tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post7889888545758091960..comments2024-02-06T12:29:18.715-06:00Comments on Nerdy Feminist: What is a "Feminist Ally?"A. Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00404038071133506982noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-24794865019446960082012-05-06T23:04:42.907-05:002012-05-06T23:04:42.907-05:00There are some additonal complications. Some femal...There are some additonal complications. Some female feminists will tell antisexist men that they should call themselves feminists when they don't want to (and will tell women that, see Furrygirl's rant)<br />Others will tell antisexist men not to call themselves femininsts. <br /><br />I am of the opinion that people are better, ultimately, at checking privilege than credit is given for and that nobody can really be excluded based only on their identity.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770818335460387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-87886060448432267952012-01-15T14:38:11.212-06:002012-01-15T14:38:11.212-06:00the separation of the terms "ally" and &...the separation of the terms "ally" and "feminist" has nothing to do with softpedaling the term "feminist" to make people like it more, it is an attempt to include men and male allies under the umbrella of feminism without allowing them the privilege of being able to dictate the terms of their emancipation to women who actually have to live it every day.<br /><br />very few male allies check their privilege at the door when first embarking down the road of egalitarianism, and it can be hard, VERY hard, to break lifetime habits of being heard first, being acknowledged first, and having more right to have anger heard without it being dismissed as hysteria, hormones, fragility, or some other marginalizing term.<br /><br />unfortunately, it has been my experience that the rage some men express at being asked by feminists to call themselves allies is a pretty decent litmus of whether or not they should call themselves either.Socratic Method Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117750249050271808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-55462939198786764562012-01-02T07:51:20.827-06:002012-01-02T07:51:20.827-06:00Very good article. One of the most depressing expe...Very good article. One of the most depressing experiences I've had recently has been overhearing an extremely intelligent female co-worker saying, perfectly straight-faced, "I'm not a feminist - I believe men and women should be equal". This woman is far from unintelligent - she speaks six languages and has an MA (which she passed with a distinction) in - perhaps most depressingly of all - sociology, with an emphasis on gender studies. Unfortunately thoguh, the word 'feminist' still carries so many unfavourable and erronenous connotaions, even among those who support it in spirit and principle.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182720989050548280noreply@blogger.com