Jessica at feministing.com has a rant about why she hates equality feminists.
I just lurve women that call themselves things like “equality feminists.” Or “conservative feminists.” These are ladies who doth protest a bit too much about how they trust and respect women—all while bashing the hell out of them.
I guess that's different from being a different sort of feminist who says she trusts and respects women--then bashes the hell out of them.
Jessica's post is about this article by Bridget Johnson from National Review Online. Johnson makes a point I've discussed previously (see here, here, and here) that I am more interested in a woman's political views, world view, and experience than I am in whether she's a woman, a wife, mother, or grandmother.
Unfortunately, Jessica gets caught up in one inconsequential paragraph of Johnson's column which stereotypes people in a feminist course as hairy-legged, ugly, and man-hating. But focusing on this lone paragraph of satire ignores the greater point of the piece.
For the final term paper, the professor asked us to state which theory of feminism we most ascribed to and why. As I thumbed through the textbook that spent less time on the Elizabeth Cady Stantons and more time celebrating the history of lesbianism, I became an anti-establishment mischief-maker.
Instead of celebrating one of her conveniently packaged theories, I wrote a “none of the above” paper that outlined the principle of conservative feminism. The conservative feminist believes in the inherent strength of women and their ability to achieve whatever they want without a crutch from the government. In fact, the conservative feminist believes that women being told they need a boost to get ahead is insulting to a woman’s intelligence and resolve. Conservative feminism regards abortion as violence to women and children, and believes in supporting women in the military, who are vital to our nation’s defense. The conservative feminist does not enjoy being discriminated against, thus would not endorse discrimination against others in the form of affirmative action.
I think this conservative feminism is far more appealling than any f-bomb laden argument that revolves around patriarchy and "a boot on the neck."
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