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Are you a feminist? (If so why, if not why not?) (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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Might help also to describe what you think feminism is, since it's one of those terms that is overloaded.

I once had a physical therapist tell me she wasn't a feminist because she thought women couldn't be as physically capable as men when serving as soldiers, and seemed to believe feminism requires treating women exactly like men.

I told her I was a feminist because I believe in equal rights for men and women, an idea she did not seem so opposed to.

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[-] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If feminist just means I think women deserve the exact same rights as men, and same with any other gender, then yes I'm a feminist.

If feminist means a woman advocate who strives to push more female perspectives in a world dominated by male ones, well I'm a cis man so by definition I can't do that. If I want to support that, and I do, the best thing I can do is stop talking and listen.

[-] Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I think it's a fundamental failure of feminism/people to make men think that they don't deserve a voice, even in support of women.

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