I have seen such statements written. Those who wrote them called themselves feminists, and I will take their word for it. I know what I have seen. Whether you acknowledge it is unimportant to me. I will allow you to make like Ripley and Believe it or Not:
The important part is whether the author of the article believes it. My guess is that he does and that he unwisely wrote a rebuttal and received the predictable response. Since I consider myself valuable, worthwhile, and necessary, I see no need to try to convince those who may think otherwise. The effort to do so would be futile.
I am also aware of other feminists who specify not needing men economically. I am not convinced of that being as novel as is often claimed.
I was born in 1951. My mother was a college graduate with degrees in education and English literature. Before marriage, she held well-paying positions teaching both high school and college English. She became our full-time mom after I was born. Before that, she was independently financially secure. She could have returned to a financially secure position any time she chose. By the time I entered grade six, she was working part-time as a substitute teacher in preparation to return to full-time work. She was nowhere near "forced" to marry out of financial need.
Her sister, my aunt, was also a college graduate. She held a lucrative position as a public relations consultant. She chose to continue her career after marriage. She was able to raise my four cousins while rising to an executive position in public relations. She managed campaigns for congressional candidates and at least one prominent senator. She married my uncle by choice, not economic necessity.
After my mom was killed in a traffic accident when I was just shy of 12 years old, my dad remarried. My second mom was a practicing physician. She left her practice to become our full-time mom. She could have reentered practice any time she wished. She did not marry my dad out of financial desperation. As we kids grew older, she served as a part-time school physician. She was preparing to return to full-time practice.
My second mom caught cancer and died. We kids were grown by then. Dad's next wife was comfortably retired. She had owned a major appliance business.
Most of the women in my extended family had occupations that allowed them to earn a comfortable living. They did not need to marry for financial security.
The idea that women required men to support them until feminists came swooping down out of the sky to rescue them from servitude seems to be a slight exaggeration.
Women being able to earn their own money and be financially independent is not a new development.
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