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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ITA - it's such an ugly word, and demeans so many people and concepts at once. Would you believe my FIL used to call me that as a term of endearment? I am Jewish and I work for a reproductive rights organization - he thought he was being cute! Ha. It's taken a few years but he's finally stopped. [/quote]

One of the key dynamics of American right-wing politics is to take concepts and language that make even the possibility of dissent possible, and de-legitimize them.  They're incredibly good at this.  Whether it's "feminism" or "socialism", "liberalism" or "the military-industrial complex", it's all about denying their victims the ability to conceive of a critique, much less mount an opposition.

Orwell touched on this in his writings.[/quote]
Thanks PP. This is the most thoughtful critique I've seen on this thread.  It's amazing how successful this delegitimization has been. I was sad but not shocked to see how quickly some women lined up on here to proclaim "Eww, I'm not a feminist!"[/quote]

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