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Originally Posted by pornmasta
"feminists"
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the old binary male/female construct of feminism doesn't really exist anymore, or at least most peeps have moved on from it (there are still some second wavers out there annoying the rest of us)
in North America white women earn more than any other group except for white men, more women attend and graduate from university than men, the female prison population is lower, etc etc.
there are still huge gender-based issues to solve (rape, domestic violence, reproductive rights, etc) but for the most part social race, citizenship, class, sexual orientation, etc have become far more meaningful axes in people's lives
the face of feminism has changed. it's not about men vs women anymore, it's broadened to a focus on the rights of all people, including men. it's about fighting back when the personhood of another is violated or negated. FIFA demeaned Morgan by negating her accomplishments so yeah, sexist as fuck. not up there with instances of overt injustice, but the point is that mentality underlying each is the same.
it's almost comical to me that the solutions to most of the 'isms' (sexism, racism, homophobia, etc) really all boil down to peeps treating others with inherent dignity and respect and not acting like assholes. for real, it's not that fucking complicated but as a species we fail miserably. often.