Reply #207: no probs [View All]

[Djinn]

I find this thread funny - it's hard for me to articulate exactly why I'm not overly comfortable with calling myself a feminist - have this argument with my sister ALL the time - but the some of the santimonious responses here have something to do with it, and the almost fascistic "you must call yourself what I call you otherwise you're ignorant" line, it seems to defeat the purpose of choice.

Apparently I can't work for women's issues (I have a long history with reproductive choice and domestic violence activism) unless I call myself a feminist and if I don't call myself a feminist I'm just "taking the benefits" of other women's work.

If someone else wants to call me a feminist that's fine, I'm not offended by the term I just don't feel I identify with it overly.

It's my choice.