(February 18, 2015 at 11:03 am)bennyboy Wrote: As I've said, words mean what they mean, and not everyone uses the same definition as you. You can huff and puff about what you think is the "right" definition, but your billionaire example is full of shit. Billion is a number, and you either have it or you don't.
Feminism is a position, you either want gender equality or not.
(February 18, 2015 at 11:03 am)bennyboy Wrote: Feminism is not numerical-- it's qualitative and subjective. You can keep thinking you're right, but reality pretty clearly indicates that there are plenty of females who call themselves feminists, and are not interested in seeing men as equals.
They can call themselves whatever the fuck they want, doesn't make any difference.
(February 18, 2015 at 11:03 am)bennyboy Wrote: It is not your place to define them, or to tell them how to define themselves.
Yes it is. There are people out there who literally believe that they are animals of a different species. They clearly are not. Is it not my place to point out that their definition of themselves is not correct? You are either a human or you are not. You are either for equality of the sexes or you aren't.
Your arugment is like calling a christian an athiest because he doensn't believe in all the other gods, they are so similar to atheists in that view. Still doesn't make them an atheist.
(February 18, 2015 at 11:03 am)bennyboy Wrote: The simple solution is not to bully everyone into using the same narrow definition that you do. The solution is simple communication. Ask people, "When you say you are feminist, what do you mean by that?"
Bullshit. When you say you are female, what do you mean by that? When you say you are male, what do you mean by that? When you say you have brown hair, what do you mean by that? Words have definitions for a reason. Yet for some reason, the definition of feminism made by the feminist movement is wrong in your eyes and still you wont provide a definition of your own.
'The more I learn about people the more I like my dog'- Mark Twain
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom
"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom
"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
