there are some points i disagree with, but i love Maddox.

[likecheesemelty]

I don't want mother nature being called mother nature anymore, but rather father nature. I don't want ships to be referred to as female anymore, but rather male. The phrase "she's a good ship" offends me. I don't want liberty to be a lady. Why does it have to be lady liberty? Why do people say "she's beautiful" when referring to cars? Why not

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[airlung]

I read it entirely before writing the really long piece. I found it erroneous but goodnatured. This is because people who are not feminists (see: gender equality) have a poor perspective of feminism. Somewhere and somehow, this crazy picture of feminists being 'man-hating dykes' is painted.

I know PERSONALLY it's not meant to be offensive, that YOU and many men AREN'T outright mysogynistic. I understand that completely. However, we are ALL raised in a patriarchal society [a form of social organization in which the father is the supreme authority in the family, clan, or tribe and descent is reckoned in the male line, with the children belonging to the father's clan or tribe]. It's a part of everybody and it must be acknowledged and accepted. To say we aren't sexist, racist, or classist to some degree means we are fooling and lying to ourselves. It is not that these feelings are born with us (male and female alike) but we are raised in a society that projects sexist, racist and classist opinions on us since we've been able to understand our language and environment. Of course slight social reform has ONLY tweaked the more glaring problems of our society. I realize that it isn't the individual who is consciously being offensive. I do hope that people WILL realize their actions/thoughts have deep, subconscious roots AND consequences, and give this idea a chance. We are a part of society, we are raised by its ideals, but we also contribute to them.