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Feminists

dynasaw

(999 posts)

11. Be My Guest

Reply to yardwork (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 25, 2012, 11:48 AM

Feb 2012

This old feminist has often thought of having a button made that says "left wing atheist feminist." Part of the denial by younger women has to do with how the right wing has hijacked the word and twisted what the word means. It's time to reclaim the word don't you think and make it mean what it was meant to mean.

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This Older Woman Agrees dynasaw Feb 2012 #4

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Be My Guest dynasaw Feb 2012 #11

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Actually, Number 1 ought to be simply dynasaw Feb 2012 #12