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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In recent threads...

The feminists cheered and laughed when Michelle Duggar lost her baby

The feminists jeered and lacked empathy for he military mom who died leaving a husband and kids behind.

The feminists blamed a dad for his wife's depression

The feminists put down SAHMs

The feminists didn't see why a father who is not with the mother should get visitation during the first few months of the baby's life because it is hard enough for mom and that is her time to bond.

This is why I do not identify as a feminist. Do these feminists represent all feminists - no of course not. But that is the voice of modern feminism that now comes through loud and clear. I will loudly speak out for human rights (of all people) but I do not identify as a feminist, that word for me is tainted. [/quote]

Hi PP. I posted yesterday at 13:33.

I just read the whole thread about the military mom who died and I never saw anyone identify themselves as "a feminist". I saw a lot of people hating on large families and a lot of people saying pretty callous things. I would personally like to think that those posters would be a lot more compassionate in person - the internet gives a lot of latitude to be cruel anonymously. It's not restricted to people who identify as feminists or people who have just one child instead of 8 or people who have never had a miscarriage or people who stay at home or work at home or whatever.

I am curious as to what you think the "voice" of modern feminism is, and where you think it comes from.

I will happily identify as a feminist, but it's not my primary identity. I believe in the potential of the feminist movement to help solve many social problems for women, or at least to bring awareness of those problems. I do not believe that feminists are all nice people who think kind, charitable things about all other people. Clearly there are a lot of different opinions on what feminism means. This thread demonstrates that perfectly.

For what it's worth, based on what you posted, I would consider you to be a feminist, by my definition. I don't care if you went to Lilith Fair in the 90s (I did) or if you are a stay at home mom now (I'm not) or if you have one kid (like me) or 19 (like Michelle Duggar). Women's rights are human rights. There have always been radical segments of any political movement - the Black Panthers did not speak for all civil rights activists and the Duggars do not speak for all Catholics. It's the nature of having a large population with different intensities of belief.[/quote]

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