yeah, ironically femmephobia seems common among self-described feminist women, as though the way to be a good feminist is to shed femininity as chains. (Unfortunately I was one of those femmephobic feminists, for a period - Julia Serano is who cured me of that.)
though I certainly wouldn’t want to call feminism just the process of making femininity equal to masculinity (reproductive rights after all are feminist but not about femininity), I think it’s important to call out the need for taking femininity seriously as a part of feminism
You are totally right, its not an all-encompassing definition. It is a good sound-bite, especially for people who feel like they don’t benefit (or even lose something) from feminism.
yeah, ironically femmephobia seems common among self-described feminist women, as though the way to be a good feminist is to shed femininity as chains. (Unfortunately I was one of those femmephobic feminists, for a period - Julia Serano is who cured me of that.)
though I certainly wouldn’t want to call feminism just the process of making femininity equal to masculinity (reproductive rights after all are feminist but not about femininity), I think it’s important to call out the need for taking femininity seriously as a part of feminism
You are totally right, its not an all-encompassing definition. It is a good sound-bite, especially for people who feel like they don’t benefit (or even lose something) from feminism.
I like it, betrays the assumptions about feminism in a good way 💟