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Are you a feminist? (If so why, if not why not?)
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I don't believe in an -ism. I believe in equal rights. I think the name feminism does more harm than good.
"isms" are useful, and the name feminism is perfectly fine.
No it's not. It clearly favors one side, but then people are saying it's about equality.
If whatever feminism is trying to describe is truly about equality, then we should use a term that isn't biased.
This is the same as saying the "All Lives Matter" crowd were correct in fighting Black Lives Matter. Women are more oppressed than men, even if everyone is oppressed by the patriarchy.
Not really.
Black Lives Matter is a movement specifically to shed light on how cops abuse their power towards people of color and frequently go unpunished for it. Black Lives Matter is not about addressing how white people may suffer at the hands of police brutality and if you're trying to argue that it is, then you're either disingenuous or ignorant.
You do have a point though, where both feminism and Black Lives Matter focus on one group over people over others.
Feminism as a movement specifically sheds light on the systemic violence against women and gender-diverse individuals under patriarchy. That doesn't mean men don't also benefit, but it does shed light on the primary issue.