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what does anarcha/feminism mean to you?
what does anarcha/feminism mean to you?
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Re: definition of anarcha feminism
Mon, May 3, 2004 - 11:42 PMFor me, feminism means that women should have equal rights and privilages as men do in society. As for anarcha feminism, or me it means that in the fight for a society not ruled by one single entity, women are as much a part of this fight and have as much to offer to this effort as men do. -
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Re: definition of anarcha feminism
Tue, May 4, 2004 - 1:27 PMwhat about the relation of state and heirarchy to women?
does heirarchy necessarily mean sexism?or would a patriarchal state be any better than matriarchal state,dont both imply inheirent sexism? -
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Re: definition of anarcha feminism
Tue, May 4, 2004 - 2:33 PMof course, by definition both matriarchy and patriarchy are sexist if they involve the giving of power to one gender over another. -
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Re: definition of anarcha feminism
Mon, May 10, 2004 - 2:20 PMwhat could each of us do to stop sexist and/or partiarchy in our relations with each other? -
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Re: definition of anarcha feminism
Mon, May 10, 2004 - 10:42 PMthats really a good question. its so hard to say.. i mean, as much as i try, its really difficult not to relate to people as a woman and not let the way i interact with everyone/how they interact with me involve me approaching the situation thinking about it in terms of gender. and im not necessarily sure that thats even so bad. sometimes i think i would love to never think about that and just wish people could see me as a person, but then i think well maybe its better to recognize people by their gender and yet not prescribe any generalizations to the person based solely on that.. and i think another important thing is to not see things as so black and white when it comes to stereotypes.. i mean like not be afraid to do something just because it fits a certain gender stereotype (because i feel thats just as unhealthy as doing something to fit into a stereotype). in relating to eachother i think its also important not to constantly have that screen up of what roles are masculine and what roles are feminine (whether or not for the purpose of rejecting or fitting into them) and focus more on our personal abilities and our interpersonal communication. um, does any of this make sense. perhaps i did not respond to your question at all, but thats ok.. it is getting late and i am supposed to be writing a paper
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Re: definition of anarcha feminism
Fri, July 23, 2004 - 11:03 AMwell there usually two situations- interactions with strangers. and interactions with aquaitances.
ive observed usually a stranger joining up with a group of anarchists is usually not bombarded with subconcious sexist schlock. usually guys (cuz for the most part its the men who somehow become te 'leaders of the pack... sigh) will be pretty egalitarian if a guy or girl wants to hang out with a group of anarchopunx, or whatever... and the rest of the kidz will observe the newcomer and warm up to him or her.
however, ive noticed more often then not, sexist acts develop later on in relationships once folks are already pretty close... then it becomes the women who organize the library and the guys who fix the bikes... it all gets devided up pretty nicely once everyone knows eachother.
anyone else notice these things?
is it sexist to encourage women to participate?
signed,
the jane goodall of crusty punx.
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Re: definition of anarcha feminism
Tue, April 19, 2005 - 11:56 AMI hate hearing people define feminism in terms of women attaining equal status with men. That's a bullshit goal to work for, if you ask me. It's bigger than that.
Anarcha feminism, to me, is about smashing all forms of domination and opression. That includes any system that gives an individual or group of individuals power over any other. This encompasses classism, racism, and sexism--including transgendered people and issues of sexual identity. It's all important and intrinsic to our understanding of a world without masters, and none of it is separate from class differences or racial definitions.
Feminism is not, and never should be thought of, as separate from any wider concept of social change. That's been its biggest problem, historically. It's all connected, and we can't change our world without considering its complex interactions across all definitions and power structures. -
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Re: definition of anarcha feminism
Tue, December 19, 2006 - 8:14 AMOne of the reasons I've always firmly dentified as an anarchist, rather than a liberal, socialist, democract, progressive, or etc, is because I do not believe in the legitimacy of externalized authority.
This is not to say that there should be no one in authority, or with the capacity to make decisions or make judgements based on their expertise. I deeply believe in personal responsibility and accountibility for my actions and effects in this world. Rather, it seems that we as a culture believe so deeply in authority, in some power "out there" that judges us and tells us what to do, that we must not defy in case something undefined but certainly bad happens to us.
For women, even progressive women, this nebulous authority tends to be personified either as some form of 'daddy' for whom we must behave and who we constantly strive to please, or else some notion of 'femininity' that determines our behavior and the way we act in the world.
Anarcha-feminism for me is giving an name and a shape to these cultural mirages, and increasing my own awareness of the ways I've internalized their nebulous authority, and acting instead from within the sense of self that I have determined for myself.
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