Women who think all men are rapists. Men who think women think all men are rapists.

[Warren DeMontague]

8. I would add a couple things: One, I think Feminism and Womens Studies are legitimate, personally.

What I don't think is legitimate is a few rigid, extreme ideologues claiming sole ownership of the concepts.

I do believe that historically, in Western Civilization, women have been discriminated against and have had a lower status than men. I think this has changed a great deal in recent decades, but I also think it's a pretty obvious fact. Learning about this history in College and the culture and cultural changes surrounding it is a totally reasonable avenue of study, IMHO.

Likewise, Feminism. Personally, I consider myself a Feminist. I strongly identify with the 3rd wave, sex positive movements as well as other traditionally "feminist" aspects and ideas which once were considered extreme but now, hopefully, are really common sense; i.e. women having the vote, women being able to pursue careers, either gender being able to care for kids, etc. Equal Rights, duh.

I strongly believe there IS a Republican "War on Women". What I don't agree with is the idea that the best- in fact, the only- people who can legitimately claim the mantle of fighting that war, are people who have repeatedly made common cause with Republicans and the Religious Right on issues of telling consenting adult women what they can or can't do with their own bodies, shaming women over the sexuality they choose, etc.