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Warren DeMontague

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4. people get incredibly hung up on labels.

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2014, 01:23 AM

Jul 2014

I disagree, strongly, with their interpretation of what the word "Feminism" means, but it is clearly subjective AND vigorously debated even among the people who self-apply that label.

It's worth considering what someone's opinion of the word "Christian" might mean, if their only encounters with people using that label on themselves were folks of a certain sect, strain, or denomination.

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"Women Against Feminism" may be confusing and wrong, but it is not meaningless [View all] Bonobo Jul 2014 OP

Their reaction is to the anti-male bias that many feminists project Major Nikon Jul 2014 #1

The pattern of dichotomous conflict Bonobo Jul 2014 #2

Maybe because they are told "You aren't doing feminism right" by the quote "real" feminists. ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2014 #3

people get incredibly hung up on labels. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #4

That's a great point. Bonobo Jul 2014 #5

I don't think this is a recent phenomenon Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2014 #6

Yes and that is also "slut-shaming". Bonobo Jul 2014 #7

I seriously doubt anyone took them seriously enough to be too damaged by it Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2014 #9

It's not recent, but it's recently gathering more steam Major Nikon Aug 2014 #10

Both Extremism is wrong Joel thakkar Jul 2014 #8