imperatives

this is such an amazing post! the whole thing. and it's so relevant to the question of who is/isn't a feminist, and why. i think i might stop using "being a feminist" as a meaningful term and only say "supporting feminist movement" or "advocating feminism" when needed or applicable. i did this before, and always used to make a point of NOT making the statement "i'm a feminist" in any exclusionary way, because i truly believe that feminism is not a club. i suppose at some point i got all optimistic and careless with that - or perhaps felt forced back into it by post-/anti-feminism. but the card-carrying club-belonging just-right-behaving thing seems quite strong among "feminists" these days. and so many concerns are forgotten, so many women condescended to, so many voices silenced or cut or disregarded. especially on the internet. but also in real life activism, which i saw recently - maybe when i have some time i'll get into that, as i have thoughts.

here's another pretty good essay.