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gollygee

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1. And here you are, wanting to define the women's movement

Reply to MellowDem (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 10:11 PM

Jan 2013

and not only that, explaining why. If men don't have some control, you're worried that women will make our movement all about us, and you're afraid it will be done at the expense of men.

This is actually a good example of why why we need to control our own movement.

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Who Should (And Shouldn't) Be Leaders/Members of Social Movements [View all] MellowDem Jan 2013 OP

And here you are, wanting to define the women's movement gollygee Jan 2013 #1

>>>POP!!!<<< Balloon OP meets #1 needle. MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #2

Nope MellowDem Jan 2013 #3

Feminism IS a women's movement gollygee Jan 2013 #4

Feminism has a lot of definitions... MellowDem Jan 2013 #6

Women do disagree about the definition gollygee Jan 2013 #7

It's not what I'm doing here... MellowDem Jan 2013 #9

I'm not big on gender 'neutral' JustAnotherGen Jan 2013 #5

I'm not saying gender neutral... MellowDem Jan 2013 #8

Yep. redqueen Jan 2013 #10