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Is the new "self identifying" use of the term "woman" a form of cultural appropriation?

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LoveMyPatio · 02/11/2016 21:31

In that a previously oppressed group has had their group name taken by the oppressing group for their own use?

I might be wildly off mark, but was just musing.

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XinnaJane · 02/11/2016 21:57

Yes. It seems utterly bizarre but is absolutely true

LoveMyPatio · 02/11/2016 21:55

Hmm, interesting. I was expecting to be shouted down!

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AlistairSim · 02/11/2016 21:51

Yes. Absolutely.

Thelilywhite · 02/11/2016 21:50

I agree. Being a born woman and all that entails is very much part of the culture in which we are raised.