I don't "hate men" and I know that's a lazy thing to call a feminist but it's really got me down.

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GrimmaTheNome · 30/07/2013 19:13

NN == Nickname Smile

I've never read Caitlin's definition of feminism.... please do tell! Smile

I'm not fluent in feminist literature but I'm always happy to learn.

ContentedLittleMummy · 30/07/2013 19:07

They said they were feminists and that it was all about "equality" and the fact I was refusing to make it about men meant I didn't want equality?! I asked if they'd read Caitlin Moran's definition of a feminist; then they went into a mob mode and said I was slating women for not being fluent in "feminist" literature. I feel bad that they got the wrong end of the stick, but also that they don't seem to know what they're talking about. What's an NN?

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GrimmaTheNome · 30/07/2013 18:59

wondering if my beliefs are really out there and a bit insane?!

nah, its more likely that you ran into a bunch who enjoy being nasty to anyone who identifies as being a feminist. (BTW - your NN doesn't sound very rad fem, I was expecting this to be rather a different sort of post!Grin)