Quick poll before bed

[andrewducker]

Taking the definition of feminism as:
The view, articulated in the 19th century, that women are inherently equal to men and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
and remembering that you don't have to select entries if you don't want to (and therefore don't need to choose "I am a woman and a feminist" if you're not a woman):

[Poll #688002]

Comments

[thishardenedarm.livejournal.com]

I think people forget quite how historically recent, and geographically partial, the social enfranchising of women is. women, and men, have fought hard and died for womens social recognition and freedom, and continue to have to do so.

As Dworkin put it, if the crimes that were committed against women on a daily basis were happening to an ethnic group or a country instead of a gender, the whole civilised world would be rushing to their aid. As it is, because it is so widespread and world-wide means it largely passes without comment.

Thats why the caricature of feminism as women whining about not running banks seems complacent at best.