Idle minds want to know....
Joanna
ravi wrote:
>http://www.alternet.org/rights/41903/
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>>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.
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>>So then what's wrong with ifeminism?
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>>Plenty.
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>>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.
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