Your favourite feminist icons

Hermione granger as she progressed so far in a brutally male dominated wizarding world.
I also like the work of Eric Evans .

I think my comments were deleted because flamey anti-woman trolls bring this forum a lot more clickbait action than a post presenting exceptionally solid evidence for the feminist opinion espoused.

Should any of the adults here want to see my opinion and its strong supporting evidence despite the other adults smacking it away from your eyes, let's hope you get to see this post and send me a message before this post gets deleted too.

Why were sillage's post deleted? This thread is so strange.

Have you read the poster's other posts?

I have been told on here that I'm a man. I am fairly certain I have started posts with "as a woman " and I'm 100% sure I'm not a man.

I don't see anything in Gummydrop's posting history to suggest she is not who and what she says she is but if you think she is lying you know what the protocol is.

I've been accused of being a man on this forum. I'm not.

Arundhati Roy, Slyvia Wynter and Lynne Brown off the top of my head.

Hello Teitetua I like elements of what some of these women have to say. However my view is that racism is a far more pressing issue for me and always has been. I have experienced discrimination more as a Black person than as a woman. And Sillages behaviour is a perfect example of why I do not relate to feminism. She completely dismissed my view point as it does no match her perspective, therefore it is irrelevant and I must be a non black male. Feminism will only be relatable to me and others when white Feminists allow other perspectives to be heard and only if they accept that women of colour experience additional challenges alongside sexism. But what do I know I'm not Black or female right?

Lol first time I have been accused of impersonating a Black woman. Just because I don't agree with your mind set you have decided 1. I am not a woman 2.I am not Black. So please tell me how what t characteristics will make me one.

What about bell hooks, Gummydrops? She's someone who says as far as she's concerned, gender and racial issues are completely linked. And everything I've ever seen by her has seemed very insightful and intelligent--she's definitely one of my nominees for "Notable feminists you'd like to have dinner with".

In terms of Malala I agree she is a brave young woman but you can see she has been hijacked by others to push their own agendas. It makes me sad and uncomfortable how she is wheeled out all the time.

In addition although I have for equality between males and females I do not identify as a feminist. The Black female experience are completely different as Black women have to deal with inequality of sex and race.

I don't have any AS a Black woman I don't believe that feminism has impacted my life that greatly. I believe feminism has not done anything positive for Black women other than create rift between the Black male and Black km. Woman. I a much more concerned in racial equality than feminism as racial inequality has had and does have a larger impact on me but also the Black community and people from the African continent.

chimamanda ngozi adichie is one of mine.

Another vote for Greer here. She also happens to be an astonishingly good literary critic, one of the most original thinkers on the Renaissance I've ever come across, and all-round public intellectual. It never ceases to wind me up how she (and other great female thinkers) are pigeonholed as feminists when non-entities like AC Grayling get to opine boringly on any topic they like.

My feminist icons:

Tina Fey
Caitlin Moran
Meryl Streep
Naomi Wolf

Vestal's comment was rude and unjustified.Ugh is a regular posters on a number of sections on MN. I don't recall any which would justify what Vestal said.

Oh andUgh is right Angela Carter was a brilliant writer.

Agree. Ignore the derailers.

Cerseirys oh fair enough - misunderstood there!

Vestal I'm not here for a fight over Greer. I think she's out of order, you don't, whatever. I've just as much right to say I don't agree with her as you have to say you do.

Please ignore the obvious trolls, they get off on derailing threads and go and excitedly tell their equally ridiculous friends so they can play some kind of internet biscuit game.

norream, I don't think Malala won a Nobel Peace Prize for 'leading a nice cushy life in this country'.

It's interesting, this thing where women get attacked purely for being middle class.