My Feminism, a manifesto - xposted to Facebook

[miss_madb]

Up until very recently, I kept most of my political stuff off Facebook, and up until very recently, off LJ, too. It was private, I told myself, but the truth was, I wanted to keep my beliefs - the things I'm really passionate about - quiet and away from social media, because I was scared. Scared to be honest about who I am, scared of what I'd find

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[orangejuiced]

Have you researched the various 'waves' of feminism?

I don't believe in feminism. It devalues men, and men's issues. I believe that if both genders are equal, such 'isms' are necessary. And I have seen most often that it is women that hold other women back. When Gillard stepped up, most men I knew were fully supportive, and thought it was good that we got another competent individual in charge (also cool to have a woman in charge)...whereas every woman I know (well, bar three iirc) really had it in for her evil conniving backstabby-womanly ways.

Also I notice that there's a significant amount of commentary (ie, Greer) that hack on the current generation of girls for undoing all the work of the 'bra-burning' generation of feminists. Just, you know, as a random poking of observations.

[miss_madb]

Duck, I will certainly agree that women are women's worst enemies, due to being socialised to police each other and see each other as competitors. That's a major problem, and one of the reasons I believe a push for greater solidarity and sisterhood is required, as well as enquiry into and reform of the cultural norms that are at the root of the problem.

P.

[bast_believer]

The wave of feminism you refer to as devaluing men is the first and second waves of radical feminism, and less so after that - Liberal feminism, which began about the time I started university, was third wave, and are much more humanist and equality based look at it.

You still get some of the early radical feminists around, some of them are friends of mine too.

Re Greer and the last paragraph - yes. but changing generations will do that.

What do we know about a woman being trampled by a Prince's horse at Ascot, in a bid to get us the vote?

[bast_believer]

This rocks hon, I love it :)

Go looking for this if you have not read it... "Dammned Whores and Gods Police" Anne Summers. She's Australian and I think you might find it interesting reading.