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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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[-] VoxAliorum@lemmy.ml 4 points 18 hours ago

Feminism as often defined:

the belief that women should be allowed the same rights, power, and opportunities as men and be treated in the same way, or the set of activities intended to achieve this state. Is something I agree with support.

I wouldn't call myself a feminist because I think the word is basically broken. Too many people use it in a different way than this definition. Too many people think that if you are a feminist you have to agree with other things or you are not a feminist. I would describe myself as a humanist; I think.

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

I don't know if I like words being hijacked/appropriated by people with extreme views. The weird semantic shift for words like "feminist" (or "nazi" actually now that I think about it) points to a deficit in the education system in our countries.

[-] VoxAliorum@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 hours ago

I disagree. I don't think people started misusing feminism because they didn't know what it means.

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