Why "fun feminism" should be consigned to the rubbish bin

[Daemonaquila]

191. What a load of horsecrap - no such thing as "proper, radical feminism."

I am a feminist. I have been a feminist since a lot of the women here calling themsevles feminists were in diapers. The nonsense spouted by many "radical" feminists these days puts me between laughing, crying, and being sickened by how feminism has been twisted by ideological purists. Or, I should say, the purists of whatever form THEY believe the ideology should take TODAY.

My first encounter with the destruction of feminism by "feminists" was through the ravings of Katherine McKinnon and Andrea Dworkin, who hijacked a good part of the movement to salve their own damaged psyches. While they still have their followers, there is always someone new on the "radical" feminist scene to distract women from the prize.

I welcome the "fun feminists," whatever the hell that actually means. Sure - a lot of them may be fluffy and tentative (and annoy the rest of us by giving a rip what men think), but there is no greater harm in that than in the agendas of some of the radical fringe. Nascent feminists radicalize, learn, and grow, assuming they aren't driven away from the movement by the holier-than-thou crowd.