Re:Of Geeks and Girls
by whimsy on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @11:32PM
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Do you have any recommendations on feminist material to read? I have tried, but much of what I found was very silly.
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This is a good place to start: http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/
It's a rather broad resource, but to be honest I'm just starting to get into the subject. My earlier snarkiness was caused by frustration at how quickly people are willing to dismiss feminism or make sweeping generalisations about it, without bothering to learn much about it.
Re:Of Geeks and Girls
by xenophanes on Wednesday December 02, 2009 @04:13AM
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What are you talking about? Helping men improve is a great thing. I complimented feminism and took a position claiming it's had significant success. It didn't have the results it expected, but that doesn't make them less good.
It looked to me like you were saying that feminism has/had nothing to say about how women reinforce patriarchal norms, or that it focusses on men's behaviour much more than on women's. That's simply not true.
Sorry if I've overreacted, the comments on this article have made me hyper-sensitive.