Definition of feminism from artist Emmy Cicierega

InfallibleBiship · 2012-07-02T19:54:49+00:00

Feminist just means I believe in gender equality

Nope. That is her definition of feminism. No matter how much people want to argue it, the "feminism" label will always imply a gynocentric viewpoint.

We see this in actual practice, because many (most?) self-identified feminists are not so concerned with gender equality unless it's an area where women are seen as disadvantaged.

Then there are the academic/institutional gender-feminists who have designed a whole field of social 'science' based on their concept of an ingrained 'patriarchy' to back up the claim that only men have power. This leads to concepts like, "men have privilege, women do not", "there is no such thing as misandry or sexism against men", and "it is impossible for men to be oppressed as a gender".

The latter are the feminists who are truly giving feminism a horrible name... so bad, in fact, that I don't think anyone who equates feminism with egalitarianism (like the blogger in this article) should take on that tarnished label.

AlienSamuraiNewt · 2012-07-02T14:37:23+00:00

Feminist just means I believe in gender equality, like most modern people who live in 2012 and not the 1900s. Lot’s of people get scared by the word “feminist” like it means woman-power-only or something, but it really just means gender equality don’t worry about it mkaayy

And then, when someone asks what problems she thinks women are facing today that necessitate feminism, she refuses to respond and turns off anonymous comments.

Title	Definition of feminism from artist Emmy Cicierega
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Date	July 2, 2012 2:31 PM UTC (14 years ago)
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