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CAVEAT3 ,BO? FEM9I/S & AN>*I/S COME 9 WILDLY DIV]G5T FLAVORS 7SOME MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE71 & YET ?OSE LABELS REMA9 USEFUL4 ,I DO NOT CONT9UALLY SAY 0?IS K9D ( AN>*I/0 OR 0MY K9D ( FEM9I/10 SO PLEASE UND]/& ?AT ,I'M BIAS$ & REF]R+ TO ! AN>*I/ & FEM9I/ IDEAS ?AT >E MO/ 9T]E/+ TO ME4 

,FEM9ISM IS MEAN+FUL AS A P]SPECTIVE ON :AT HUMANS NE$1 & :AT 0HUMAN0 MEANS4  ,?IS IS QUALITATIVELY DIFF]5T FROM FEM9ISM BE+ M]ELY AB\T DEF9+ 0WOMAN0 MORE EXPANSIVELY4 ,FEM9I/S BELIEVE ?AT BO? M5 & WOM5 >E CON/RA9$ BY G5D]_/SEX ROLES 9 ?IS CULTURE 7& MO/ CULTURES ?AT HAVE SURVIV$ UND] ! CURR5T P>ADIGM74  ,WE BELIEVE ?AT :ILE ONE GR\P 9 ?IS CULTURE IS MORE OBVI\SLY P[]FUL 7I4E4 ABLE TO DO MORE ( :AT !Y WANT1 TO DET]M9E MORE ( ! C\RSE ( !IR LIVES71 ?AT ! DEF9ITIONS ( 0P[]0 >E W>P$3 = EXAMPLE1 ONE WAY M5 >E CONSID]$ TO BE P[]FUL IS ?AT M5 CAN & DO BEAT ! PEOPLE :O C>E AB\T !M1 :I* IS H>DLY ACTUALLY P[]FUL4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 M5 >E USUALLY MORE ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS AB\T EXT]NALS BUT ALSO USUALLY HAVE A MORE SEV]E LACK ( 9T]NAL OPTIONS REG>D+ RANGE ( FEEL+S & RELATION%IPS4 ,P>T ( ! P[] EQUATION 9 ?IS CULTURE IS ! P[] ( BE+ A VICTIM OR M>TYR ?AT WOM5 HAVE BE5 5C\RAG$ TO CLAIM AS \R [N4 ,! FACT ?AT ?IS IS FREQU5TLY A DISSATISFY+ OPTION DOESN'T REFUTE ! PO9T ?AT !RE IS A /ATUS ?AT COMES FROM BE+ WORSE (F ?AN O!R PEOPLE4  7,! 09NOC5T VICTIM ( W>_/CRIME_/CATA/ROPHE_/ BLOOD TRANSFUSION /ORIES IS ONLY ! MO/ BLATANT EXAMPLE ( ?IS L9E ( ?9K+47 ,! P[] ?AT COMES FROM ?AT /ATUS CAN BE H>D TO GIVE UP1 ESPECIALLY IF !RE SEEMS TO BE NO O!R K9D ( P[] AVAILABLE4 ,?IS IS ! BE/ ANSW] ,I CAN F9D TO ! QUE/ION ( A CONV]SATION ,I HAD 9 MY #bS ) AN ANTI-*OICE WOMAN :O >GU$ ?AT IF IT IS POSSIBLE = WOM5 TO GET ABORTIONS1 !N M5 WILL NOT BE =C$ TO DEAL ) ! CONSEQU5CES ( !IR ACTIONS4 ,9 ?IS P]SPECTIVE1 ABORTIONS MEAN ?AT WOM5'S BODIES BECOME M5'S TOYS4 ,IF PREGNANCY IS ! LA/ OPTION = GETT+ A HUSB& TO TAKE C>E ( Y\ -- I4E4 = SURVIVAL1 TO SOME PEOPLE -- !N SOCIALLY-ACCEPTABLE ABORTIONS TAKE AWAY WOM5'S LA/1 /RONGE/ TOOL4 

,PUT A 0/RONG0 WOMAN 9 ! SAME SMALL GR\P ) A 0WEAK0 ONE1 & .<!RE.> BECOMES A PROBLEM3 ,H[ DOES %E NOT DOM9ATE8 ,H[ DOES %E %>E H] H>DE>N$ SKILLS & CONFID5CE ) H] SI/]8 ,FROM ! O!R SIDE -- H[ DOES ! 0WEAK0 WOMAN LE>N TO ACT 9 H] [N BEHALF8444 ,?OSE ( US :O HAVE LE>N$ TO SURVIVE BY DOM9AT+ O!RS1 AS WELL AS ?OSE ( US :O HAVE LE>N$ TO SURVIVE BY ACCEPT+ DOM9ATION1 NE$ TO RESOCIALIZE \RSELVES 9TO BE+ /RONG )\T PLAY+ DOM9ANCE-SUBMISSION GAMES1 9TO CONTROLL+ :AT HAPP5S TO US )\T CONTROLL+ O!RS444 7,C>OL ,EHRLI* -- ,SOCIALISM1 ,AN>*ISM @& ,FEM9ISM7 

,AN>*A-FEM9I/S REJECT SIMPLE ESS5TIALI/ ANALYSIS4 ,WE KN[ ?AT :ILE *>ACT]I/ICS ?AT >E ASSIGN$ TO WOM5 9 ?IS CULTURE NE$ BOL/]+ 7NURTUR+1 WOMBS1 MOODS1 NON-L9E> ?9K+ -- ALL MO/LY GOOD7 & WOM5 NE$ BOL/]+ 7WE DES]VE BETT] ?AN :AT WE GET71 IT IS MISLEAD+ TO CONFLATE ! TWO4 ,IT IS NOT A MATT] ( DES]V+ BETT] BECAUSE WE HAVE WOMBS 7WE DON'T ALL HAVE WOMBS7 OR BECAUSE WE >E NURTUR]S 7WE >E NOT ! ONLY ONES :O NURTURE71 & SO ON4 

,AS AN>*I/ FEM9I/S WE >E NOT ASK+ M5 TO ATONE = ! S9S ( ! =EFA!RS1 WE >E ASK+ !M TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY = ! MASCUL9ITY ( ! FUTURE4  ,WE >E NOT ASK+ WOM5 TO BE P]PETUALLY AW>E ( !IR OPPRESSION BUT TO EM]GE FROM IT4 ,MO/LY WE >E NOT LOCAT+ CONFLICT )9 C]TA9 PEOPLE1 BUT 9 ! K9D ( BEHAVIOR ?AT TAKES PLACE BETWE5 !M4 7,FLICK ,RUBY -- ,AN>*A-FEM9ISM2 EMPHASIS ADD$7 

,FEM9ISM & AN>*Y BO? 5C\RAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY = \R [N LIVES & RELATION%IPS4  ,?IS IS DIFF]5T FROM ADVOCAT+ A7 ?AT PEOPLE MAKE ! GOV]NM5T BEHAVE ITSELF1 OR B7 ?AT G5]ALIZ$ M5 MAKE SPACE1 9 SOME G5]ALIZ$ WAY1 = G5]ALIZ$ WOM54 ,:O CAN D5Y ?AT !RE >E 9/ITUTIONAL /RUCTURES ?AT 5=CE OPPRESSIVE_/OPPRESS$ ROLES = M5 & WOM58 ,OR ?AT !RE >E PATT]NS ( BEHAVIOR ?AT >E 5DLESSLY1 T$I\SLY REPLICAT$ BETWE5 MO/ M5 & MO/ WOM58 ,BUT WE KN[ ?AT NO GOV]NM5T IS GO+ TO HELP--OR EV5 ALL[--US TO LIB]ATE \RSELVES4 ,WE ALSO KN[ ?AT 9DIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR IS MO/ EFFECTIVELY *ALL5G$ ON AN 9DIVIDUAL LEVEL4  ,9 O!R WORDS1 IF A MAN IS ACT+ LIKE A J]K1 !N HAV+ HIS LESS-J]KY PE]S DEAL ) HIM DIRECTLY 79 :ATEV] WAY MAKES S5SE = ! SITUATION7 WILL BE A MORE EFFECTIVE RESPONSE ?AN 7= EXAMPLE7 WRIT+_/READ+ SOME PAP] SAY+ ?AT M5 >E J]KS & %\LD DO FILL-9-!-BLANK4 

,& IF !RE'S NO GR\P ( LESS-J]KY PEOPLE :O >E PREP>$ TO DEAL ) HIM RESPECTFULLY & APPROPRIATELY8 ,!N ! SITUATION IS BE/ TREAT$ AS MOTIVATION TO GET />T$ DEVELOP+ SU* A GR\P4  ,WE HAVE TO BUILD !SE RELATION%IPS1 NOT CONT9UE TRY+ TO GET BY )\T !M4 

,FEM9ISM OR AN>*ISM IS FREQU5TLY PEOPLE'S FIR/ & DEEPE/ EXPOSURE TO A FUNDAM5TAL & GLOBAL TYPE ( CRITICAL ?9K+ ?AT CAN WORK AS A COMPASS = GAUG+ EV]Y 9T]ACTION ?AT WE HAVE 9 ! WORLD4 ,?IS IS :Y BO? FEM9ISM & AN>*ISM V>Y SO WIDELY -- BECAUSE ON ONE H&1 ! MO/ SIGNIFICANT ASPECT ( BO? TYPES ( ANALYSIS IS ! 9T5SITY1 CL>ITY & WIDE RANGE ( !IR CRITIQUE ( ! PRES5T SITUATION4 ,BO? ACT AS ELEVATORS DROPP+ US D[N MANY FLOORS 7AS MANY AS WE CAN /&7 9 ! $IFICE ( \R CURR5T SITUATION4 

,BO? FEM9ISM & AN>*ISM EMPHASIZE ! RELEVANCE ( DAY-TO-DAY ACTIONS & SITUATIONS3 !RE >E POLITICAL & P]SONAL ASPECTS TO ALL EXP]I5CES4 ,FEM9ISM ESPECIALLY BR+S AN AW>5ESS ( ! CONCRETE1 P]SONAL & EMOTIONAL REP]CUSSIONS ( OPPRESSION4 ,MO/ POLITICAL !ORY IS HAPPY TO EXI/ PLATONICALLY1 BUT FEM9ISM 9SI/S ?AT WE *ECK \RSELVES & \R FRI5DS REG>D+ ! DECISIONS WE MAKE1 ! RELATION%IPS WE LIVE1 ! *OICES WE ASSUME4 ,FEM9ISM TRACKS ! G5ESIS ( P]SONAL BEHAVIOR FROM POLITICAL1 SOCIAL CON/RUCTS 7:I* IS ! ORIG9AL MEAN+ ( 0! P]SONAL IS POLITICAL074 ,FEM9ISM REJECTS AB/RACTIONS TO ! EXT5T ?AT !Y DI/RACT US FROM :AT WE CAN DO N[ TO MAKE ! WORLD BETT]1 OR TO ! EXT5T ?AT PEOPLE ACT LIKE WE CAN MAKE A BETT] WORLD )\T *ALL5G+ PROBLEMATIC PATT]NS N[4 ,TO SAY ?AT ?IS IS FEM9I/ IS TO SAY ?AT IT IS NOT BEHAVIOR ?AT COMES EASILY OR GRACEFULLY )9 A SEXI/ CULTURE4  ,WE ALL HAVE TO F9D \R ABILITY TO A7 VALUE & WORK ON RELATION%IPS1 B7 VALUE \RSELVES & \R IDEAS1 & C7 BE CREATIVE 7& PATI5T7 :5 ?OSE TWO SEEM TO BE AT ODDS4 ,D,I,Y1 COMMUNAL LIV+ & POLYAMORY >E ALL ASPECTS ( ?IS K9D ( P]SPECTIVE4  ,A SIGNIFICANT P>T ( ?IS LIV+- 9-!-REAL-WORLD ASPECT ( FEM9ISM IS ! RECOGNITION ?AT ACTUAL SITUATIONS1 *OICES1 & PEOPLE >E COMPLEX1 ) CONFLICT+ MOTIVATIONS & UNPR$ICTABLE 9T]ACTIONS4 ,!RE IS NO PURITY4 7,! CONCEPT ( PURITY IS A *RI/IAN CON/RUCT ?AT VALORIZES ! NONPHYSICAL_/SACR$ BY D5IGRAT+ ! PHYSICAL_/MUNDANE1 AS A WAY TO BOL/] ! P[] ( RELIGI\S1 IDEOLOGICAL 0EXP]TS407 ,WALK+ T[>DS BE+ MORE WOND]FUL IS GRATIFY+ 7& FUN671 AS LONG AS IT'S KEPT 9 P]SPECTIVE4  ,FEM9ISM & AN>*ISM BO? HELP US KEEP ?AT P]SPECTIVE3 AN>*ISM BY REM9D+ US ?AT NONE ( US WANT TO BE ,AU?ORITIES_/EXP]TS1 ?AT ,AU?ORITY IS UNDESIRABLE AS A /ATE1 DEHUMANIZ+ AS A POSITION4 

,! COMB9ATION ( FEM9ISM'S UND]/&+ ( COMPLEX EMOTIONAL REALITIES & AN>*Y'S BELIEF 9 \R FUNDAM5TAL ABILITY TO BE 9 APPROPRIATE RELATION%IP MEANS ?AT AN AN>*A-FEM9I/ RESPONSE TO 9APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR BY COMMUNITY MEMB]S REQUIRES A COMMUNITY RESPONSE ?AT IS JU/ & SUPPORTIVE TO ALL P>TIES 9VOLV$4 

444 TO DRAW BACK RESPECTFULLY FROM ! ,SELF-GATE ( ! PLA9E/1 MO/ UNPROMIS+ CREATURE1 EV5 FROM ! MO/ DEBAS$ CRIM9AL1 BECAUSE ONE KN[S ! NON5TITY & ! CRIM9AL 9 ONESELF1 TO SP>E ALL CONDEMNATION 7H[ MU* MORE TRIAL & S5T5CE7 BECAUSE ONE KN[S ! /UFF ( :I* MAN IS MADE & RECOILS AT NO?+ S9CE ALL IS 9 HIMSELF1 ?IS IS :AT ,AN>*ISM MAY MEAN TO Y\4 ,IT MEANS ?AT TO ME4  7,VOLTAIR9E DE,CLEYRE -- ,AN>*ISM7 

,WE ACKN[L$GE ?AT WE >E ALL BROK5 BY ! SOCIETY ?AT RAIS$ US1 ?AT WE ALL NE$ TO LE>N H[ TO 9T]ACT ) EA* O!R BETT]1 & ?AT :ILE SOME ( US >E MORE BROK5 ?AN O!RS1 SELF RI<TE\SNESS IS NOT HELPFUL TO US1 EI!R AS 9DIVIDUALS OR AS GR\PS4 

,AN>*A-FEM9I/S >E SOME:]E ALONG ! ROAD ( HOLD+ ! COMMUNITY & ! 9DIVIDUAL 9 SIMULTANE\S REG>D1 *ALL5G+ BO? ! 9DIVIDUALISM & ! GR\P-?9K TAU<T US BY PATRI>*AL CAPITALISM4 ,?IS BALANC+ ACT 7UH1 ?IS WILDLY SW++ TRAPEZE87 ADDRESSES BO? ! NE$ = RECONCILIATION & ! REALITY ?AT WE CANNOT SP5D ALL \R TIME TRY+ TO HELP PEOPLE :O DON'T WANT TO *ANGE4 7,& ( C\RSE WE REJECT ! :OLE *RI/IAN CONT9UUM ( ,RI<TE\S ,CA/+ ,\T ( ,S9N]S ON ONE POLE & M>TYR-SACRIFIC+-SELF-=-O!R-PEOPLE ON ! O!R47 ,AN>*I/S & FEM9I/S ALSO F9D WAYS ( BE+ 9 RELATION%IP ?AT >E DIFF]5T FROM CULTURALLY PRESCRIB$ MODELS -- LIKE BY *ALL5G+ ! PRIMACY ( ROMANTIC_/SEXUAL RELATION%IPS1 & ! IDEA ?AT ANY RELATION%IP IS SEP>ABLE FROM ! CONTEXT & SOCIAL RELATION%IPS IT EXI/S )9 7E4G4 ABUSIVE RELATION%IPS >E FREQU5TLY MISUND]/OOD TO BE ! BUS9ESS ONLY ( ! PEOPLE 9VOLV$1 RA!R ?AN A P>T ( :ATEV] SOCIAL CIRCLES >E 9VOLV$74 

,:ILE A BIAS T[>DS ! REAL IS ONE ( ! ?+S ?AT MA9TA9S FEM9ISM'S RELEVANCE1 ?AT BIAS ALSO LIMITS US :5 IT COMES TO >TICULAT+ :AT \R GOALS >E4 ,I HAVE BE5 TO TOO MANY CONF]5CES1 AN>*I/ & O!RWISE1 :]E ! FEM9I/ COMPON5T IS DOM9AT$ BY TALK AB\T ! PREVAL5CE ( SEXI/ BEHAVIOR 7DUH7 & H[ WE NE$ TO SUPPORT EA* O!R 7AGA9 DUH1 OR P]HAPS1 UNH UNH1 DEP5D+ ON ! DEF9ITION ( SUPPORT & :O 0EA* O!R0 IS2 QUE/IONS ?AT >E NEV] ADDRESS$74 ,! LACK ( ANALYTIC & /RATEGIC ?9K+ IS 9 P>T A VALID REJECTION ( AB/RACTION1 & 9 P>T 9TELLECTUAL LAZ9ESS &_/OR 9TIMIDATION4 ,! FEM9I/ TACTIC ( ANALYZ+ \R 9DIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR & NE$S1 TOO FREQU5TLY IS US$ TO ATTACK PEOPLE = NOT ABID+ BY 0RULES10 :5 :AT IT IS GOOD = IS *ALL5G+ \RSELVES & \R FRI5DS TO KEEP \R !ORY & PRACTICE FRE% & MEAN+FUL4  ,?IS MEANS CRITICISM HAS TO WORK = SOME?+ O!R ?AN MAK+ ONE P]SON FEEL BETT] ?AN ANO!R4 

,F9ALLY1 !RE IS AN ONGO+ T5SION = AN>*I/S BETWE5 UND]/&+ \RSELVES AS MEMB]S ( GR\PS & UND]/&+ \RSELVES AS 9DIVIDUALS4 ,U4S4 CULTURE EXPLOITS BO? ?OSE URGES 9 PEOPLE1 & DISSID5TS 9 ! U4S4 T5D TO PRIORITIZE ONE OR ! O!R2 E4G4 AN>*O-9DIVIDUALI/S VS4 AN>*O-COMMUNI/S OR -SYNDICALI/S4 ,BUT REALLY WE NE$ TO 9CORPORATE \R NE$S = BO? AUTONOMY & MEMB]%IP 9TO H[ WE WANT TO LIVE4 ,WE ALL NE$ TO DEVELOP A MORE SOPHI/ICAT$ UND]/&+ ( H[ U4S4  CULTURE MANIPULATES US ?R\< BO? SETS ( NE$S 7BY PU%+ CON=MITY & 9DIVIDUALITY74  ,FEM9ISM PROVIDES AN>*I/S ) TOOLS TO DISCUSS BO? AUTONOMY & MEMB]%IP4 0,FEM9ISM10 0RACISM10 0CLASSISM03 ! :OLE LEXICON ( 0ID5TITY0 IS USEFUL TO TODAY'S AN>*I/S TO ! EXT5T ?AT IT PROVIDES US ) WAYS TO TALK AB\T1 & TO MEET1 BO? SETS ( NE$S4 

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