Reply #1: Radical feminists got feminism taken seriously.

[ThomCat]

If you aren't a radical feminist then you not pushing hard enough to make a dent in the sexism and misogyny.

Face it, a lot of people who claim to be in favor of women's right are just talking. They won't actually do anything to advance women's safety, women's rights, or women's equality. Radical feminists push until something gets done. They have forced many institutions to give a little, to compromise just a bit, which is far more than anyone would accomplish by politely asking and begging.

Radical feminists are the reason why women still have some right to choose.

Radical feminists are why many men no longer feel like they have a right to rape women. It's disgusting to remember that it used to be a very common idea that a guy had a right to whatever he could "take."

Radicals are important in every movement because the moderates are too busy giving ground to stay in the middle. It's the radicals who determine where the edges are, and therefore they also determine where that middle is that the moderates are trying so hard to own.

By pushing hard toward a goal, the radicals make sure that some small part of that goal is in the middle, and the moderates then take credit for it.

Yay! Radical Feminists!


And for those of you who didn't notice, I'm a guy cheerleading for feminism. Yes, it's about time we had more guy joining the fight.