Hey sarah - what are the Slate articles you're talking about?
I was raised to be capable. When my parents said to me 'you can do it' there was never the feminist subtext 'even though you're a woman.'
I am in awe that is is possible. It is really cool that you got to experience that and I am tickled pink that your generation is growing up in such an egalitarian environment that a critique of second wave feminism is possible. I'm not much older than you, but I did grow up in rural kansas where patriarchy is still strong. So I am not bashful in telling people I am a feminist. I am a feminist. More and more people I've met out here on the west coast don't like that word. I think the dialogue about what feminism means is good, though. And from my point of view the goals of feminism are equality and cooperation, so I have a lot in common with self-proclaimed non-feminist people who believe in equality and cooperation among people.
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Date: 2005-02-12 08:59 pm (UTC)From:I am in awe that is is possible. It is really cool that you got to experience that and I am tickled pink that your generation is growing up in such an egalitarian environment that a critique of second wave feminism is possible. I'm not much older than you, but I did grow up in rural kansas where patriarchy is still strong. So I am not bashful in telling people I am a feminist. I am a feminist. More and more people I've met out here on the west coast don't like that word. I think the dialogue about what feminism means is good, though. And from my point of view the goals of feminism are equality and cooperation, so I have a lot in common with self-proclaimed non-feminist people who believe in equality and cooperation among people.