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Originally Posted by loramin
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So once again ... do either of you actually know even a single person who identifies as a feminist, let alone multiple people active in the movement? Or are you basing all this on your imaginary preconceptions of who feminists (that you've never met) are?
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So I read that and thought to myself "no bullshit -- who do you know that identifies as feminist." Besides some wealthy lesbians in California I don't know too well, probably my older brother's wife. That's it out of all socialists/leftists I know well. None of the others want that label. It was
only at college I ever found a lot of identification with that label.
This is a quick recap of my brother's wife:
Worked at Burger Restaurant (supposedly wanted to be a Message Therapist) -- hooked up with my brother who was outwardly claiming to be looking for nothing serious and just wanting to have fun. My brother is no player though so he ended up attached to her. Nice score for the Red Robbin girl -- my brother has a trust fund and a business.
Marries him quits her job has two kids*. When she is not busy bitching about how overwhelmed she is being a mom -- She will go on Facebook and write posts in support of black lives matter, feminism etc.
Lots of selfies and pictures with her and her kids on vacations and wearing nice cloths...and some stuff about feminism and the pay gap patriarchy etc...
She is a real bitch to my brother's ex-wife who doesn't have a trust fund husband anymore. Lots of rumor-mongering about how dysfunctional she is and mentally ill.
So that's it -- that's the "feminist" I know. She probably has the same bullshit "I support equality" minimalist definition you do. Even though this is highly misleading and implies there are significant numbers of people that disagree with equality.
My mom was a single mother of 2 from a poor background that got a professional degree sometime in the 80s -- she doesn't identify as a feminist...I'm guessing because she had real problems.
*even though my brother already had 2 and was upfront day 1 about not wanting more