Comments on: Can You Be a Semi-Feminist?

By: e_bruce07

e_bruce07 — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:14:31 +0000

You know not that long ago my mother was at work when she was younger and had guys pinching her butt and she couldn't say anything? that is nuts! We stand for yourselves and boiling it down, making it sound like all we do is hate men and not shave is disgusting and pisses me off frankly. I am engaged and love my soon to be husband and being feminist isn't hating him, being a feminist is looking at him and saying I am equal to you.

By: e_bruce07

e_bruce07 — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:14:25 +0000

I completely agree with you Kristie. This is what is wrong with people when it comes to feminism. Everything you said I agree, Feminism is standing for the right to be treated as a person. We fight for women to get the same pay which my mother made 187 dollars less a paycheck at her job she left a few months ago compared to the men doing the same job. We fight for women being able to have well funded and safe places such as planned parenthood and other family planning programs. My mother walked in the street with other women protesting because they were tired of being treated like an ignorant maid, cook and child giver. Feminism is the movement that we deserve to be treated like people, we deserve to have the options as men. We fight to have a say over our bodys and much more.

By: JWMcCabe

JWMcCabe — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:40:35 +0000

Yep, I am a semi -feminist.. I am pro choice but I am also for people being forced into a conception contract whereby they both must agree to procreate. I earn about the same as my husband and I expect him too do what he is good at. DIshes,sweeping.. I am good at the laundry, cooking, organizing. I am better at the money management, he is better at finding good value for money items/experiences. I expect him to treat me like a lady and he is spoiled rotten!

I suppose we are semi-traditional..

By: ChrisD

ChrisD — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:31:48 +0000

"Feminism has gotten a horrible name because of female chauvinists who hate men and claim their feminists" who happen to be the leaders of the movement. The rank and file feminists follow their misandrist leaders without complaint.

By: ChrisD

ChrisD — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:30:11 +0000

Correction, not all feminists hate men but some do, and those who don't are fully tolerant of them. Also, feminists are more likely to be unshaven than non-feminists, based on observing women's studies students. Feminists are also far more likely to have anti-male views, which is why the movement continues to have that reputation.

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By: Kristie

Kristie — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:08:02 +0000

This article completely bothers me right off the bat! Her first point is: "- I consider myself a feminist, but I don’t hate men and I shave my armpits on the regular"

FEMINISTS DON'T HATE MEN AND A WHOLE LOT OF THEM SHAVE THEIR ARMPITS!

"- I plan on toiling away for my college degree so I can become an independent career woman, but I do plan on taking a few years off to pop out some tykes."

That fits completely fine into the life of a feminist. Being a feminist does not mean being anti-having-kids. It means being able to make that choice, if you wish, without being looked down upon by society.

Being feminist doesn't mean you can't be feminine. It is literally recognizing oppression and sexism-not in any way that you can't dress up and feel pretty. It doesn't say a man can't open a door for you or can't pay for things sometimes. I'm sure you do things for him and pay for things at points as well. It's give and take.

Though the author is trying to make a point, it's from the standpoint that feminism is something disgusting and vile and not easily achievable without giving up being feminine altogether— which is in no way true!!

By: Mimi

Mimi — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:35:33 +0000

I am 100% feminist and not ashamed in the least bit to admit it. I don't hate men, I'm not fat, I'm not a lesbian, and I'm in no way masculine or butch. I believe in equal rights and opportunities for both women and men. I surround myself with intelligent, decent men who also believe in equality. Sure, men and women are different, but the fact both are human should come before gender. We are equal in every respect, despite our differences. Feminism has gotten a horrible name because of female chauvinists who hate men and claim their feminists, and male chauvinists who feel insecure and intimidated by strong women who desire equality. Male or female, anyone that claims their gender is superior to the opposite sex is a chauvinist. Male and female chauvinists are the kind of people we should be rallying against, for they are the ones who are keeping sexism alive when it should be nonexistent in this "enlightened" day and age.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:46:01 +0000

Am I missing the point, I don't get the human desire to divide people into them and us, whether it be gender, or sexual orientation or ethnicity.

what is wrong with saying believing and living the logic that every person is equal but different?

obviously we don't have that in todays society and that is stupid, and we should be working together to remove inequality (not positive discrinimation either but genuine all people equal job goes to person on merit etc).

in terms of names, I see no reason for a person to change their name, seems stupid to me. After all a marriage is a partnership between to people who love each other.

please none of this idiotic stuff on stereotypes, I'm male and love cross-stitching and drawing does that make me stereotypically male do I care? we have a short period of time on earth, I'd like to spend it doing things that I enjoy doing rather than worrying about whether or not this makes me stereotypically something or the other.