I just read a really cool/interesting post on Feministing.
I've heard of a lot of people who are afraid of the term "feminist" and who hesitate to label themselves as such because, in a non-feminist society, it has such negative connotations and stereotypes. These literally scare people out of being able to identify with the term.
While I am not one of those individuals (yeah, I call myself a feminist - what the fuck is it to you?!), I do think that corroborating it with another word that you use to describe yourself definitely could take some of the pressure off and makes it a little easier to tell the world who you are. I think this will allow people to see that just because one chooses to call themselves feminist, or relate to feminist views, doesn't mean they are extremists or that they have a singular identity. We are still people who have hobbies, jobs, and lifestyles just like everyone else.
So, I will take a page out of Lori's book and describe myself as such:
I am a feminist thinker.
I am a feminist theatre artist.
I am a feminist security guard! (Ha ha)
I am a feminist blogger.
I am a feminist movie-goer.
I am a feminist reader.
I am a feminist daughter, sister, and friend.
I am a feminist dater. (It's difficult!)
I must say that, in my personal opinion, someone who identifies with feminism or feminist opinions really should be bringing that into everything they do. It doesn't really make sense to pick and choose different situations or encounters to bust it out. You should be looking at the world through that lens all the time, where ever you are or whatever you are doing.
...Right?
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