'Extreme feminists must be tamed'

Submitted by Mastodon on Mon, 2013-11-04 05:32

Article here. Excerpt:

'Hardcore feminists routinely fight against anything with even the slightest suggestion of sexism. Even noble causes are often vilified because of a misplaced belief that they may demean women. Because of this one-track mindset and obstinate pride, extreme feminists cannot conceive both the direct and indirect consequences of their actions.
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The ultimate goal of feminism should be to push for equality of women in society. Unfortunately, this simple idea has been warped into a war cry by the insecure and selfish, committed to benefiting their own egotistical desires rather than the true needs of women.

While I believe feminism is a positive idea for women in general, extreme feminists must stop outsourcing the blame for their own problems to men and society.

In reality, many of the feminists of today are out of touch with the original and true feminist ideals. They are women and men who cannot internally resolve their problems, so they cast the blame onto men and society, attacking anything they find the slightest bit offensive in a sad attempt to find temporary solace. Their actions and beliefs do not contribute in any way to creating real equality for women in society.'

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The True Scotsman argument.

Our problem is not with people conforming to someone's particular academic idea of what feminism is "really" about, but with people who self-identify as feminists. For all practical purposes, that what a feminist is, and what they say and do is what "feminists" say and do by definition.

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Submitted by MrWombat on Tue, 2013-11-05 02:47