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In reply to the discussion: Shailene Woodley: Why I’m Not a Feminist (Time Magazine) [View all]BainsBane
(53,001 posts)I'm far less concerned about what she says than how some here have decided to use it as a club against feminism. Yes, she is young and likely spent more time trying to get into the movies than getting an education (just a guess based on her age). If she stays in Hollywood, she will be forced to figure it out as she ages; the place is not kind to women over a certain age. What I was really pissed off at last night when I made that post, however, was how this statement is being used by those who oppose feminism and "all isms" in order to promote their privileged worldview where they and only people who look and think like them have a right to raise issues in public. If a person isn't, white, male, and/ or hostile to views of everyone else, they insist their speech is illegitimate, be it about issues of racism, sexism, or anything else.