To me, feminism isn’t about the raising up of women to be equal to men, it’s about the raising up of femininity to be equal to masculinity, so we can all access a full range of human expression.
yeah, ironically femmephobia seems common among self-described feminist women, as though the way to be a good feminist is to shed femininity as chains. (Unfortunately I was one of those femmephobic feminists, for a period - Julia Serano is who cured me of that.)
though I certainly wouldn’t want to call feminism just the process of making femininity equal to masculinity (reproductive rights after all are feminist but not about femininity), I think it’s important to call out the need for taking femininity seriously as a part of feminism
You are totally right, its not an all-encompassing definition. It is a good sound-bite, especially for people who feel like they don’t benefit (or even lose something) from feminism.
To me, feminism isn’t about the raising up of women to be equal to men, it’s about the raising up of femininity to be equal to masculinity, so we can all access a full range of human expression.
yeah, ironically femmephobia seems common among self-described feminist women, as though the way to be a good feminist is to shed femininity as chains. (Unfortunately I was one of those femmephobic feminists, for a period - Julia Serano is who cured me of that.)
though I certainly wouldn’t want to call feminism just the process of making femininity equal to masculinity (reproductive rights after all are feminist but not about femininity), I think it’s important to call out the need for taking femininity seriously as a part of feminism
You are totally right, its not an all-encompassing definition. It is a good sound-bite, especially for people who feel like they don’t benefit (or even lose something) from feminism.
I like it, betrays the assumptions about feminism in a good way 💟