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

[DonCoquixote]

220. OK, another chiming in

Now, do I think that the younger feminists can and should read up on the Greers, Stienems, Jongs, etc, yes. Even if they do not agree with them, they can at least be conversant in the theory. Do I think the older Feminists can read up on the younger ones and learn about them? Yes..

What cannot and should not happen is where someone deicdes to attack because they do not meet a standard of woman. With all due respect, women get enough of that shit from Men, do they really need it from women? In all dues respect, if the boys get secure enough to adpat feminine stuff, and the ladies do, in the words of a feminist quoted "get muscles and tattooes" so what? The Celtic Druidesses (the fine ladies that killed the king as human sacrifice when he got old) had tattooes and muscles, did that make them traitors to womanhood? If you are going to have people wage war on the old stereotype only to have some new stereotype sit on the throne afterword, you will not inspire people to fight.

I do not think seabeyond is trying to do any of that. BTW. I think she is trying to focus on what is imporant, are people being freed from domination? However, it seems apparent from this thread that it brioguth up all the stuff festering. It does not help where Susan Faludi accuses the young of "matricide."

http://commentary.susanfaludi.com/

The bottom line is, liberation is not just about people you like, or even people you agree with, because the powers that be will find any hole in your ranks, any civil war,and exploit it, just like they tried to turn woman and blacks against each other in 2008. We need to get past the barbs, and yes, the prejudices we liberal men and women do not like to admit we have, despite the fact we know we have been programmed since we were infants. Liberations must occur for all, and we cannot let ourselves become the next sets of tyrants.