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Because Boobs.

Oct 26, 2012 10:08

Comments 13

trog October 26 2012, 15:46:29 UTC

What does he mean by "treated equally"? Would feminists under his definition oppose affirmative action, for instance? I like that he has attempted to clarify this issue and I did learn something today from him -- the bra burning thing -- but I think he needs to drill down a little deeper since "treated equally" is rather bromidic.

new_wave_witch October 26 2012, 16:13:49 UTC

Affirmative action's purpose is to compensate for the current state of inequality, so no.

trog October 26 2012, 16:25:49 UTC

See the issue then? Is the goal "treated equally" or "equality"? Because those are two completely different things. Treated equally, to me, means you (woman) and I (man) both have to pay car insurance if that is the law. Equality, to me, means we pay the exact same premium on the exact same car -- something which might be completely unfair.

new_wave_witch October 26 2012, 16:26:49 UTC

Sounds more like a semantics argument to me.

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dexeron October 26 2012, 20:48:09 UTC

I found this piece to be a good dissection of the difference between the "Straw-feminists" that so many decry, and actual feminists:

http://diannaeanderson.net/?p=1590