RE: Why so many "anti-feminists" in the atheist community?
January 4, 2015 at 6:14 pm
(This post was last modified: January 4, 2015 at 6:30 pm by bennyboy.)
(January 4, 2015 at 12:30 pm)Blackout Wrote: Like atheism just requires lack of belief, feminism requires "belief" in equality.No, it doesn't even require that. It requires a belief or institution related to females. You can be a feminist if you think women are better than men. You can also be a feminist even if you don't believe women are equal to men-- by supporting cultural institutions which benefit women. In neither of these two cases does feminism require "belief" in equality.
(January 4, 2015 at 12:30 pm)Blackout Wrote: BTW, I'm not coercing you, for that I'd have to threaten you with force (definition of coercion)You said (to another user):
(January 4, 2015 at 10:41 am)Blackout Wrote: If you had any intelligence, you'd know feminism is about equality for females, males, trans, people without gender and everyone. Your ignorance or disagreement doesn't change the definition, the fact you don't like it doesn't change the concept either.There IS an implied threat in this kind of language: accept your definitions, or face the social consequences-- in this case being considered unintelligent or ignorant. These are not the words of rational argument-- they are words used to manipulate, and they are (admittedly mild) examples of the kind of imposed dogma that causes some people to express anti-feminist positions.
