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Do you consider yourself a feminist? (A question for both women and men.)
serious crayons:
Please elaborate on your answer below. Why are you a feminist, or why not? What does the word "feminist" mean to you? What does a feminist stand for? Is it simply believing in equal opportunity for women, or is there more to it than that?
Brown Eyes:
Heya!
Thanks for the poll K! I, of course, voted that I am a feminist.
I'll come back and elaborate later when I'm home from work!
;D
Sophia:
Like the other 100% people that voted in this pole. I too consider myself a feminist. Why? I believe I am a person that wants some change. Being feminist is for me a person that wants change in society. And I do also think that feminist doesnt only mean equality between people and people, and between societys. It also means for me stand up for your rights, opinions and respect. And be a roll model in your way of acting in life.
Brown Eyes:
Heya,
OK, I'm home from work now and have time to elaborate a bit. :)
I've been thinking about this question a lot today. And, my main response to the question "am I a feminist"... is that I can't really think of any reason why I wouldn't consider myself a feminist. To me the term signifies an interest in basic, equal rights and fair treatment for women. And, it seems to me that progress and improvements in women's rights, logically, also means improvements and better circumstances for men too.
Also, I like to think of feminism as having a very deep history going back generations and even centuries. I don't think of it as a phenomenon contained to or defined by the 60s and 70s era women's rights movement (although that is a part of feminist history, of course). I went to two different women's colleges and my experiences there caused me to have a really deep, ingrained respect and interest in women's history. The more you get into the intricacies of women's history and the long history of both men and women working for gender equality the more exciting the term feminist becomes. I feel like embracing that term is a way of honoring all the people in history who have fought for women's rights and gender equality.
mariez:
--- Quote from: atz75 on March 13, 2009, 07:56:59 pm ---Heya,
OK, I'm home from work now and have time to elaborate a bit. :)
I've been thinking about this question a lot today. And, my main response to the question "am I a feminist"... is that I can't really think of any reason why I wouldn't consider of myself a feminist. To me the term signifies an interest in basic, equal rights and fair treatment for women. And, it seems to me that progress and improvements in women's rights, logically, also means improvements and better circumstances for men too.
Also, I like to think of feminism as having a very deep history going back generations and even centuries. I don't think of it as a phenomenon contained to or defined by the 60s and 70s era women's rights movement (although that is a part of feminist history, of course). I went to two different women's colleges and my experiences there caused me to have a really deep, ingrained respect and interest in women's history. The more you get into the intricacies of women's history and the long history of both men and women working for gender equality the more exciting the term feminist becomes. I feel like embracing that term is a way of honoring all the people in history who have fought for women's rights and gender equality.
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Well said, Amanda! I especialy like your references to history and all the people in the past who made such a difference. I would add that to me feminism is also about how women think of themselves and about not being pressured to conform to anyone else's standards or definitions of how they should live their lives.
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