Who here is a feminist?

[Kiko]

Who is a feminist, and could you give an overview of your beliefs.

Feminist has become an umbrella term. To some people, it just means supporter of gender equality. To others, it includes supporting racial equality and class equality. And others say it supports GLBT rights. And so on and so on. So, before I'm going to answer that question, I need to know what you mean by feminist.

Well, like you say, it's an umbrella term. When I say feminist I don't mean anything in particular, I'm just asking if anyone identifies as one, and I'm asking for an overview of their views, in order to define what they (ie you) mean.

If feminism wasn't so fragmented, we wouldn't have this problem. The trouble is, all movemnets and isms attract all sorts of people who twist it to mean whatever they want it to mean, and then try to get everyone else to believe that all who identify that way think the same. Or they just argue among themselves.

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You know, I never really thought of myself as someone with feminist beliefs until I lived in Latin America and encountered the male chauvinism that is rampant in other parts of the world and how disgusting it is. It pushed me towards slightly more feminist viewpoints.

That's their culture. In those parts of the world they do things a certain way, and it works for them. Let's live and let live. The american indians lived a certain way, and then white folks came along and sneered at their lifestyle. Not good.