Reply #44: *shrug*

[Recursion]

Maybe we tried and we failed? I can't tell you how many women I know who say "well, I mean, I'm not a feminist, but..." ("feminist" always said with disgust).

If the word itself is what is throwing people, let's dump it. If we could reverse or at least slow the terrifying wave of anti-feminism we're going through by using another name, by all means let's do it. OTOH, if what people (even women) object to is not the name but the idea of men and women having identical societal roles (and let's not fool ourselves: that rejection is getting more and more explicit), then maybe we should just create an United Coastal States of America and secede from flyover country. I'm willing to fight for a woman's liberty and equality, but I can't force her to take them if she doesn't want to.