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What does ‘feminism’ mean today?
Asked at Kansas University’s campus on February 8, 2012
“For me, it’s another word for ‘humanism.’”
“There are many definitions and to categorize into one would diminish the others.”
“The ability to keep going and fight out obstacles as a woman, even by yourself.”
“Feminism is a dialogue. It’s a conversation that has begun and continues — it’s not just about being a woman but how we resolve the relationships between all genders. It’s about communication and resolution between people.”
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milkman_dan (anonymous) says…
Women have attained full freedom of choice and respect, just like real people.
They can embrace any lifestyle they wish and have my full support, from a puritan lifestyle to a Brazilian, gay or straight, milkman supports you all. Say, would you mind putting a lime wedge in my Sailor Jerry please? Thanks babe.
milkman_dan (anonymous) replies…
...and Happy Valentine's Day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWrJgF...
You don't have to thank me...I'm a giver.
tange (anonymous) replies…
You've crawled a long way, baby.
thuja (anonymous) says…
There are as many definitions as there are people.
Don't know.
RoeDapple (anonymous) says…
Don't know nuthinaboutit. Bring me a sammich.
RoeDapple (anonymous) says…
Alright. I'll run the vacuum. But I ain't touchin' that damn dustrag!
tange (anonymous) says…
Feminism? Masculism? Hard to say.
In modern, market society, feminine and masculine have become gharish, sterile stereotypes.
/ yes, gharish
Armstrong (anonymous) says…
Feminism, the female side of the crazed left
thuja (anonymous) says…
Her first baby come out sideways. She didn't scream or nuthin'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB84vz...
autie (anonymous) says…
A form of authoritarianism type government in small social groups in which a matriarchal figure is given the false sense of power and control. The male is constantly challenged to maintain control through gile and deceit. Yes honey. Yes dear. Whatever you say honey. You look lovely in that dress. Of course those jeans don't make you look fat.
snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…
It's always best to handle the issue to be feminism just before points get free from handle and the difficulty at palms turns into feminism. Inside a bet to make this happen, best shown to be able to normal tendency, exactly what many people attempt to perform will be feminism with no physical effort or workout.
(from a source)
Ceallach (anonymous) replies…
I agree with what Snap said, at least I think I do.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
Field hockey?
milkman_dan (anonymous) replies…
Jenny McCarthy was MVP of her field hockey team.
tuschkahouma (anonymous) says…
whatever some right winger wants it to mean as a slur....limbaugh says femi nazi
and that's my example....
grammaddy (anonymous) says…
Fighting for equality in all areas.No longer letting a man make ANY decisions concerning my life.
mysterytrain (anonymous) says…
An ongoing awareness (and continuing education) that women are still not paid equally and sometimes not treated equally in jobs and other situations. It may seem that we are equal but if you are a woman and work in just about any situation you will find that things are still not equal. I think sometimes men in positions of hiring/management do it unconsciously and just need to be reminded - so pay attention and do your research ladies when it comes to salaries and benefits.
520dude (anonymous) says…
Hitting from the red tees.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
"“There are many definitions and to categorize into one would diminish the others.”"
Holy non-answer there. I wish I would have thought of that in college.
CWGOKU (anonymous) says…
I don't know, but I am sure that the answer is in a Hallmark card
rockchalker52 (anonymous) says…
RoeDy sez 'Alright. I'll run the vacuum. But I ain't touchin' that damn dustrag!'
Alright! That's the same stand I took at my house. Sharing housework is fair. After all, she helps with the yard stuff, comes out & points at what I need to do.
autie (anonymous) says…
Sure can tells who on these award winning boards are whipped. I mean, like whatever, I do what I want. Just as long as it is OK with her and I got the trash tooked out.
Roe, I be pretty danged good at that house work gig. It is pretty easy. But momma can't cut no compound miter to save her life, or tear down the roto tiller. I had to re-light the hot water tank this morning and broke nail..man was I pissed. I could tell you another man that is really good at being a housewife but that would be outing a former poster that got banninated but is back with a differenter name now.
BABBOY (anonymous) replies…
Ohhh yeah, the housewife guy. Stay at home conservative that posted on the internet all day long telling those who worked for a living what to do. Hard to respect that guy.......
cait48 (anonymous) replies…
"But momma can't cut no compound miter to save her life, or tear down the roto tiller."
That's funny. I know women that can and do. I once knew a woman blacksmith. My husband made the comment, "Now there is the personification of "machisma"."
BABBOY (anonymous) says…
Feminism does denote kind of the angry women type.
But, I am angry all day and angry people do not bother me.
So, they feminist do not really bother me either.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
"Ohhh yeah, the housewife guy. Stay at home conservative that posted on the internet all day long telling those who worked for a living what to do. Hard to respect that guy......."
Who was that?
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vertigo (Jesse Crittenden) replies…
Dunno what my post violated, I just answered TOB's question. It sure wasn't outing an anonymous user as he ( Tom) was a verified user and made it public knowledge on here that he was a stay at home dad.
Andini (anonymous) says…
Is feminism another name for terrorism? :-)
cait48 (anonymous) replies…
Only if Andini is another name for misogynist :P
cait48 (anonymous) says…
The idea that , "Hey! Women are (gasp!) people too!".
Kinda like the idea that, "Hey! Black people are (gasp!) people too!".
grammaddy (anonymous) replies…
WHAT?!?!? Got a link for that?
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
Panama, 1982.
CWGOKU (anonymous) says…
My wife says feminism must have been cute back in
The 60's. She owns her own business in a male dominated
Industry. There isn't feminism anymore, you pull yourself up
By your bootstraps and prove yourself everyday, no matter what
Sex, race or whatever you may be.
lcchain (anonymous) says…
“For me, it’s another word for ‘humanism.’”
— Jesus Guereca
Wow right to the core! A+ to you Jesus, and very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
Once you stop hearing "sir" and "ma'am"...
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
" or I'll be forced to contact Mr. Parker."
/giggles uncontrollably.
rockchalker52 (anonymous) says…
Proctor Parker punts a post of pesky poster?
autie (anonymous) says…
I'm sensing some unnecessary hostility here. I dont' think everybody got the memo. Apparently some of the boys has confused a current poster with one from a long time ago that used to brag frequently about not having to work. But it couldn't be him because he got disappearedededed
Rara_Avis (anonymous) says…
"Femanism". Interesting question. I'm not misogynistic by any means, but I will say that the whole Women's Movement ruined a lot of things. Look at the "beautiful" revolution in the 60's. In 1972? I was shocked to learn that a classmates' parents were getting divorced. Now it's 50% at best. My mom and dad made almost 50 years and would have if he didn't die last March. Values have changed. Everything has changed. My best advice would be "If you love someone, Keep it that way". I really believe in being with someone because you love them, and nothing else. So There. And here. Jesus Christ, this brings back memories.....Somedude?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loM99T...
acornwebworks (Kendall Simmons) replies…
What was ruined? Being trapped in a miserable marriage? I'd say that ending the legal and social barriers to that *was* a beautiful change.
You seem to be astonished that things change. Guess what? Change is a constant. You can always depend on things changing. (And on the past not being anywhere near as cool as people who didn't live through it think.)
Rara_Avis (anonymous) says…
True story. David Coverdale, the guy you might have seen in my last post, woke up one morning to find O.J. Simpson in his face with a real live gun. Evidentally, Davey was sleeping with O.J.'s property. Not a good idea........
Made_in_China (Paul R. Getto) says…
Feminism: The 'radical' idea that women are fully formed humans with the same rights and privileges men enjoy. Two sex-specific jobs will always be here, however: Sperm donor and wet nurse. You can't deny the biological imperative of that one. All other jobs are up for grabs if the person can perform the basic functions on the job description.
Cappy (anonymous) replies…
Actually, with the right hormone regimen, men are fully capable of being wet nurses.
smitty (anonymous) says…
I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.
Rebecca West
Cicely Isabel Fairfield (21 December 1892–15 March 1983), known by her pen name Rebecca West, or Dame Rebecca West, DBE was an English author, journalist, literary critic and travel writer.
deec (anonymous) says…
Seriously, how can a certain poster flat out out himself over and over and NOT get rightfully disapearededed again?
nocrybabies (anonymous) says…
It means I can keep it shaved if I want to.
g_rock (anonymous) says…
It means that chicks finally learned how to use the cute heels as weapons in more ways than one.
*prance*
CWGOKU (anonymous) says…
It means I can ask her for my allowance.
Thanks milkman Dan, nice video
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
"Seriously, how can a certain poster flat out out himself over and over and NOT get rightfully disapearededed again?" DEEC
You'd need to ask Mr. Parker that question.
" I'm personally tired of your and TOBs' and babboys comments. You're best when you're making your silly comments with your little LJW on-line clique." Ghost of (insert numerous disapearededed names)
You aren't very perceptive. Babboy hates Autie and I.
autie (anonymous) says…
Rara is so in touch with his inner self. That is cool.
I don't have a boat. But I do have a dog. But nobody cares...it really doesn't matter anyway.
RoeDapple (anonymous) says…
BABBOY hates everybody. But especially conservatives.
I'm back among the employed this week. Sure wish my wife was a supervisor fpr Fed-Ex.
I can get you a good buy on a kayak.
Agnostick (anonymous) replies…
I'd settle for some random VHS cassettes... a pair of ice skates... and a volleyball.
Cappy (anonymous) replies…
I might take you up on that kayak! Does it have a dry hole? Stowage?
begin60 (anonymous) says…
Chris' definition above is inspiring, but in Lawrence feminism and equal rights appear to be non-concepts. Women have a right to self-defense and to control their own bodies. In Lawrence owe automatic gratitude to incompetent, wannabe, mountain-people saviors one can easily be dishonestly and brutally persecuted for standing her ground to protect her own safety.
Southern justice and feminism never were happy bedfellows.
rockchalker52 (anonymous) replies…
Hey, sunshine! That's a little shorter, a little sweeter & a lot calmer. Kudos for your progress, hope you are enjoying the day.
begin60 (anonymous) says…
* in Lawrence where strangers owe automatic gratitude
Ceallach (anonymous) says…
Feminism -- sounded good in the 60's -- but a lot of us soon learned that it was just trading a bunch of men telling us how we should be for a bunch of women telling us how we should be.
verity (anonymous) replies…
Yes, Ceallach, I figured that out back in the late 70s. While the rules were better, they were still rules made by someone else. So I decided to make my own rules. It has worked out quite well.
CWGOKU (anonymous) says…
"Me", it is babboy hates Autie and "me".
Just helping
75x55 (anonymous) says…
Nice canned answer, Chris.
You need to work in the word "empowered" or better still, "empowerment"....
Empty rhetoric.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
""Me", it is babboy hates Autie and "me".
Just helping" CW
Noted.
My_Life (anonymous) says…
Definitely not what Jesus intended.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
Myself, I'm glad babboy doesn't hate me.
RoeDapple (anonymous) says…
Wait! There's an online clique here? Well . . . who'da thunkit . . . ?
rockchalker52 (anonymous) says…
Am I s'posed to left clique or right clique?
autie (anonymous) says…
clique? It's French. bon ami!
g_rock (anonymous) says…
*click*
that was the sound of me closing this window cause I don't really care to "git it"
tange (anonymous) says…
Feminism means never having to say you're sorry.
rockchalker52 (anonymous) says…
Just today, the generosity of feminine ingenuity has shared with me the new world of cake & how to bake one in less than 2 minutes. Two cakes so far today, the last one with ice cream.
Take an angel food mix
Plus another cake mix, any kind ( I used chocolate fudge)
Mix 'em together really well in a big freezer bag & you'll have enough for lots & lots of small cakes.
Remember three, two, one
3 TBSP mixed up cake mix
2 TBSP water, Mix really well with mixed up cake mix, use small bowl
1 minute on high in microwave right in the small bowl
Voila! (That's french for warm cake & cold ice cream.)
And if you girls need an easy mid-week entree, there's a new spin on a hamburger/hash brown casserole I could tell you about.
cait48 (anonymous) replies…
OOOO do tell! I can use a new dinner recipe to change things up. But it can't have mushroom soup. My husband is allergic to mushrooms and it would be a trip to the ER.
verity (anonymous) replies…
Thank you, rockchalker52. Wish I had read this before my trip to the grocery store. Sounds yummy and doesn't have more that four ingredients---that's all I can handle at one time.
Please grace us with the recipe for the casserole (I can handle five ingredients if one of them is salt).
You are a true feminist.
classclown (Class Clown) says…
Allowing them to think that what they think matters and their opinions are valued just as much.
Gandalf (anonymous) says…
Feminism is when you can say: quit walking in front of the TV you're blocking all of the 50" screen! (Follwed by a slow death)!!
cait48 (anonymous) replies…
Feminism is when you give up the remote for half the evening. (Oh noes!)
Gandalf (anonymous) replies…
You can have my remote when you pry it from my cold, dead hand!! Or when the battery dies (please buy me more)!! :)
PS misgynist is when you delete the lifetime channel! Snicker
cait48 (anonymous) says…
Feminism is when you get your own damn sammich.
Gandalf (anonymous) says…
My wife sz she will never be a feminist. She refuses to lower herself to equal. :(
cait48 (anonymous) replies…
You'll survive, Gandalf. After all, you came back from that fall in the Mount of Moria, didn't you?
Gandalf (anonymous) replies…
That was easy! Thank god I'm not allergic to mushrooms!!!
rockchalk1977 (anonymous) says…
Hillary Clinton in a pantsuit.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/hi...
verity (anonymous) replies…
Hillary Clinton in anything.
classclown (Class Clown) says…
cait48 (anonymous) says…
Feminism is when you get your own damn sammich.
February 9, 2012 at 6:25 a.m.
===================================================
Agreed. So while you're getting your own damn sammich, get me one too. Don't dawdle now sweety.
bendover61 (anonymous) says…
abortion
booyalab (anonymous) says…
Wow, each of the OTS answers is like a window into a different, yet equally grating type of thinking that rarely exists outside of a university. Fascinating.
A long time ago, women thought that love was the most important thing. A few women were more interested in things like logic, but even some of those thought love was also important. Then some women came along who were made angry by love and evidently thought logic wasn't cool either. So a new type of woman was born who was neither loving nor logical. Needless to say, most men hated that type of woman. Lots of women hated that type of woman as well.
booyalab (anonymous) says…
Here is an economic summary of feminism:
Women were the weaker sex and could not perform labor as efficiently as men. They were also the ones who gave birth so the husband would work and the wife would stay at home with the children.
Then the industrial revolution happened and the imbalance of strength between sexes became less relevant to work. Women started working more. The countries where the revolution occurred became wealthier and people could make money doing things like writing and speaking, the latter of which women do more anyways so lots of women started looking for ways to get paid to talk. Now we are in the communication age and even more women look for ways to get paid to talk. Feminist and related studies are one such method of revenue for women with no sign of stopping anytime soon, especially since you can avoid being pinned down to any particular definition.
riverdrifter (anonymous) says…
I just like the feminist that just left after bucking out & jumping in the hot tub tonight.
One of my sisters was a February Sister at KU.
Gals: you can't live with them and you can't live without'em.
KansasConscience (anonymous) says…
Most of you are wrong.
Here in Brownbackistan the definition of a feminist is a woman who asks if she can wear shoes to go outside and cut wood in the winter while she's pregnant. Shoes! Why, the very idea!