The fact that there are so many definitions of what feminism is, shows that the label is not super useful. If you say you’re a feminist, you then have to explain which version you’re taking about.
It could be anything from “people should be given equal opportunity” to the extreme “all sex between a man and a women is rape”
Labels that start off as descriptive become prescriptive. People who associate strongly with a label are less likely to have nuance to their views or change their minds. It becomes us and them.
You can become a prisoner of your labels.
What flag?
Yes this! Do a trial with each one and see which class she likes better. It might come down to the teacher, the other students, or any number of other factors that aren’t the style of martial art.
I think women do experience more gender based adversities, but I worry framing it like that creates an “us and them” situation between genders. We should fight inequality wherever it exists.
It also misses intersectionality. Not all men are advantaged over all women. A man born in poverty, violence, with a disability, or of a marginalised race, isn’t automatically better off than a rich white women born to a good supportive family.
For each of those examples women were disadvantaged and men were advantaged. So they both experienced inequality.
I don’t believe in an -ism. I believe in equal rights. I think the name feminism does more harm than good.
Can you explain how women deal with more inequality than men?
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That’s probably a selection bias though. Most people might try opening up their relationship when there are already problems.
I know a lot of people for whom monogamy hasn’t turned out well, too. Lots of divorces and broken hearts. If you think of all the relationships that don’t work out, the ones that do are miracles.
Yeah sorry, I meant inequality is non directional. It might seem like I’m being pedantic with language. But I was unsure if you meant that men’s experience was more homogenous than women, so women experience more inequality even within their gender. Which I don’t think it’s the case. There are more male billionaires and CEOs, but also more male homelessness and suicide.