(OT)You have no idea what you are talking about
John, not to get too far into a semantical war with you, but referring to the general, AND ADMIRABLE, notion of EQUAL RIGHTS, with a specific term such as "feminism", seems inappropropriate. Words mean something, and so do labels.
A very simple test of the appropriateness of a term would be to invoke the inverse, which in the case of Feminism, is "Masculinism", and any man advocating "Masculinism" would immediately be labeled "sexist", or mysogynistis.
Both of which imply promoting a particular sex to the disadvantage of the other, and both seek to dominate the other. But equal rights is about finding the balance, WHERE BOTH SEXES can redefine the roles interchangeably, moms working while daddy stays home. It's just as much about men feeling they've been deprived of many "benefits" women have had in the past, namely seeing their children growth up and being active participants by being stay at home dads.
Feminism, by the very invocation of the term, and specially as advocated by such groups as NOW, seems more bent upon dominating men, not just obtaining equal rights. It does NOT represent the view of the broad segment of women who raise families and understand the importance of both men and women working together as a team to raise their kids.
And having known my share of feminists, as well as people of BOTH SEXES (including myself) who advocate equal rights between the sexes, I think I do know what I'm talking about.
If you want to discuss equal rights, call it that.. Don't jusify an extremist position when it's not appropriate, or acceptable for a man to advocate the opposite position.
Hawk |
