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In reply to the discussion: Yes, I am a Feminist. Deal. With. It. [View all]rrneck
(17,671 posts)"Denouncing feminism or "white privilege pushers" tells me those people do not value equality."
I am guessing that by "white privilege pushers" you are referring to members of fundamentalist religions. Of course there any number of liberal and progressives believers who would take umbrage at that comparison. But of course you have elected to interpret religion in the worst possible light because I have said that feminism shares many characteristics with religion, which you consider a denunciation. Why would you take that interpretation? Why is it necessary to select the shortest route to umbrage? Do you not think it is possible to share values and objectives with religion?
"Certainly people have different ideas and strategies on how to best combat inequality, but to deny the legitimacy of even discussing such issues is a serious problem, IMO."
Of course at no time have I or anybody else denied the legitimacy of discussing the issue of human equality. In fact, I have equated feminism with religion, two important and legitimate forces for cultural progress. Why is that a "serious problem"? I suspect it's because I have opened the possibility that discussions of equality can be made outside of the auspices of your ideological involvement. If we don't discuss it within the confines of your orthodoxy, it can't be said.
There was a time when such a heresy would have made me guest of honor at a barbeque. The notion that a discussion of ethics cannot be had outside of a particular orthodoxy is an important part of fundamentalist rigidity. Somehow I have denounced feminism by associating it with what you consider a conflicting ideology. How progressive is that, really?
Don't worry though. I won't declare that saying such things should not be allowed.