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History of Feminism

redqueen

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2. The terms 'feminist' and 'feminism' have been demonized.

Reply to seabeyond (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 12:11 PM

Jun 2012

So many women distance themselves from the words. It's the same thing that has been done to the word 'liberal' or 'leftist'.

If you haven't read Audre Lorde's essay, The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House, it is another classic.
http://lists.econ.utah.edu/pipermail/margins-to-centre/2006-March/000794.html

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REDSTOCKINGS MANIFESTO-July 7, 1969 [View all] seabeyond Jun 2012 OP

I do not have time to read and digest fully at this moment. MadrasT Jun 2012 #1

The terms 'feminist' and 'feminism' have been demonized. redqueen Jun 2012 #2

Two more links... redqueen Jun 2012 #3

now woman, all in good time. lol seabeyond Jun 2012 #4

Maybe we could collect a bunch to pin to the top of the group... redqueen Jun 2012 #5

i think each deserve their own thread to acknowledge and allow a person the time learning seabeyond Jun 2012 #6

Good idea. nt redqueen Jun 2012 #7

As I recall, this was taken far more seriously than the SCUM Manifesto at the time eridani Jun 2012 #8

I recall this this the same way. nt sufrommich Jun 2012 #10

that MRA has sites that are afraid of it lets us know something. they are still taking it seriously seabeyond Jun 2012 #12

This got me investigating... MadrasT Jun 2012 #9

Wonderful OP Seabeyond! I recall these "radfems" sufrommich Jun 2012 #11

also put domestic violence on the table seabeyond Jun 2012 #13

Thanks for the great thread, sea! CrispyQ Jun 2012 #14

KICK redqueen Oct 2013 #15

damn, i use to make good OPs. lol. gonna have to re read all this stuff later. sounds interesting. seabeyond Oct 2013 #17

Wow thanks for the kick RQ ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #16

Makes it painfully clear why some people work sooooo fucking hard to demonize rad fems, doesn't it? redqueen Oct 2013 #18