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[–]GoValidateYourselfuseful lesbian 32 insightful - 2 fun32 insightful - 1 fun33 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Now, the word woman simply describes a relationship to patriarchy, it is a power dynamic, an external construct that has nothing to do with who I am on the inside.

It has nothing to do with how any of us are on the inside! That's kind of the whole fucking point: no women "identify with" the power dynamic of patriarchy. But instead of taking part in activism or professions that try to change the status quo, or helping other women who have it worse than you, or participating in skills/hobbies that break stereotypes, paving the way for other girls, and fundamentally changing how women are treated, you "opt out" of womanhood linguistically, naively thinking it's going to change your material reality! Newsflash: it doesn't! I should know, I've been there

[–]8bitgay 13 insightful - 6 fun13 insightful - 5 fun14 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

They really think like Not Like The Other Girls, right?

"All the other girls love being oppressed, following the stereotypes of patriarchy, and buying pretty dresses. But not me, so I'm obviously not a girl."