Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: July 25, 2025, 4:40 am

Thread Rating:
  • 1 Vote(s) - 4 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Modern feminism
RE: Modern feminism
(July 21, 2014 at 10:08 am)Insanity Wrote:
(July 21, 2014 at 9:54 am)Little lunch Wrote: Oh, I see, the Father's Day thing was a hoax so really it was an attack on feminism.

I think feminism is something that has really clashed hard with the internet. Radical ideas always gain more attention, the awful and bizarre things are shown to the world while the reasonable and fair is ignored. All thats needed are a few genuine radical feminists with a few bizarre ideas and all the trolls fictions are believable.

Honestly, I stay away from feminism as a subject online for the most part. It usually becomes a toxic conversation. Its so easy for trolls to jump in and stir up the pot, its the type of emotion and passion filled subject that can be so explosive. Its the same with most topics but with things like racism or sexism a clusterfuck is always waiting on the horizon.

The sad thing is is that feminism has a very long and nuanced discourse that is far, far older than the internet. It stretches back hundreds of years and has actually informed a lot of social and political theory that I subscribe to.

Engagement in what I would term the layman's form of feminism has resulted in more extreme and often nonsensical positions both for and against. Bring up the word egalitarianism in front of so called 'feminazis' and you're lambasted for being utopian or living in a dream world. Bring up notions of greater employment and social equality for women in front of anti-feminists and you're equally rebuked as ignorning the contradictory elements of a school of thought that seeks to prmote equality often at the expense of those that don't subscribe to it.

It's a shame really because surely the message of equality, regardless of sex or colour (etc) is something we should all subscribe to. And that was the original goal of feminism and its contribution to egalitarian thought.
Love atheistforums.org? Consider becoming a patreon and helping towards our server costs.

[Image: 146748944129044_zpsomrzyn3d.gif]
Reply



Messages In This Thread
Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 7:20 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 7:27 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 7:44 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 8:00 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 8:12 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 7:46 am
RE: Modern feminism - by ignoramus - July 20, 2014 at 7:38 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Whateverist - July 20, 2014 at 9:28 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 11:21 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 20, 2014 at 11:23 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 11:42 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 7:42 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 21, 2014 at 9:03 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 21, 2014 at 9:08 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 21, 2014 at 9:21 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 22, 2014 at 7:35 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 21, 2014 at 9:11 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Whateverist - July 22, 2014 at 3:08 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Cato - July 22, 2014 at 4:54 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 22, 2014 at 5:04 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 22, 2014 at 7:06 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Siren - July 20, 2014 at 7:50 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Thumpalumpacus - July 20, 2014 at 8:01 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 8:05 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 8:16 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Thumpalumpacus - July 20, 2014 at 8:34 am
RE: Modern feminism - by CapnAwesome - July 20, 2014 at 4:30 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 4:32 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 8:21 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Siren - July 20, 2014 at 8:26 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 8:27 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Siren - July 20, 2014 at 8:32 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 8:37 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 8:45 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 8:52 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 8:59 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Ravenshire - July 20, 2014 at 5:10 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 5:12 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 5:20 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 20, 2014 at 5:22 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 5:26 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 20, 2014 at 5:50 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 5:53 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 20, 2014 at 5:56 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 5:58 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 20, 2014 at 6:04 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 6:07 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 20, 2014 at 6:14 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 6:19 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 6:26 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 6:26 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 20, 2014 at 6:26 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 6:30 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 20, 2014 at 6:33 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 6:35 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Ravenshire - July 20, 2014 at 10:07 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Ravenshire - July 20, 2014 at 5:57 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 22, 2014 at 6:52 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 9:09 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 9:16 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 9:19 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 9:21 am
RE: Modern feminism - by BrokenQuill92 - July 20, 2014 at 9:11 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 20, 2014 at 11:36 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 11:52 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 11:57 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 12:07 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 2:54 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by ShaMan - July 20, 2014 at 3:16 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by ignoramus - July 20, 2014 at 8:06 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 22, 2014 at 7:23 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by The Grand Nudger - July 20, 2014 at 3:19 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 3:22 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 3:25 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 3:29 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by LastPoet - July 20, 2014 at 3:29 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by The Grand Nudger - July 20, 2014 at 3:29 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 3:33 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by The Grand Nudger - July 20, 2014 at 3:39 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Whateverist - July 20, 2014 at 3:56 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by LastPoet - July 20, 2014 at 4:00 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Whateverist - July 20, 2014 at 4:01 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by LastPoet - July 20, 2014 at 4:18 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by LastPoet - July 20, 2014 at 4:37 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 20, 2014 at 5:25 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by LastPoet - July 20, 2014 at 5:41 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 5:23 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 5:54 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Whateverist - July 21, 2014 at 2:01 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 6:21 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 6:22 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 22, 2014 at 7:12 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 22, 2014 at 7:39 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by LastPoet - July 20, 2014 at 6:24 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 6:25 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 20, 2014 at 6:27 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 20, 2014 at 6:40 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 6:43 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by CapnAwesome - July 20, 2014 at 6:43 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 20, 2014 at 6:56 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 20, 2014 at 7:16 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by LastPoet - July 20, 2014 at 6:42 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 6:44 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by LastPoet - July 20, 2014 at 6:44 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 6:46 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by LastPoet - July 20, 2014 at 6:50 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 20, 2014 at 6:44 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 6:46 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by The Grand Nudger - July 20, 2014 at 6:50 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 7:02 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 7:09 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by LastPoet - July 20, 2014 at 7:13 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 7:19 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by CapnAwesome - July 20, 2014 at 8:10 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Amalynne0 - July 20, 2014 at 9:36 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 21, 2014 at 7:42 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 21, 2014 at 9:10 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 21, 2014 at 9:12 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 21, 2014 at 9:16 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 21, 2014 at 9:22 am
RE: Modern feminism - by The Grand Nudger - July 21, 2014 at 9:23 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 21, 2014 at 9:25 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 22, 2014 at 7:40 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 23, 2014 at 7:16 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 24, 2014 at 2:43 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 24, 2014 at 8:02 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 21, 2014 at 9:26 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 21, 2014 at 9:27 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 21, 2014 at 9:27 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 21, 2014 at 9:40 am
Modern feminism - by Bibliofagus - July 21, 2014 at 9:50 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 21, 2014 at 9:54 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 21, 2014 at 10:08 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Fidel_Castronaut - July 22, 2014 at 4:19 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Whateverist - July 22, 2014 at 7:16 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 22, 2014 at 7:32 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by ShaMan - July 22, 2014 at 7:34 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 23, 2014 at 1:26 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 24, 2014 at 7:18 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Tiberius - July 24, 2014 at 3:34 am
RE: Modern feminism - by FatAndFaithless - July 24, 2014 at 8:43 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 24, 2014 at 8:46 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 24, 2014 at 9:19 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Whateverist - July 24, 2014 at 11:22 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 24, 2014 at 12:49 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Whateverist - July 24, 2014 at 1:03 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 24, 2014 at 1:32 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 24, 2014 at 7:56 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 24, 2014 at 8:15 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 24, 2014 at 9:00 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 24, 2014 at 9:11 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 24, 2014 at 10:31 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 24, 2014 at 10:43 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 25, 2014 at 4:21 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 25, 2014 at 4:28 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 25, 2014 at 6:49 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 25, 2014 at 8:12 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 25, 2014 at 11:39 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 25, 2014 at 11:44 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 25, 2014 at 6:57 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 25, 2014 at 8:29 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 25, 2014 at 8:31 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 25, 2014 at 8:48 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 26, 2014 at 8:21 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 26, 2014 at 7:16 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 26, 2014 at 7:58 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by MJ the Skeptical - July 27, 2014 at 8:38 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 27, 2014 at 3:10 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 27, 2014 at 3:16 pm

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Is modern era comfortable, but empty? Macoleco 40 5593 January 4, 2023 at 6:25 pm
Last Post: The Architect Of Fate
  Do you think historical accuracy matters much in modern entertainment Woah0 30 3308 September 20, 2022 at 1:05 am
Last Post: Woah0
  MakeApp - 2 steps forward for feminism Dearborn Ellington 10 1678 November 21, 2017 at 12:11 pm
Last Post: c172
  your views on modern day porn consumption Catholic_Lady 140 16634 September 21, 2016 at 9:43 pm
Last Post: Excited Penguin
  Meet the modern western women ErGingerbreadMandude 192 28577 April 15, 2016 at 9:40 pm
Last Post: ErGingerbreadMandude
  [Video] Little girls are being indoctrinated into feminism tehrealfake 2 1073 October 24, 2014 at 4:18 am
Last Post: psychoslice
  Why I am so passionate about speaking out against feminism. Bad Wolf 138 22678 October 9, 2014 at 2:57 pm
Last Post: Keri
  Modern Feminism betrayed women lilith666 3 1751 July 19, 2014 at 6:57 pm
Last Post: Ryantology
  I hate Misandry and feminism. Gooders1002 48 14005 May 8, 2014 at 12:51 pm
Last Post: Gooders1002
  6 Random Coincidences That Created The Modern World Gooders1002 2 1443 April 28, 2013 at 2:03 am
Last Post: Zen Badger



Users browsing this thread: 2 Guest(s)