Kony wants to know if i’m hating on feminists and environmentalists by my scare quotes in the last post:
on a related note: have you ever noticed that people that support a “woman’s right to choose” also tend to support things like animal rights and “save the earth” propaganda? we call that ironic.
short answer: i’m certainly not hating on them.
i think i use the "scare quotes" because the phrases people use to describe their positions are often more about politics and PR than actual substance. for instance, if a person is "pro-life", they probably care very little for the lives of, say, the near-extinct. in the same way, say a person supports a "woman’s right to choose", then they probably care very little for the choices of the female fetus.
the glossiness of such terms sickens me a little.
i would also argue that being a feminist does not necessitate support for a woman’s right to choose. i’d consider myself a feminist in every other regard (not counting the fact that i’m not a female).it’s a minor point, and a semantic one at that, but i thought it worth mentioning.
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Sarah 5:47 am on May 7, 2008 Permalink
Happy Birthday, Nic!
Kony 7:03 pm on May 7, 2008 Permalink
You know I was kinda teasing you, right?
Sometimes I wonder if “feminist” belongs in that category of glossy terms too. It’s kinda like the bible and the constitution – it is used by all kinds of people to frame/justify a whole lot of things, yeah?
Maybe more fuzzy than glossy.
I’m still curious to know who is “we”
But it’s OK, I like suspense.
On a related note, happy happy b-day, Nic!!!