The point is that feminists frequently spout opinions and slogans that make most people double-take and say 'Now wait a second .. this is irrational and radical.'
The point of what? Katherine's post? I read it as the point being that she thought that certain women buying sex toys fashioned after male genitalia was ironic. In any case, if this isn't Katherine's point, I'll assume that she'll tell me so.
I'm curious to find out how you're defining "feminist." You seem to be equating "feminist" with "radical, crazy feminazi", which I disagree with. It's true that some feminists have very crazy ideas, but that can be said of all people. And it hasn't been my experience at all that feminists (by my own definition) in general are irrational and irradical people.
Which might as well read that the male penis has the optimal shape for the stimulation of the vagina.
In general, I would agree with that, although people's genitalia have different shapes and different people respond to different stimuli, so I'm not going to go around making blanket statements like that. My point was that even if we had no idea what a penis looked like, it would still be trivial to deduce that the ideal shape for female sexual stimulation is a phallus.
(Which is why a lot of dildos are fashioned as a near-perfect but lifeless rip-off of penises.)
I'm not going to concede that dildos are fashioned after male genitalia because that's what gives women the greatest stimulation. These dildos don't give any clitoral stimulation, not to mention that in general they don't stimulate the G-spot, either. It might work for some people, but once again, I'm not going to make a blanket statement about it.
I believe that Katherine's point is that college-age feminists (and life-long radicals) are frequently over-the-top and just silly.
I'll let Katherine speak for herself, but once again I wonder what exactly you think a feminist is, because I'm sure it's quite different from what I understand one to be.
I'll answer the points at random to avoid a quote-fest. In general they do not, but that's to the cultural fashion of circumcision.
To me, a feminist is someone who fights for women's rights. To a more or less sound degree, such as the word 'womyn' which even removes them from 'human.' Which is an irony I appreciate. However: Opinionated college-age anything are usually rather annoying, radical and sometimes hilariously irrational. (raw food -) vegans, gay rights advocates, minority rights advocates, communists, socialists, anarchists and so on. Usually later in life, these people are seasoned by experience. Some grow out of it, others retain their ideals in a more sensible way. Which I can respect.
While it may have been a bit assumptious of me to speak for Katherine (which I appologize to her for) the two of us had a few conversations going that direction. That's what my statement was based on.
Once again, I did not mean offense. I just wanted to state my opinion.
To me, a feminist is someone who fights for women's rights.
And my response to this, is of course, what do you think women's rights are?
To a more or less sound degree, such as the word 'womyn' which even removes them from 'human.'
For the record, I find this word highly irritating. But I really don't see the connection it has to women's rights, nor do I see how it implies that people who identify as such aren't human.
Opinionated college-age anything are usually rather annoying, radical and sometimes hilariously irrational. (raw food -) vegans, gay rights advocates, minority rights advocates, communists, socialists, anarchists and so on.
I know the type you're talking about, and yes, they are all the things that you say they are. I don't agree with them being generalized to opinionated college-age anythings though.
The point of what? Katherine's post? I read it as the point being that she thought that certain women buying sex toys fashioned after male genitalia was ironic. In any case, if this isn't Katherine's point, I'll assume that she'll tell me so.
I'm curious to find out how you're defining "feminist." You seem to be equating "feminist" with "radical, crazy feminazi", which I disagree with. It's true that some feminists have very crazy ideas, but that can be said of all people. And it hasn't been my experience at all that feminists (by my own definition) in general are irrational and irradical people.
Which might as well read that the male penis has the optimal shape for the stimulation of the vagina.
In general, I would agree with that, although people's genitalia have different shapes and different people respond to different stimuli, so I'm not going to go around making blanket statements like that. My point was that even if we had no idea what a penis looked like, it would still be trivial to deduce that the ideal shape for female sexual stimulation is a phallus.
(Which is why a lot of dildos are fashioned as a near-perfect but lifeless rip-off of penises.)
I'm not going to concede that dildos are fashioned after male genitalia because that's what gives women the greatest stimulation. These dildos don't give any clitoral stimulation, not to mention that in general they don't stimulate the G-spot, either. It might work for some people, but once again, I'm not going to make a blanket statement about it.
I believe that Katherine's point is that college-age feminists (and life-long radicals) are frequently over-the-top and just silly.
I'll let Katherine speak for herself, but once again I wonder what exactly you think a feminist is, because I'm sure it's quite different from what I understand one to be.
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In general they do not, but that's to the cultural fashion of circumcision.
To me, a feminist is someone who fights for women's rights. To a more or less sound degree, such as the word 'womyn' which even removes them from 'human.' Which is an irony I appreciate.
However: Opinionated college-age anything are usually rather annoying, radical and sometimes hilariously irrational. (raw food -) vegans, gay rights advocates, minority rights advocates, communists, socialists, anarchists and so on. Usually later in life, these people are seasoned by experience. Some grow out of it, others retain their ideals in a more sensible way. Which I can respect.
While it may have been a bit assumptious of me to speak for Katherine (which I appologize to her for) the two of us had a few conversations going that direction. That's what my statement was based on.
Once again, I did not mean offense. I just wanted to state my opinion.
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And my response to this, is of course, what do you think women's rights are?
To a more or less sound degree, such as the word 'womyn' which even removes them from 'human.'
For the record, I find this word highly irritating. But I really don't see the connection it has to women's rights, nor do I see how it implies that people who identify as such aren't human.
Opinionated college-age anything are usually rather annoying, radical and sometimes hilariously irrational. (raw food -) vegans, gay rights advocates, minority rights advocates, communists, socialists, anarchists and so on.
I know the type you're talking about, and yes, they are all the things that you say they are. I don't agree with them being generalized to opinionated college-age anythings though.
Once again, I did not mean offense.
None taken.
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