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Is it sexist to criticize feminism?
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RE: Is it sexist to criticize feminism?
Quote:Would you also argue against the humanist movement too then? Because the feminist movement is far more of an offshoot of the humanist movement than communism. Humanism tackles the equality of every person whereas communism is more of a economic ideology that wishes to give everyone equality economically. Of course, any group that is offering an inkling of equality is going to be attractive for classes of individuals who have been oppressed. I could see your comparison to communism being relevant 100 years ago, but it's not so much any more.
I argue against every internationalist ideology, including what they call "humanism" today, as it certainly has nothing to do with humanist ideas of the renaissance.

Humanism tackles nothing. Humanism is merely a delusion, a pair of pink sunglasses that liberal college kids wear.
And I stand by my comparison, as it holds true still. They believe their ideals to be universal truth(very much like religious fundamentalists), so they seek to force them upon the majority that might not agree with them. And when it doesn't, they scream "oppression!".
Quote:Yeah, because people who are oppressed tend to gravitate towards groups that are looking to end their oppression. I don't see how it's inherently bad for people to want equality.
Well, the real thing here is that they think that its always them who are oppressed, and that only they have what they believe to be the solution to oppression, as they believe their ideas to be universal truth, hence their internationalism.
For example, they(the communists) have not shown solidarity with me when the school prohibited me from printing and distributing pamphlets, because it was them who have complained to the school board(full of "ex"-communists) that I was printing out what they believed to be oppressive I guess, i.e. stuff that criticized their bullshit around the campus.
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Is it sexist to criticize feminism? - by Lemonvariable72 - January 31, 2014 at 8:42 pm
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RE: Is it sexist to criticize feminism? - by TaraJo - February 1, 2014 at 12:30 pm
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RE: Is it sexist to criticize feminism? - by Shell B - February 2, 2014 at 6:27 pm
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