Why do die hard 3rd wave feminists tend to flip out on women that just don't fit their ideal of what a women should be....
Then claim that women should be able to exercise their own wants, thoughts, ideals and all that as part of their freedom?
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shapeshifter44 · 80-89, M
The third wave is till trying to resolve the various contradictions left unresolved by the second wave, the feminists of the late sixties. I thought the most consistent feminists were the ones who advocated for sexual freedom; humans are sexual beings, but society tells us who we can and cannot fuck. But men do not have to allow social mores to determine their sex life, so neither should women. A liberated woman, just like a liberated man, should be able to have as many orgasms per day as her body finds to be pleasurable -- and for a woman that number is pretty high.
The problem for women was and is social domination, which is a function of the structure of capitalism.
The problem for women was and is social domination, which is a function of the structure of capitalism.
EllaDisenchanted · F
@shapeshifter44: There's much more to the whole thing than sexual liberation, tho it's part of it. But also the right to not be sexual as well which we seem to have forgotten.
shapeshifter44 · 80-89, M
@EllaDisenchanted: The "right" to be non-sexual is an interesting one. To be sure some people are non-sexual for a variety of biological reasons. But if we accept the idea that humans (like bonobos)are naturally sexual beings, then the "choice" to be non-sexual must be based on culture, not nature.
But to be sure you are correct that feminism is much more about cultural issues than sexual liberation. There is a fascinating story about what happened in a troop of baboons when all the males got food poisoning and died -- they went from a patriarchy to a matriarchy.
But to be sure you are correct that feminism is much more about cultural issues than sexual liberation. There is a fascinating story about what happened in a troop of baboons when all the males got food poisoning and died -- they went from a patriarchy to a matriarchy.