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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is mostly angry men using the Internet for an outlet, I don't know any guys who actually believe in total control masculinity beyond whatever jokes guys might make while they're having a beer.  The "make me a sandwich" type stuff.

My wife and I both work and [b]treat each other as equals.  She's not a feminist really, I mean she stands up for herself[/b] but she doesn't go reading the Internet looking for stories of men behaving badly.  And even if she did, my response would be flat out that unless I'm personally behaving that way or treating her badly, don't argue with or take it out on me.[/quote]

Dude, based on this description, your wife is a feminist. Sounds like you are too! Weird, huh?
Lots of men single or divorced don’t think feminism is to blame. Especially considering that most of them have moms, sisters, and female friends who want equality. Equality is the basis of feminism. [/quote]

I'm the PP you quoted.  Though this thread has taken a different turn I'll still respond.  If equality is the sole basis of feminism (not something I study intently) then I guess she and I are both feminists since we do treat each other as equals, raise the kids together, all of that.  I certainly don't look down on women or think of them as less than men.

Perhaps incorrectly, I've generally viewed "feminism" though the lens of my mother, who is in her 70's.  She grew up in a poor town, fought her way out and had a very successful professional career in a time where it wasn't nearly as easy for women to do so.  I know she fought a lot of glass ceiling type issues, and she had a few marriages that failed for one reason or another.  Consequently, she is quick to point out anything and everything that men in power do wrong and you can bet she has a field day with our current administration.  With that as my primary comparison, I never thought of my wife as a feminist.  She's strong and stands up for herself but isn't nearly as vocal.  Put another way, my mother is the far more likely of the two to be wearing a pink hat and carrying a sign outside of the White House.[/quote]

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