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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The olds’ hypocrisy of “The man proposes with a diamond ring on bended knee after getting permission from her father” but “I am a proud feminist” simply cannot die off soon enough.

Gag.[/quote]

Has any of the women here who expects a ring identifiex herself as a feminist?[/quote]

I don't know how they could. Feminism is about having choices and honoring the choice. Expecting a proposal and an engagement ring is anti-feminist even when it's a role reversal - their expectation is that a man will meet the expectation of gendered role simply because he's male. It's definitely contrary to feminism.[/quote]

I expected a ring and consider myself a feminist for sure.  Feminism is absolutely about a woman’s freedom to live her life the way she chooses, to vote and get an education just as any man could, to be president or a SAHM.  It doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the differences between the sexes, both in terms of biology and society.  Seems like we disagree on what feminism is.

I don’t care one bit if a woman wants a ring or not, but I do hope in these situations it’s not a woman wanting a ring and going along with not getting one to keep her guy or appear like a cool girl.  I particularly love the greenhouse story.[/quote]

Yep, get your ring, your greenhouse, your house downpayment, but get SOMETHING![/quote]

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