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[–]PostmodernJukebox[S] 40 insightful - 2 fun40 insightful - 1 fun41 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

thats basicly how i fell into it too, someone recommended the GC sub to me on reddit and while i dont do the whole "feminist" movement thing I totally grokked it. it was like finally someone else understands how i feel!! someone else recognizes this is crazy!! im just SO TIRED of woke authoritarian bullying all over the internet. it shouldnt be radical to say basic facts!

[–]AngryRadish 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The worst part is I think that authoritarian crap is what puts A LOT of people off actual women's rights. People who otherwise believe in equal rights take one look at the whole carbuncle that is modern "feminisim" and will say "I'm not a feminist," to avoid be lumped with the crazies.

[–]vitunrotta 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This. Oh, damn. So many people I know - both men and women - would have identified (heh, the irony...) as feminists just some 5 years ago but now they stay well away from that word. And they also feel like there is no need for feminism anymore, because - and I quote - "now all they talk about is some ladydicks" etc. And it does seem like it, doesn't it? I would agree with them if I had not been a feminist since I was 13yo. This new "woke feminism" has been poisoned by the cancel-culture hive-mind Twitter/tumblr army. I am happy to say I am a feminist once more; only, I will now make the clear distinction that I am a RADICAL feminist (even though the ideas and goals and ideologies in "radical" feminism are hardly radical at all but oh well).

[–]PostmodernJukebox[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

really authoritarian attitudes puts me off lots of moments id join otherwise...i don't want someone telling me to bow down to them no matter what crown theyre wearing... :\