[lbo-talk] Feminism: equality or vengeance?

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Nov 16 10:16:53 PST 2005


peacenow at theofficenet.com wrote:


>What i find profoundly sad and discouraging is that the term feminism simply
>means the strivings by women (& men as well) to attain rights equal to men.

Isn't it also about changing men, our ideas of masculinity (and femininity), and how men & women relate to each other? It's not just about making women resemble men, is it?


>Women in the military is not equality. It is simply further degradation as so
>many female enlistees are raped, harassed and abused. Lyndie England is an
>example of what militaristic equal rights are all about.

So then it's not about making women equal to men after all? If men serve in the military, why not women?

Doug



More information about the lbo-talk mailing list