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AtLast · 11-06-2010, 03:02 AM

I am pondering something- it sometimes feels like one is pegged as a separatist feminist (anti-male) immediately in threads at times. This is but one school of feminist thought and all feminists are not separatists. In fact, most are not and take the meaning of feminism as "equality of both sexes" very seriously.

In fact, my schooling in feminism has always included an understanding of the negative impact of traditional patriarchal roles for men as well as for women. This does not negate the serious consequences of male privilege at all, but serves to inform all of us about what does harm to both sexes in society.

Just as there are generalizations made about just about every identification in our community, feminists seem to get tagged as man haters as much as I remember back in the 70's at the height of the Second Wave.

This seems so odd to me due to the fact that it was that very second Wave that kicked off awareness of gender variation which is touches this community deeply in various aspects. It is now the Third and even Fourth Waves of feminism that are furthering gender awareness and struggling to achieve civil rights for all gender identifications.

Just rambling...

11-06-2010, 03:02 AM	#20
AtLast Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Woman Preferred Pronoun?: HER - SHE Relationship Status: Relating Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CA & AZ I'm a Snowbird Posts: 5,408 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,826 Thanked 10,827 Times in 3,200 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Separatist Feminism, just one schoo, not the entire movementl I am pondering something- it sometimes feels like one is pegged as a separatist feminist (anti-male) immediately in threads at times. This is but one school of feminist thought and all feminists are not separatists. In fact, most are not and take the meaning of feminism as "equality of both sexes" very seriously. In fact, my schooling in feminism has always included an understanding of the negative impact of traditional patriarchal roles for men as well as for women. This does not negate the serious consequences of male privilege at all, but serves to inform all of us about what does harm to both sexes in society. Just as there are generalizations made about just about every identification in our community, feminists seem to get tagged as man haters as much as I remember back in the 70's at the height of the Second Wave. This seems so odd to me due to the fact that it was that very second Wave that kicked off awareness of gender variation which is touches this community deeply in various aspects. It is now the Third and even Fourth Waves of feminism that are furthering gender awareness and struggling to achieve civil rights for all gender identifications. Just rambling...