http://www.alternet.org/rights/41903/
>
> [...]
>
> According to ifeminism, "freedom and choice do not threaten women.
> Government and orthodoxy do." Functioning within a libertarian, post
> second-wave politic, ifeminists propose that women are both
> intelligent and empowered enough to know what is right for them. They
> believe that telling women what is or is not best for them by
> enacting legislation against pornography is "paternalistic" to women
> who choose to work in the sex-industry, and affirmative action only
> "embeds gender privilege" for women in the law.
>
> So then what's wrong with ifeminism?
>
> Plenty.
>
> As feminists, we all want equality. But according to ifeminism,
> "equality" is synonymous with equal treatment under the existing
> legal, economic and social systems. In other words, rather than
> opposing the status quo, ifeminism operates within it. While other
> feminists view the law as inherently unjust and in need of
> reconstruction, ifeminists have absolutely no desire to prosecute
> pimps, legislate against sexual harassment, or otherwise compromise
> and challenge the default male standard.
>
> [...]
>
--ravi
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