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trixie

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12. Yes I do

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 07:24 PM

Feb 2012

A coworker of mine voted in the 2008 election for Obama and said it was the first time she had ever voted Democratic. She is 59 and today said she had no idea she was a feminist until Santorum spelled it out for her.

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Do you identify as a feminist? (for frequent posters in women's rights and issues) [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 OP

at an ABA convention, there was a sign up board for ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2012 #1

aba? La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #2

American Bar Association ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2012 #8

ONE of the reasons I'm not a member. elleng Feb 2012 #13

Sorry about that. elleng Feb 2012 #7

I do, though I tend to read rather than post Scootaloo Feb 2012 #3

More like theories, maybe? justiceischeap Feb 2012 #5

i use the word brand loosely, hence i put it in quotes La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #6

I think I'm a feminist justiceischeap Feb 2012 #4

I Do (I know I don't post much) we can do it Feb 2012 #9

I certainly do, have done since before elleng Feb 2012 #10

I think I am a radical egalitarian. I am a man, and am not sure I can be a feminist. WingDinger Feb 2012 #11

Interesting. redqueen Feb 2012 #16

of course you can be a feminist and male La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #18

Yes I do trixie Feb 2012 #12

lol indeed La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #14

Yes, I identify as a feminist and as a no wave one Gormy Cuss Feb 2012 #15

I never really did, polly7 Feb 2012 #17

no, it doesn't mean you are in the wrong place La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #19

Yay! I'm learning, and enjoying it. polly7 Feb 2012 #21

Nope! justiceischeap Feb 2012 #20

Thanks justice :) polly7 Feb 2012 #24

I call myself one, but I have no idea OKNancy Feb 2012 #22

You sound like me a few months ago... redqueen Feb 2012 #26

LOL - believe me, I've always OKNancy Feb 2012 #35

Socialist Feminism and Intersectionality obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #23

I can relate to that. n/t TriMera Feb 2012 #39

Excellent obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #41

I don't identify with "brand" Texasgal Feb 2012 #25

What's your address? justiceischeap Feb 2012 #27

I guess I need that!! Texasgal Feb 2012 #28

Nothing saying you do obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #33

I hope I wasn't insinuating Texasgal Feb 2012 #37

No no no! obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #40

It's all good. Texasgal Feb 2012 #44

Yes I do but with a caveat. Loudmxr Feb 2012 #29

I am an unapologetic old-school feminist. IOW, kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #30

And now there are SO many women vets. Gormy Cuss Feb 2012 #34

We got mad. And then we got MORE than even. Literally. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #45

not a frequent poster due to the fact I was a moderator maddezmom Feb 2012 #31

I am a feminist. I identify more closely with Intersectionality theory than with the "waves". n/t TriMera Feb 2012 #32

so do i. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #36

. TriMera Feb 2012 #38

Yup obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #42

I don't know much about Socialist Feminism. TriMera Feb 2012 #46

I'm a frequent lurker, so I'll answer anyway. laconicsax Feb 2012 #43

All the people in my life are feminists. Men and women. And they always have been. applegrove Feb 2012 #47

I'm a intersectionalist feminist and also Marxist feminist. Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #48

I do identify as a feminist kdmorris Feb 2012 #49

Black American Feminist JustAnotherGen Feb 2012 #50

agreed. in a lot of intersectional politics you do La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #52

yes, i am a feminist. n\t Scout Feb 2012 #51

Yes libodem Feb 2012 #53

yes I consider myself a feminist Liora24 Feb 2012 #54

I Identify Now As A Feminist Kath1 Feb 2012 #55

have always identified as a feminist, and always will niyad Feb 2012 #56

I have always been a feminist The empressof all Feb 2012 #57