Are you feminist or sexist?
Many people wrongly associate feminism as man hating and the belief that women are better than men. Feminism is the fight for equality between the sexes, and if that's a belief you hold, you may find you were actually a feminist all along.
Personally I'm Neither Feminist, Nor Sexist.
BUT
If you sexist me, I feminist you!

nah neither for me

Feminism means against abuse, so everyone should become a feminist.

I would never call myself a feminist. It has become a liberal term that actually makes women look bad.

I am a woman. Period.

And, no....It doesn't mean "against abuse". I don't know where you got that from.

Feminism = women's rights = human rights = no to abuse
We wouldn't need feminism if there weren't abuse going on.
For example women were not allowed to vote, this is a human right and their rights were being abused, so now women have the right to vote thanks to feminists. You should be a feminist if you believe in rights for women.

You know sexism is engrained in society when even women think feminism is bad.

Ok...what some of you young woman don't get and I hate to think that I'm the oldest broad here but if it's so that's 'OK' too; but let me explain what my world was like and what I had to look forward to pre-liberation!

If we hadn't fought for our 'RIGHTS' and burned our bra's nothing would have changed for us! My greatest career goals were either: a secretary/school teacher/nursing or join the Waves/WAC's in some clerical position/waitress/or best bet yet become engaged before my jr high school year with plans for a Sr Summer wedding and become a bride within 2 months of graduation from high school!!!

Yes indeed that was what a young lady of social standing in America was SUPPOSED TO DO and not make wave's about anything that she didn't like - to be seen and NOT HEARD! To deviate from any of those career paths was to become a 'PROBLEM' for the community and be branded as a malcontent/wild woman that was NEVER GOING TO FIND A HUSBAND THAT WOULD PUT UP WITH HER AND THAT WOULD ALL BRING SHAME ON HER FAMILY!
I wanted to take wood shop & mechanics in high school; my councilor called my parents --- Are you CRAZY, young ladies belong in office practice where you'll learn short hand/typing/business machines...not in SHOP CLASS - no way!

Stereotypical labels and putting us into boxes where we were told what to do - when to do it - what to wear - what to think - how to act - and never argue with the MEN WHO MADE THOSE RULES!

To be seen down town without a buddy/friend was to be called 'LOSE' and you got a reputation - to be seen riding a bicycle with anything shorter then clam diggers/peddle pushers was something a police officer would pick you up and take you off of the streets and deliver you & your bicycle home for! Any of these would award you with a enough public demerits to warrant never getting a date to any school function for the entire school year! I mean what mother in her right mind would allow her son to be seen with such a charlatan/hussy of a woman!

You young ladies have it so easy-peasy because we fought - we stood up - we burned our bras and we told them{establishment} to STICK IT and we weren't going to be the SHEEP THAT WE SAW OUR MOTHERS BEING! Treated like 2nd/3rd class rate humans without any feelings or that they didn't have a brain; men went to work - went to the bars/American Legion and got drunk - blew the pay checks and while the women worked came home took care of the house/the children and never - NEVER got the credit and were paid horrible wages for factory jobs/nursing home jobs/cleaning jobs for the wealthy...because that's all they could get!

Sorry about my rant but reading that other thread that was locked up just got under my skin and started a rash that soon became another boil on my arse!

I fought hard for the right to vote at 18 and wanted to attend a Vet. college and that was going to be hard since they just had opened that up and there was a QUOTO for female students! UGHHHHHH So you young woman have soooo many options now that we never did but had we not pushed/shoved and stood our ground you'd never have what we didn't and what your mothers never had --- so don't negate that EVER!

Read and become better informed about how those women were treated and what they went through trying to make things change for all of you!!!

https://tavaana.org/en/content/1960s-70s-american-feminist-movement-breaking-down-barriers-women

It didn't make us 'MAN HATERS' but the MEN HATED the changes that we forced upon them; and THAT was the difference in the word Feminism/Liberated Woman...stepping off my soap box and passing the sledge hammer to whomever would like to carry it forward!

good one

True that...

Nice to see once in a while good minds that think alike.

feminism - advocacy of women's rights
feminist - supporter of feminism
you should try buying a dictionary but more importantly try using it to.

I need feminism because a man pushed in front of me at McDonald's.

For once, I may be completely out of
smart @ss quips.


It isn't so much about feminism or sexism.
Its about equality. Its about individuality.
Its about the ability and the right for a person
to think and do for themselves.

As to relationships...
It isn't about who the boss is.
Its about partnership.
Not always a 50/50 partnership,
as partners, either may have a moment
of weakness, and will need to lean on
each other for strength.

Feminism is wanting the opportunity to be equal. It's not expecting more or demanding something just because of gender (being paid for being a stay at home, etc)

I agree with you that's how it started, but the movement has lost it's way. It is no longer about gender equality, it's about superiority. They think women are smarter than men in all respects, which just factually incorrect. They think they are as strong or stronger than men, again a fantasy. Men and women are different, in a lot of ways, what should be fought for is to recognize that yes we are different, but both sexes should be able to live in an environment where we are equally allowed to succeed.

I agree with this

B...bu...but, you knew I was hungry.


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Feminism, might not stop rude people from being rude.
But, it should at least give you the right to headslap them, NCIS/Gibbs style... And take their French fries
away from them.