Rare birds
Today I saw this exchange of comments in a post on something or other in the community feminist_geeks.
It's all the same what's actually said in the first comment. I don't agree with it or anything. What I find offensive is the moderators note. "You're not supposed to be here." Why exactly? Well, because in the info, right after the communitys description "We're feminists. We're geeks. We're awesome.", it says this.
Do these people mistakenly believe that the words "feminist" and "female" are synonymous and interchangeable? That is the only explanation I can fathom.
OED defines the words feminism and feminist thus:noun [mass noun] the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes.
noun a person who supports feminism.
Nowhere does it say that a person who identifies as male cannot be a feminist. I have been grievously offended.
It's all the same what's actually said in the first comment. I don't agree with it or anything. What I find offensive is the moderators note. "You're not supposed to be here." Why exactly? Well, because in the info, right after the communitys description "We're feminists. We're geeks. We're awesome.", it says this.
Do these people mistakenly believe that the words "feminist" and "female" are synonymous and interchangeable? That is the only explanation I can fathom.
OED defines the words feminism and feminist thus:noun [mass noun] the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes.
noun a person who supports feminism.
Nowhere does it say that a person who identifies as male cannot be a feminist. I have been grievously offended.