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| − | A radical [[feminist]] typically has one or more of the following characteristics: | + | A radical [[feminist]] typically has the following characteristics: |
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| | * avoids using the word "girl" to refer to a grown woman | | * avoids using the word "girl" to refer to a grown woman |
| − | * in fiction movies, portray nearly all the women as flawless and strong, and nearly all the mean as flawed and weak | + | * in fiction movies, portrays nearly all the women as flawless and strong, and nearly all the men as flawed and weak |
| − | * in movies based on fact, distort the facts to remove the villainous women and/or flaws in the women portrayed, and distort the role of men | + | * in movies based on fact, distorts the facts to remove the villainous women and/or flaws in the women portrayed, and distorts the role of men |
| − | * insistence on [[censorship]] of opposing speakers, writers, or presentations, often done on the eve of an event without consideration of the disruption. | + | * insists on [[censorship]] of opposing speakers, writers, or presentations, often done on the eve of an event without consideration of the disruption |
| − | * expression of extreme offense at modest expressions of disagreement. | + | * expresses extreme offense at modest expressions of disagreement |
| − | * seething hatred for anti-feminist personalities, such as [[Ann Coulter]]. | + | * exhibits seething hatred for women who do not toe the feminist line, such as [[Ann Coulter]] |
| − | * lack of a sense of humor. | + | * lacks a sense of humor |
| − | * contempt for women who serve in traditional family roles, such as housewives | + | * displays contempt for women who serve in traditional family roles, such as housewives |
| − | * lack of recognition of achievements, such as inventions, made possible by traditional family structures. | + | * lacks recognition of achievements, such as inventions, made possible by traditional family structures |
| − | * belief that single mothers are capable of raising well-adjusted children without the influence of a stable father figure. | + | * believes that single mothers are as capable of raising well-adjusted children without the influence of a stable father figure as are traditional families |
| − | * insistence that the lifestyle, attitudes and customs of women should mirror exactly those of men. | + | * insists that the lifestyle, attitudes, and customs of women should mirror exactly those of men and vice versa |
| − | * Regarding all men as potential rapists.<ref>http://philosophyliterature.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/all-men-are-rapists/</ref> | + | * regards all men as potential rapists <ref>http://philosophyliterature.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/all-men-are-rapists/</ref> |
| − | * rarely or never defers to the majority, or concedes defeat.<ref>Over 25 years after the [[Equal Rights Amendment]] failed and its deadline passed, [[feminists]] are still trying to pass it.</ref> | + | * rarely or never defers to the majority, or concedes defeat <ref>Over 25 years after the [[Equal Rights Amendment]] failed and its deadline passed, [[feminists]] are still trying to pass it.</ref> |
| | * seeks to alter language to reinforce feminist ideology. | | * seeks to alter language to reinforce feminist ideology. |
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