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History of Feminism

In reply to the discussion: Ignorant & Unafraid [View all]

Little Star

(17,055 posts)
4. Yep....
Thu May 31, 2012, 10:39 AM
May 2012

"All we have to do is "reclaim" the words and "own" them and claim "empowerment" and that makes everything OK."

That exercise makes no sense to me.

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Ignorant & Unafraid [View all] seabeyond May 2012 OP
Misogyny and other bigotries aren't any prettier BlueIris May 2012 #1
Apparently MadrasT May 2012 #2
there is always an exception. except when we are campaigning that words matter seabeyond May 2012 #3
Yep.... Little Star May 2012 #4
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