Well, she obviously doesn’t realize that “ladies=men” is the foundational, essential feminist statement.
And she’s not alone in that.
MyaRsays
Well, the foundation is women = men, not ladies = men — keep your parallel constructions actually parallel! (“ladies” are only certain, nice women.)
I suspect she thinks being “kind” is not criticizing her. Telling someone they’re wrong, ignorant and need to educate themselves is mean, no matter how kindly it’s said. And if the delivery of criticism is the tiniest bit rude, well then, that just means you’re right by default!
lakitha tolbertsays
Yeah!They don’t need feminism bc they aren’t personally being oppressed. To Hell with the other 6.9 billion women in the rest of the developing world.
I guess the irony of them not needing the very thing that allows them to have their cushy, westernized lives and a platform with which to disparage it, totally escapes them.
Silisays
Some days I can only look forward to the Ebola taking me.
Onamission5says
The woman in the picture and I agree on something, at least: I don’t need straw feminism, either.
moarscienceplzsays
I guess technically it’s not written in crayon, but close enuff.
Well, the foundation is women = men, not ladies = men — keep your parallel constructions actually parallel! (“ladies” are only certain, nice women.)
I was using her wording because she obviously does not believe that women are to be inferior to men, but rather are to be equal. And this is the basic feminist statement, which she obviously believes yet doesn’t know is feminist.
Objecting to her wording, while legit, I thought would defect from the bigger point. She’s a feminist but “doesn’t need feminism”.
UnknownEric the Apostatesays
Reminds me of the bumper sticker I used to want to make: “I OWN A LAWNMOWER AND I VOTE!”
Only in this case it’s “I DON’T NEED FEMINISM BECAUSE I HAVE A BAG OF CHIPS!”
screechymonkeysays
You can pretty much sum up all of those “I Don’t Need Feminism” sign-holding photos with “….I Got Mine!”
Stacysays
Sili your comment wins an internet. Also, I’m quoting you, with attribution, on the book of faces.
Tessasays
Well, she was nice to color quote her objections.
Red= Personal thoughts projected to all women.
Blue= Straw Feminist talking points.
That penultimate line isn’t an argument against feminism any more than “my appendix is perfectly healthy” is an argument against appendectomies.
I wonder if it’s intended as such.
What is the first item supposed to read?
secular pro life?
What? Not all men rape? Well, this is shocking news; I’m glad someone was able to spread the word with a handwritten sign.
Ok people, she’s not oppressed, time to wrap up feminism.
Anyone who uses the word “ladies” unironically to refer to women is a sad case.
Well, she obviously doesn’t realize that “ladies=men” is the foundational, essential feminist statement.
And she’s not alone in that.
Well, the foundation is women = men, not ladies = men — keep your parallel constructions actually parallel! (“ladies” are only certain, nice women.)
I suspect she thinks being “kind” is not criticizing her. Telling someone they’re wrong, ignorant and need to educate themselves is mean, no matter how kindly it’s said. And if the delivery of criticism is the tiniest bit rude, well then, that just means you’re right by default!
Yeah!They don’t need feminism bc they aren’t personally being oppressed. To Hell with the other 6.9 billion women in the rest of the developing world.
I guess the irony of them not needing the very thing that allows them to have their cushy, westernized lives and a platform with which to disparage it, totally escapes them.
Some days I can only look forward to the Ebola taking me.
The woman in the picture and I agree on something, at least: I don’t need straw feminism, either.
I guess technically it’s not written in crayon, but close enuff.
Well, the foundation is women = men, not ladies = men — keep your parallel constructions actually parallel! (“ladies” are only certain, nice women.)
I was using her wording because she obviously does not believe that women are to be inferior to men, but rather are to be equal. And this is the basic feminist statement, which she obviously believes yet doesn’t know is feminist.
Objecting to her wording, while legit, I thought would defect from the bigger point. She’s a feminist but “doesn’t need feminism”.
Reminds me of the bumper sticker I used to want to make: “I OWN A LAWNMOWER AND I VOTE!”
Only in this case it’s “I DON’T NEED FEMINISM BECAUSE I HAVE A BAG OF CHIPS!”
You can pretty much sum up all of those “I Don’t Need Feminism” sign-holding photos with “….I Got Mine!”
Sili your comment wins an internet. Also, I’m quoting you, with attribution, on the book of faces.
Well, she was nice to color quote her objections.
Red= Personal thoughts projected to all women.
Blue= Straw Feminist talking points.
“I’ve been told that I don’t need feminism.”
… yeah…
… come to think of it, I don't need the whole of the medical system. I'm not sick right now.
Don't need the sanitation workers or the sewage system, either. It's clean here at present.
Universal suffrage? What for? There's no election on right now.
Habeas corpus? Why? I'm not currently in jail.
Roads? Huh? I'm not driving at this particular instant.
Phew. We really could simplify quite a few things here, seems to me.
Aww, idn’t she cute?
I like my sandwiches on rye bread, honey.
And smile like you mean it, willya?
In the interest of equality, Ladies = Gentlemen, while Women = Men.
She’s being funny, isn’t she?