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History of Feminism
In reply to the discussion: Is it time for a Feminist Manifesto for DU? [View all]CTyankee
(63,900 posts)31. Good questions. This is a diversity argument, no?
Just as we appreciate different cultures we appreciate differing sets of biological, cultural, and behavioral differences.
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But I wonder if leaving it to individual posts to clarify what feminism is, is a clumsy way of
CTyankee
Nov 2012
#2
Yes, so true. We keep saying it over and over in each and every post of sexism. We need some
CTyankee
Nov 2012
#11
Can you give me an example of what that "sexist in and of itself" would look like? I need
CTyankee
Nov 2012
#17
I don't remember the racist stuff but I do remember the Hillary/sexist stuff and as it turned out
CTyankee
Nov 2012
#20
Yes, I agree. But it was used by some pretty fishy types who suddenly showed up on DU.
CTyankee
Nov 2012
#23
Well, apart from the unique Hillary thing in 04 where there was basically some mischief afoot
CTyankee
Nov 2012
#25
Yep. It's about not sinking to that level, and creating a more level playing field.
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#37
I continue to encounter women who say things like, "You know, I understand the need for
patrice
Nov 2012
#26
Humanist is fine. Everybody is human, after all and I have already made a case for Feminism
CTyankee
Nov 2012
#29
Humanist is certainly one term I'd very much like to re-claim and it certainly at least implies the
patrice
Nov 2012
#30
Probably more diversity : similarity, just riffing again on process . . . link:
patrice
Dec 2012
#34
I'm comfortable with this. It's been a while since I looked into the research very deeply, but
patrice
Dec 2012
#35
Thank you for this, but I must go do my budget, so I will look at it later & get back to us ...
patrice
Dec 2012
#45
i am kickin this to get back to it later. i have been so busy in meta and GD i have not been
seabeyond
Dec 2012
#42