Sororities and Feminism

[Titchou]

I agree, Belle. It's difficult when you have to check all the boxes to be considered a Catholic, a Republican, a whatever. Very few people check or uncheck ALL the boxes in a description. But most people assume that they do! Perception is everything unfortunately. We are all conundrums is some way, shape or form in that we don't fit into all the boxes of any particular group. Most of us have a foot in each world. Labels just don't explain who we are as individuals.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Titchou

I agree, Belle. It's difficult when you have to check all the boxes to be considered a Catholic, a Republican, a whatever. Very few people check or uncheck ALL the boxes in a description. But most people assume that they do! Perception is everything unfortunately. We are all conundrums is some way, shape or form in that we don't fit into all the boxes of any particular group. Most of us have a foot in each world. Labels just don't explain who we are as individuals.

Right, and you can, for example, stay home with the kids and still be a feminist. Because you know what? We live in a society where the pressure on women to do so is unequal to the pressure on men to do so. You can recognize that pressure, be ideologically against that pressure, work to make changes that reduce/eliminate that pressure, and STILL make the choice to stay home with your kids, and that's okay.

[adpimiz]

Originally Posted by Titchou

I agree, Belle. It's difficult when you have to check all the boxes to be considered a Catholic, a Republican, a whatever. Very few people check or uncheck ALL the boxes in a description. But most people assume that they do! Perception is everything unfortunately. We are all conundrums is some way, shape or form in that we don't fit into all the boxes of any particular group. Most of us have a foot in each world. Labels just don't explain who we are as individuals.

I agree completely.

I consider myself a Republican, however I am pro-choice and pro-gay rights. To some people, that means I cannot be a republican - but I still identify with their stance on most issues. However, I hesitate labeling myself as such because some people associate Republicans (this is just an example) as being something very negative. (Again, this is just an example. Some people identify Democrats, Catholics, whatever as being something negative as well.)

I am pro equal rights for women, but I hesitate to use the term "feminist" because when I think of the term feminist, I sometimes think of women who say "let's take over the world and make men stop working so we can take over all their jobs and run everything."

Labels kind of suck.