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Little Star

(17,055 posts)
Sun May 6, 2012, 08:58 AM May 2012

I found this. I refer to it quite a bit because I am relatively new to feminism...

I thought that other newbies might find it useful. What do you think? Here is a excerpt and link:

Feminism is both an intellectual commitment and a political movement that seeks justice for women and the end of sexism in all forms. However, there are many different kinds of feminism. Feminists disagree about what sexism consists in, and what exactly ought to be done about it; they disagree about what it means to be a woman or a man and what social and political implications gender has or should have. Nonetheless, motivated by the quest for social justice, feminist inquiry provides a wide range of perspectives on social, cultural, economic, and political phenomena. Important topics for feminist theory and politics include: the body, class and work, disability, the family, globalization, human rights, popular culture, race and racism, reproduction, science, the self, sex work, human trafficking, and sexuality. Extended discussion of these topics is included in the sub-entries to feminism in this encyclopedia.

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminism-topics/

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I found this. I refer to it quite a bit because I am relatively new to feminism... (Original Post) Little Star May 2012 OP
A little verbose for my taste Warpy May 2012 #1
Very hepful, Litttle Star (from another newbie) MadrasT May 2012 #2

Warpy

(111,264 posts)
1. A little verbose for my taste
Sun May 6, 2012, 11:56 AM
May 2012

Feminism is dedication to the shocking proposition that women are, in fact, human beings.

MadrasT

(7,237 posts)
2. Very hepful, Litttle Star (from another newbie)
Sun May 6, 2012, 12:24 PM
May 2012

I like it.

Just yesterday I was trying to explain to my BF that "feminism" is a big umbrella. Just saying someone is "feminist" isn't much information about what they believe.

The only common definition for all the flavors of feminism I could come up with was that people who call themselves "feminist" are concerned about gender inequality.

How that show up in the individual's belief system, values, and attitude varies wildly.

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