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November 22, 2005
Uppity bitch just won't shut up!
Ann Althouse is not convinced that the Democrats (including Atrios) care about feminism. I think they care about it as sincerely as they care about gay rights. (i.e. if you don't agree with our philosophy, you are guilty of "self hatred" and we're free to abuse you.) Gay conservatives or libertarians are not gay, nor are feminist conservatives or libertarians "real" feminists. I can remember when feminism did not have anything to do with socialism. Nor did gay rights. The idea was freedom and independence from all oppressive and domineering forces. Unfortunately, too many feminist and gay activists have surrendered their independence to oppressive and domineering forces. This is not to say that supporting a socialist agenda is necessarily incompatible with feminism, or gay rights, only that once the former dominates and subordinates the latter, the latter ceases to have an independent existence, and ends up substituting a new master for the old. I submit that if feminism means women are not free to make up their own minds, then it is not feminism. Unless the word "feminist" has been redefined as meaning support for socialism, I'd say Atrios is not a feminist. (Of course, I didn't think Bill Clinton was much of a feminist either, despite his lip service. But to borrow a phrase, "I'm not going to tell people what should or shouldn't offend them.") UPDATE: Roy Edroso accuses me of "predictable willful misapprehension." And in the same post, Steven Malcolm Anderson stands accused of being a "peach," plus commenters accuse him of "hardcore craziness" -- and he's in big trouble for typing an "a" instead of an "s." Naughty, naughty, Steven! Hmmm.... Well, isn't willful misapprehension more rational than accidental misapprehension? I'd rather engender the former than the latter. How might this look up at the top? Predictable willful misapprehension engendered here! Nah. I don't think I can live up to such a lofty goal. MORE: Clive Davis (via Glenn) thinks Ann Althouse is right about sexism in the blogosphere. Sounds like another willful misapprehension to me. posted by Eric on 11.22.05 at 10:28 AM
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Steven, congratulations! Your very obvious typo ("homosexuala") is actually generating debate! This reminds me of a comment I left about typos: Eric Scheie · November 22, 2005 08:02 PM "Of course, I didn't think Bill Clinton was much of a feminist either, despite his lip service." You mean the lip service he gave or the lip service he received? Sean Kinsell · November 23, 2005 01:55 AM Yes. :) Eric Scheie · November 23, 2005 07:43 AM If "peach" is an insult, Ty Cobb must be kicking a lot of ass in Hell to this day. Well, isn't willful misapprehension more rational than accidental misapprehension? I dunno, is premeditated murder more rational than involuntary manslaughter? I don't know your heart, Eric. I just assumed you were too smart to miss what was really going on. roy edroso · November 23, 2005 09:41 AM Yes, in general, premeditated murder is more rational than involuntary manslaughter, because something done involuntarily is not rational in the strict sense. But I don't think killing is analogous to apprehending. I don't think I missed what was really going on, although I think our apprehensions differ. Whether mine is grounded in a lack of intelligence is a matter of opinion, but I thank you for the link! :) Eric Scheie · November 23, 2005 10:33 AM I missed that typo. Somehow, I keep switching A's and S's. Steven Malcolm Anderson the Lesbian-worshipping man's-man-admiring myth-based egoist · November 23, 2005 02:22 PM |
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Excellent. Absolutely right. The Left swallows everything up into its government-control agenda. They use workers, Negroes, women, homosexuala, Jews to promote socialism and Communism -- and then discard them when they have outlived their usefulness to the collective.
What Leftists primarily mean by "feminism" now is: abortion (which has become the sacrament of those who hate sacraments), abortion not only legal but subsidized and promoted by the government. The original feminists such as Susan B. Anthony, who fought for the right of women to vote and (more important) to own property, thought abortion was murder.
Am I a feminist? If feminism means a belief in the autonomy and power of Woman, then I am certainly a feminist. If feminism means a belief that women are victims of the Big Bad male oppressor, then I am certainly not a feminist.