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Feminists

seabeyond

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2. this is the thing. about a decade ago, i pretty much came to this myself

Reply to notadmblnd (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 10:22 AM

Feb 2012

an since i have been shedding all the patriarchy and conditioning that society created for me to live. in so doing, i have found myself becoming lighter and lighter, not having to live under the cloak of either the conditioned man or the conditioned woman. i can so recognize my own experience in these words.

it is very freeing to let this go. and i see how silly and restricted i allowed myself to be.

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after the last week, i am learning a whole other area of feminism i have not seen [View all] seabeyond Feb 2012 OP

Women tend to be thier own worst enemies. And I think it is because they are more competative notadmblnd Feb 2012 #1

this is the thing. about a decade ago, i pretty much came to this myself seabeyond Feb 2012 #2

+1 n/t Sera_Bellum Feb 2012 #3

"The woman who most needs to be liberated ... planetc Feb 2012 #4

which takes me to my spiritual (not religious) self of embracing the male and female seabeyond Feb 2012 #5

Those are some great excerpts Remember Me Feb 2012 #6

so very interesting Tumbulu Feb 2012 #7