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(63,912 posts)As I said, we do this all the time with posts that get alerted on. By your reasoning we would have to get rid of ANY standards on racism and homophobia because not everyone is going to agree. I haven't seen that option being considered, however, and I find that curious.
It just seems inconsistent to me to carve out classes for SOME sensibilities but strangely not for women's. And may I hasten to add that plenty of male Feminists would side with the women in identifying and calling out sexist or misogynistic behavior here.
"Who are those here that qualify as trustworthy arbiters of women's sensibilities?" Well, if we don't have a problem with gay people and people of color being trustworthy arbiters, why deny women the same status? And even heterosexuals and white Duers can be "trustworthy" too if they are truly without prejudice.
I think it is possible to be a Democrat and not be a Feminist if said Democrat is on the far right of our party. I don't think you can be a Progressive Democrat or a Liberal and not be a Feminist.
And I also think it would be helpful if we had a "Feminist Manifesto" here at DU to clarify what we think that means.