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| − | A radical [[ | + | A radical [[feminist]] typically has the following characteristics: |
* avoids using the word "girl" to refer to a grown [[woman]] | * avoids using the word "girl" to refer to a grown [[woman]] | ||
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* exhibits seething hatred for women who do not toe the feminist line, such as [[Ann Coulter]] | * exhibits seething hatred for women who do not toe the feminist line, such as [[Ann Coulter]] | ||
* lacks a sense of humor | * lacks a sense of humor | ||
| − | * | + | * Bossy and self-centered |
* displays 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 | ||
* lacks 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 | ||
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* 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. | ||
| − | * encourage stereotypes to justify their intolerance | + | * encourage stereotypes to justify their intolerance |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:47, April 13, 2013
A radical feminist typically has the following characteristics:
- avoids using the word "girl" to refer to a grown woman
- 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, distorts the facts to remove the villainous women and/or flaws in the women portrayed, and distorts the role of men
- insists on censorship of opposing speakers, writers, or presentations, often done on the eve of an event without consideration of the disruption
- expresses extreme offense at modest expressions of disagreement
- exhibits seething hatred for women who do not toe the feminist line, such as Ann Coulter
- lacks a sense of humor
- Bossy and self-centered
- displays contempt for women who serve in traditional family roles, such as housewives
- lacks recognition of achievements, such as inventions, made possible by traditional family structures
- believes that single mothers are as capable of raising well-adjusted children without the influence of a stable father figure as are traditional families
- insists that the lifestyle, attitudes, and customs of women should mirror exactly those of men and vice versa
- regards all men as potential rapists[1]
- rarely or never defers to the majority, or concedes defeat[2]
- seeks to alter language to reinforce feminist ideology.
- encourage stereotypes to justify their intolerance
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References
- ↑ French, M. cited in Morrow, L. Second Drafts of History: Essays; Basic Books; Cambridge. Page 306, (2007)
- ↑ Over 25 years after the Equal Rights Amendment failed and its deadline passed, feminists are still trying to pass it.