feminism

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"Your white feminism is a lot different than black feminism or Indian feminism, like me," said the audience member.

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  1. noun Belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.
  2. noun The movement organized around this belief.

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  • While it has become common at seders today to tie Passover's freedom from slavery theme to contemporary issues -- feminism, homosexuality, war, the economy, the environment -- the original Freedom Seder in Washington and its Haggadah spawned generations of nontraditional seders in which the Egyptians serve only as a metaphor for what enslaves the Jews. —  Jewish Exponent News
  • Don't forget - feminism was able to become popular based on the notion that there are those of us who lack the capacity to do this. —  House of Eratosthenes
  • When certain persons must be imprisoned without trial, when certain countries must be invaded, when certain communities must be ostracized, even the vilest patriarchs are all too happy to invoke 'feminism' - or their weak understanding of it.
  • As for 'feminism'-of course there are many men whose positons on matters important to the freedom and equality of women are preferable to many women's positions on the same matters. —  Larvatus Prodeo
  • There's very little exposure to the core concepts of what feminism is about, presented in an entertaining and non-academic manner. —  AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
 

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