Females are born. The stereotypical roles, behaviors and appearance of women varies across different cultures. No female is born with the knowledge that she should grow long hair, apply makeup, dress in skirts and heels, smile sweetly, speak softly and provide caretaking to men. These stereotypical behaviors, roles and appearances are forced on her, in service to a male-dominated society which does not value her as an equal. Socially constructed behaviors, roles and appearances are not innate to any individual.
Feminism is the socio-political advancement of females, an oppressed sex class. Actions and behaviors which promote males and male-dominated social systems are not feminism. Women who value and promote the rights and protection of men over women in any circumstance or situation are not feminists.
Stop coopting the term “feminist.”
If you privilege trans concerns over woman-born-women’s concerns, you are not a feminist.
If you believe that the question of “what does it mean to be a woman?” has been settled, and that the only legitimate answer is that a woman is anyone who declares that identity, you are not a feminist.
If you regard a love of pink, frills, makeup, and high heels as evidence that a person is really female deep inside, you are not a feminist.
If you believe that being a woman is based on personal conviction, and that body, genetics, and socialization are irrelevant, you are not a feminist.
If you use the phrase “radical feminist” as an ugly epithet, you are not a feminist.
If you uncritically believe in “brain sex,” you are not a feminist.
If you insist that everyone who self-identifies as a woman must be one…
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