Estwald
2 min read1 day ago

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Maybe "we" know, but "I" don't, at least not in any depth. I could know if I studied it, but it's not one of my priorities.

Making smart-aleck remarks like the one I opened with is a temptation I have trouble resisting. My wife says my father should have named me Alex. When I make some smart-aleck remark she says, "Okay, Alex!" I know exactly what she means.

But as much fun as it is to make smart-aleck remarks, they don't always convey my thoughts accurately. Feminism is no more harmful than any other ideology.

I was intending to convey the message that all brands of feminism have the same effect on me; they are all irrelevant to me. The ideology does not guide my decisions or life choices, regardless of the specific brand.

I resist any coercive or restrictive measures trying to force me to conform to feminists' expectations. I am not anti-feminist, I am non-feminist.

It appears as if your list of the several dozen brands of feminism is implying #NotAllFeminists. Of course it's not all feminists, but it's always feminists. We can't tell which feminists so it is necessary to assume the worst of any feminist until proven otherwise.

I have a definition that encompasses the umpteen godzillion branches that you listed:

Feminism is an ideology that operates as the foundation for a movement whose aim is to advance what its participants consider to be the interests of women.

My general view of feminism is comprehensively described in this comment:

https://estwald.medium.com/am-i-a-feminist-9d505e5a3d3e

It's an orphaned comment that was originally a response to an article that has since been deleted, asking men if they identified as feminists.

That should clarify my smart-aleck comment.😎

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