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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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[-] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago

The fact that there are so many definitions of what feminism is, shows that the label is not super useful. If you say you're a feminist, you then have to explain which version you're taking about.

It could be anything from "people should be given equal opportunity" to the extreme "all sex between a man and a women is rape"

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