Man-haters, Feminazis, and Steinem–oh my!

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2. Nice

Limbaugh, for all the destruction he introduced may have been the most successful with the 'feminazi' word. It's infiltrated the progressive ideology.

Progressive Women do shy away from the word, but not the concepts. Men, if they choose to, seem confused or hostile. Or supportive

And who gets the blame? Why the feminists who don't play nice. No I don't like the porn industry. Yes I think sex work is harmful and degrading-- and more a product of economic inequity for all the sex workers claim of empowerment. Yes I think there are huge gender discrepancies in the fields of the sciences and politics and yes it matters a whole lot. Yes I think misogyny and heterosexism are related. No I don't think 'classism' is more important than feminism. Yes I think women's portrayal in the media is so far out of balance I can't see a way to fix it. And YES, Virginia there IS a patriarchy. And a rape culture. And a threat to reproductive rights


I always, always self identify as a feminist. I talk to women all the the time. I'm well liked and funny, so I'm a 'go to' person when it comes to problems, from the technical to the personal. I try to show that feminism is strength and compassion.

Like unions the gains of feminism are not recognized as victories by the movement, they're taken for granted

We can change that, one mind at a time.