Might help also to describe what you think feminism is, since it’s one of those terms that is overloaded.

I once had a physical therapist tell me she wasn’t a feminist because she thought women couldn’t be as physically capable as men when serving as soldiers, and seemed to believe feminism requires treating women exactly like men.

I told her I was a feminist because I believe in equal rights for men and women, an idea she did not seem so opposed to.

  • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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    4 days ago

    That just cedes ground to the socially reactionary. It’s better to organize under the label of feminism and push for the necessary change, without letting reactionaries be coddled.