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In reply to the discussion: Should men be leaders in the feminist movement? [View all]RobinA
(9,888 posts)demand autonomy and self-determination for someone else? People hire advocates all the time. They are called lawyers. One hires a lawyer because they are educated to do certain things more effectively than the person who hired them. NOT because they know what it is like to be in that person's shoes. I work in mental health. I am not disabled. Not a day goes by that I don't advocate for at least one of my clients. I will not stop doing so just because I am "privileged" by not being disabled, I will do so because I am "privileged" to be able to do so. Peer advocates often consider anyone not a peer to be the enemy. Which is a shame, because together we could be much stronger advocates than either one of us is alone. That's why I vote it's OK to have a male leader in the feminist movement. Whatever works. I'm not so blinded that I don't think a male might have some skills I (a female) do not.