Today I was enlightened with the discovery that I am, indeed, a radical feminist.
A general rant about feminism seems to be in order. I do not see anything wrong with radical feminism. I do not understand how feminism can ever be "moderate". There is a very clear goal there, and it can't be achieved partially. This is not a negotiation where we get a bunch of rights and in turn make a few concessions on our part. What women ask for is something that should be their right, once we accept women are human beings in all senses and on all levels as men are. For me, expressions like "You can vote and run for official posts now, what else do you want?" are revealing an extremely narrow-minded and ignorant attitude. What else? We want human dignity and our own identity. I want to be able to identify myself without using terms and cliches created and pinned by men. I want to be able to define myself with a complete irrelevance of the male point of view. Towards this goal no concessions should be available, and I am willing to make none. To expect them is insulting in itself.
Also, I am sick of people ignorantly and stubbornly equating feminism with misandry, lesbianism or insanity, and of people villifying and shunning it like some sort of a crazy sect. If you are unable to spot the gaping hole between the sexes and the rampaging sexism around, fine, but please let those who do have their say. Someone disagreeing with you doesn't meain they are wrong, shockingly enough.
Rant over.
I wish I had more time for this blog. Kinda like I used to when I was still in Finland.
A general rant about feminism seems to be in order. I do not see anything wrong with radical feminism. I do not understand how feminism can ever be "moderate". There is a very clear goal there, and it can't be achieved partially. This is not a negotiation where we get a bunch of rights and in turn make a few concessions on our part. What women ask for is something that should be their right, once we accept women are human beings in all senses and on all levels as men are. For me, expressions like "You can vote and run for official posts now, what else do you want?" are revealing an extremely narrow-minded and ignorant attitude. What else? We want human dignity and our own identity. I want to be able to identify myself without using terms and cliches created and pinned by men. I want to be able to define myself with a complete irrelevance of the male point of view. Towards this goal no concessions should be available, and I am willing to make none. To expect them is insulting in itself.
Also, I am sick of people ignorantly and stubbornly equating feminism with misandry, lesbianism or insanity, and of people villifying and shunning it like some sort of a crazy sect. If you are unable to spot the gaping hole between the sexes and the rampaging sexism around, fine, but please let those who do have their say. Someone disagreeing with you doesn't meain they are wrong, shockingly enough.
Rant over.
I wish I had more time for this blog. Kinda like I used to when I was still in Finland.
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