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Feminists

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10. whenever anyone says, "I am not a feminist"

Fri Feb 24, 2012, 11:31 PM

Feb 2012

I ask them to define the word FEMINIST - they *NEVER* can

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"I'm not a feminist but..." [View all] yardwork Feb 2012 OP

+1 Rex Feb 2012 #13

K&R Tobin S. Feb 2012 #3

Younger women refer to feminism as The F Word. DURHAM D Feb 2012 #4

I am a feminist. Vanje Feb 2012 #5

I agree with reclaiming words. Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #6

I do rosesaylavee Feb 2012 #7

I have a lot of responses. Some are subtle, some are quite rude. saras Feb 2012 #8

whenever anyone says, "I am not a feminist" Skittles Feb 2012 #10

it's sad that the word feminist has been so loaded Whisp Feb 2012 #11

I always say ismnotwasm Feb 2012 #12

I'm a feminist by that definition. pacalo Feb 2012 #14

I should have mentioned that I liked what your OP had to say. pacalo Feb 2012 #18

Oh thanks! yardwork Feb 2012 #19

The young women I know that use "I'm not a feminist, but..." JoeyT Feb 2012 #15