All I hear from "feminists" is that they want the benefits of being a man without the struggles of being a man.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There do seem to be a lot of feminists that are like that (not saying all, because some are actually reasonable). Hardcore feminists are also very hard to deal with as far as how to treat them. Do I treat them like I would most girls and risk them getting upset because I was "sexist," or do I treat them like I do men and risk them getting upset because I was "impolite?"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I have to admit, I do feel awkward with people who go over-the-top with it. Like, the other day on a crowded bus, I was sitting, and a woman, around late-20's was standing, and I got up and offered her my seat, and she went had a mini-rant at me about how she wasn't going to, because she wasn't "weaker" than me, etc. I didn't do it because I thought she, or any other woman, was weak, I did it because I thought it was a nice thing to do.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's exactly what I'm talking about with the over the top feminists. It pisses me off that someone can try to be nice and they get yelled at for it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I would have raped her on the bus and THEN she'd realize how weak she REALLY IS MWAHAHAHAAA

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Maybe. I personally would call myself an equalist rather than a feminist, even though females are often the sex that is treated inferior, it can go both ways. You have to remember when the original word/revolution came about, I think about the 1960's(?), sexism didn't go both way in terms of social and legal equality - women were severely disadvantaged, and feminism was a movement for women's rights. But in modern times, maybe a different movement/word should be considered. Not really a NoFX fan, but these lyrics made me think: "I thought the goal here was mutual respect/ Not constructing a separate sect "

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Words can change over time, though. The word "recession" is a great example. Recessions were once all called depressions, but after The Great Depression, a new name had to be thought up in order to avoid the extreme negative feelings associated with it. Even though they're both the same thing, one sounds way better that the other. Whenever I hear, or read, the word "feminist" I immediately look at the -ist suffix, which I automatically attach to negative words like "racist" or "sexist." Both racism and sexism hold one group above the other: racists believe one (or more?) races is superior to others and sexists believe one gender is superior. So when I see feminist I automatically associate it with the belief of females being superior (even though I know feminism is about giving females the same rights as men).

by Anonymous 13 years ago

recessions were not once called depressions, a recession is a not-so-bad depression

by Anonymous 13 years ago

they were called panics

by Anonymous 13 years ago

then they still werent called depressions.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

One of my teachers said they used to be called depressions, but besides that I never looked into what they were called. On a side-note, why would it be called The Great Depression unless we used to refer to all economic downturns as depressions? Wouldn't it just be called The Depression?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Feminism: the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political social, and economic equality to men. So yes, it is about women's rights, but it's also about equality. The true feminist would believe that women and men should have equal rights. It's just stupid to think that women should have the same rights as men AND the previous privileges, though. That would make them (socially, not morally) superior, which is not equality to men.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

This is a really good idea. I think the word 'feminism' needs to be re-branded - it has far too many negative connotations. Most girls probably agree with most of less-extreme beliefs of feminism, but are too afraid to say it. Feminism needs to be associated with strong, intelligent, appealing women who love men but, at the same time, believe they should be treated equally to them.

by Anonymous 13 years ago