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  1. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

  2. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    Well, apparently our subjective experiences are wildly different, then.
  3. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    Um. What?
  4. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    Wait, what? How are nouns assigned gender in Latin if not by how they decline?
  5. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    Attn: reposting something in a larger font size, bold, and underlined is not clever. Next person to do it is getting warned. Also that was quite obviously not meant as a general statement.
  6. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    Haha, I got so annoyed by reading that I neglected to pay attention to the rest of the post. Sorry!
  7. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    Oh god, haven't we gone over this earlier in the thread? 'History' has nothing to do with the word 'his' (indeed, they're pronounced differently). It's derived from the Greek word historia.
  8. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    Regarding other languages: yeah, gendered pronouns aren't really an issue in a lot of them, simply because they're so obviously arbitrary. English is different, though, because gendered pronouns are used almost exclusively to refer to people, and I imagine most of the societies the members of...
  9. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    Saith: Here. This is why people are accusing you of strawman arguments, by the way. You agree with the things we say explicitly, then rail against "those feminists [who do thinks like say history is offensive]". There will always be people who perhaps go a bit too far.
  10. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    First off, please be a little more civil in future replies. Okay, how about this. A woman withdraws consent partway through sex, but the man doesn't stop. Most people wouldn't call that rape. That's sexist. This post has all sorts of good examples in the same vein. Relatedly, the word...
  11. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    It's always men who complain about people claiming everything is sexist. It's always white people who complain about people claiming everything is racist. It's always straight people who complain about people claiming everything is homophobic. I think you see where I'm going with this. Perhaps...
  12. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    Please don't try and twist my words. You plainly said that opposing discrimination against men wouldn't fall under feminism - at least that's what I got out of your post - and that's the sentiment I was responding to.
  13. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    I don't see how your edit is relevant. It's listing a few cases in which, maybe, people are taking political correctness a little too far. But in principle, I absolutely agree we should stop using 'man' as a general term.
  14. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    Yes it would. I said most of the time it's women being discriminated against; that doesn't mean all.
  15. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    Who are you to say how long it takes to recover from childbirth? If a mother, having recently given birth, prefers to go back to work immediately while her partner looks after the baby, who are you to say that's not allowed? There should be a set amount of parental leave, which the parents can...
  16. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    Here's the thing: they don't. What more important stuff? I think the treatment of women as objects is one of the most serious problems in modern society. That's like saying (to use a tired analogy) that mainstream Muslims are the ones who blow things up, because you hear about them so much.
  17. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    Just out of curiosity, are you suggesting porn doesn't objectify women?
  18. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    Tell me which you clicked and I'll fix it. :P
  19. opaltiger

    Do you identify as a feminist?

    Simple question! No need to think about it much, just say yes or no. There will be time for discussion later, if necessary. :D EDIT: Whoops, forgot to make the poll public. Please post your answer! :D Mine is yes, of course. EDIT2: If you're not sure, answer what you'd say to someone who asked...
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