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Binky The Rabbit

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  1. I think one problem feminism tends to suffer from is a sense of lacking a distinct direction.

     

    I'd say feminism's unpopularity or 'infamy' comes from people talking/yelling about how unfair society is to women in a manner that doesn't particularly help their case. That is, highlighting the problem but not actively offering a solution. The sometimes aggressive and accusatory nature of these...(I'm loathe to use this word here) rants generally have good points to them, but don't provide much to help the movement. Men and the Patriarchy can be criticised and demonised only so much before the criticism loses its impact and becomes tiresome. When this is coupled with the stereotype of women being perpetually unsatisfied and prone to complaining, this becomes counterproductive. People can then brush them off using the aforementioned stereotype among others, and this only further fuels the 'complaining' and resentment on both sides. It's probably about here that feminists can turn into 'feminazis' (also attainable through other methods, but that's for another post later), balls of hateful, anti-men rhetoric.

     

    The way to get around this, is not to simply rage about the state of the gender divide, but to actively do something. Include ideas in the 'rants' about how to solve the issue at hand. (Don't be like the Vent thread in FFA :P ) It's a type of politics and human rights we're dealing with, so it should be treated in a similar fashion to other drives for rights. Don't rely solely on shock tactics, reassure people of the positive effects of feminism.

     

     

    I've a few more things to say, but I'll get to them later.

  2. have you tried cleaning your computer out?
    Will be doing this next month.
    Just now remembering the foe feature's existence
    I've never come across this before in previous forums. What does it do?

     

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    Recovering from Yesterday and today. Seem to have gotten a cold from it. Was good to be on Arran again though.

     

    Also amazed that a comment I made on Facebook now has over 500 likes..

  3. On the topic of Gay Marriage happenings, I made this little shoop to celebrate/campaign for the referendum in Ireland, based on the 'badges' people would put on their Profile Pics if they supported Yes in the Scottish Independence referendum.

     

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    I also made one for the Indy Ref, as I wanted to poke fun at the badge trend.

     

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  4. Learn the religion, then you might be able to say something that actually makes sense.

     

    This is why I tend to refrain from commenting on religious perspectives of debate. Like, insubstantial speculation is as far as I can really go. It's a separate can o' worms that I can't really weigh in upon.

     

    Hashtag AgnosticLyf

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