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In reply to the discussion: Study: Everyone hates environmentalists and feminists [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)Feminist A: Is a second wave feminist who pens an essay from the safety of her home that suggests that sex with men is horrible, is akin to rape, etc. in all circumstances because women dont really have the power to consent.
Feminist B: Is a second wave feminist who pens a, what is later called satirical, book talking about the murder of every man on the planet.
Feminist C: Is a second wave feminist who decides to get attention for her beliefs by going topless and shouting at prominent people with whom she disagrees and gets arrested and beat up but in the process does grab worldwide headlines for her positions.
Now, I disagree with Feminist A regarding some of her writing, but it doesnt mean she has no business being in feminism or being called a feminist. I think she made other very important contributions. Feminist B I simply feel sorry for since she was clearly mentally ill and was a diagnosed Schizophrenic. But I certainly do wonder about people who enjoy genocidal satire and that is the most generous interpretation of it. Feminist C, while I disagree with 10% of her beliefs, is someone who I admire because I certainly dont have the guts to go out and protest naked on the street for my beliefs. Maybe if I could be guaranteed that world peace would permanently ensue, you might get me outside naked, that's about it.
On the other side of things, the people who I have been arguing with re: Femen don't hold Feminist A or B accountable for anything and they have excuses for all of their writing and beliefs including the violent imagery and other over the top pronouncements. But they hate Feminist C with a blind passion and want them blotted out of existence as far as feminism is concerned... oh yes, all the while supposedly defending all feminists in posts in this OP.
If you have an explanation, you are a smarter man than I.