I would walk through fire for the women of DU, my wife, my daughter, my mother, every woman I know.

[lillypaddle]

57. Yes, I believe that

It is a shame it has come to this. So much of this has been silly, crazy ... I am a feminist. I have fought for women's rights for longer than many here have been alive. And yet I have been attacked by those who claim to be "feminists." I have been told that I'm trying to please the "boys" here. I hate the bullying. That is part of what I have fought against for so many years. I resent a few telling me and others what a feminist is or is not.

WilliamPitt. I have never doubted you for a moment.

I have a sense of humor. I am 66 years old and I have somewhat mellowed during those long years. I laugh at myself. I laugh at my sisters. I laugh at you. I laugh.

I think many of us are pushing back. I find myself supporting threads I would ordinarily not support, simply because I want to get a rise out of some people. It is petty of me. I am sorry I am petty that way.

I have raised a son. He is 46 years old, married, with a daughter who is 20 months old. My son is a feminist. That is how I raised him to be. It is one of the few things I did right. So proud of him, so proud of my daughter-in-law, so proud of my granddaughter.

When I turned 50, I had nude pictures taken of myself. When I saw them, I thought, "OMG, those are awful!" My friend said to me, "hey, when you are 65, you will look at those and say, 'damn, I was HOT.' And yeah, DAMN, I was hot!

So ... Thanks Will Pitt. I appreciate you so much. And I appreciate DU, and most of the men who post here. And of course it goes without saying that I appreciate most of the women who post here as well. But I will NEVER EVER appreciate the women who have the gall to claim they are the righteous feminists and speak for the rest of us. Fuck them. Fuck them.