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mmmmm im going to dance to queen , under pressure. Kathy dances off doing Freddie mercury impression.
Lol...you are a sweet lady with a kind heart.
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I think Chris is fighting fire with fire.
If the jokes were as innocuous as Ray's comment about washing dishes...I, as a Christian, wouldn't see a problem with it <shrug>
I could give a rip about that stupid joke. What came later was just for the purpose of being insulting and rude for no purpose at all, except for to keep me busy when I can't sleep anyway. Either way, I am out. But don't you all quit building those straw men and grinding those axes.0 -
To the OP: I'm adding you! Sorry your thread got hijacked.
Man, this whole thing was upsetting to read. I'm sorry everyone thinks feminism is a nasty word around here.0 -
I think Chris is fighting fire with fire.
If the jokes were as innocuous as Ray's comment about washing dishes...I, as a Christian, wouldn't see a problem with it <shrug>
I could give a rip about that stupid joke. What came later was just for the purpose of being insulting and rude for no purpose at all, except for to keep me busy when I can't sleep anyway. Either way, I am out. But don't you all quit building those straw men and grinding those axes.
i've just spent a while reading through this thread from the beginning. all i can say is 'wow'.
i always thought i had a bit of a feminist streak in me, but now i'm going to deny it!
i did not, at any point in time, think that to be a feminist you had to have your humour gland removed.
there was nothing in here (IMHO) that could be deemed offensive, derogatory or insulting. why can't you be feminist and have a laugh too? or is it only ok to laugh at the stereotypical jokes about men?
i am now defining myself as an 'equal rights' person.
again, just wow.
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I think Chris is fighting fire with fire.
If the jokes were as innocuous as Ray's comment about washing dishes...I, as a Christian, wouldn't see a problem with it <shrug>
I could give a rip about that stupid joke. What came later was just for the purpose of being insulting and rude for no purpose at all, except for to keep me busy when I can't sleep anyway. Either way, I am out. But don't you all quit building those straw men and grinding those axes.
i've just spent a while reading through this thread from the beginning. all i can say is 'wow'.
i always thought i had a bit of a feminist streak in me, but now i'm going to deny it!
i did not, at any point in time, think that to be a feminist you had to have your humour gland removed.
there was nothing in here (IMHO) that could be deemed offensive, derogatory or insulting. why can't you be feminist and have a laugh too? or is it only ok to laugh at the stereotypical jokes about men?
i am now defining myself as an 'equal rights' person.
again, just wow.
wow.
Wow, you saw NOTHING offensive? I don't think anyone was laughing because it generally wasn't funny.
I actually recall someone saying that instead of fighting for contraception, cis women should "close their legs". You don't think that shaming one group people for having sex for pleasure isn't just a little bit insulting?
I wish I found sandwich jokes funny though, for real. I'd never stop laughing. Stop acting like we're the ones with no sense of humour, because quite frankly, you'd be thrown out of every comedy club on the planet.0 -
feminist here with a great sense of humour, happy to accept new friends0
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I'm a lefty liberal type, if you want to add me your very welcome! Don't worry about the trolls on your tread they all have way to much time on there hands. If they actually had a purpose in life they wouldn't feel so insecure and feel the need (and wouldn't have time) to come on here and slag you off.0
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I love feminists! No-one does dishes and laundry as well as a feminist!!
NOT FUNNY
NOT FUNNY AT ALL. PATHETIC.0 -
HI good to hear from....
I am 26 year old married girl lokking to shred some 10 kgs.
I need your support , and friendship so that we both can reach target together.0 -
Add me! I want to lose weight not out of self-hatred produced by the "ideal" body type, but I believe true feminism rests in being your healthiest, strongest self; not necessarily attached to your size.0
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I love feminists! No-one does dishes and laundry as well as a feminist!!
NOT FUNNY
NOT FUNNY AT ALL. PATHETIC.
Seriously... GROW UP!
If you have taken the time to read through the rest of my posts (and others) on here, you wouldn't respond so flippantly. I think the majority here wouldn't label me as the pathetic one.0 -
So, I'm just going to mostly ignore the entire debate on the forum and say -- I identify as a "feminist" to people who are sensitive and subtle enough to appreciate the difference between being feminist and being misandrist (as most dissenters on this thread appear to be missing). I used to even be okay with the "radical feminist" label until I realized the outdated, first-wave transphobia endemic to the movement.
And yes, people, feminism has waves... and even within the waves, there is plenty of disagreement. So anyone who says "I dislike 'feminism' because it is x, y, or z" is already kind of working from a flawed assumption, because there is no single, Official Definition of Feminism.
As for the relationship between weight loss and feminism, I always find it interesting that I tend to begin weight loss projects from a place of insecurity, but so long as I am serious about the exercise side of things, any body image issues get sort of transvaluated, because the sense of athletic achievement you get from training hard is just so ****ing amazing.
Adding you now!
Pretty much ditto to all this
I'm a stay at home wife- feminist- lefty- goofy- christian- MSTie- Eating to fuel weight loss- lady. Feel free to add me if you want to, folks.0 -
I love feminists! No-one does dishes and laundry as well as a feminist!!
NOT FUNNY
NOT FUNNY AT ALL. PATHETIC.
Seriously... GROW UP!
If you have taken the time to read through the rest of my posts (and others) on here, you wouldn't respond so flippantly. I think the majority here wouldn't label me as the pathetic one.
I read through all your posts. Your comments have been extremely patronising throughout the whole conversation.0 -
I think Chris is fighting fire with fire.
If the jokes were as innocuous as Ray's comment about washing dishes...I, as a Christian, wouldn't see a problem with it <shrug>
I could give a rip about that stupid joke. What came later was just for the purpose of being insulting and rude for no purpose at all, except for to keep me busy when I can't sleep anyway. Either way, I am out. But don't you all quit building those straw men and grinding those axes.
i've just spent a while reading through this thread from the beginning. all i can say is 'wow'.
i always thought i had a bit of a feminist streak in me, but now i'm going to deny it!
i did not, at any point in time, think that to be a feminist you had to have your humour gland removed.
there was nothing in here (IMHO) that could be deemed offensive, derogatory or insulting. why can't you be feminist and have a laugh too? or is it only ok to laugh at the stereotypical jokes about men?
i am now defining myself as an 'equal rights' person.
again, just wow.
wow.
Wow, you saw NOTHING offensive? I don't think anyone was laughing because it generally wasn't funny.
I actually recall someone saying that instead of fighting for contraception, cis women should "close their legs". You don't think that shaming one group people for having sex for pleasure isn't just a little bit insulting?
I wish I found sandwich jokes funny though, for real. I'd never stop laughing. Stop acting like we're the ones with no sense of humour, because quite frankly, you'd be thrown out of every comedy club on the planet.
I saw nothing offensive either. This is one of the things I see as a problem with feminism as a whole--a man makes a joke, perhaps one about stereotypical womanhood, and they're immediately labeled as pathetic, hateful, patriarchal, etc. A woman makes a joke about stereotypical men, and she's held up as a freedom fighter, hero, champion of the oppressed.
I guess I'm an anti-feminist then. I loved being married and all the things that came with it. When we divorced, I floundered for a bit, unsure of what was to come. But I prevailed. I kept though house we'd just bought against all odds, decided to stay her and make my way, etc. I consider myself to be a strong, reasonably confident woman.0 -
Not going to bother reading anything other than the first post, but this is a troll thread right?0
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I saw nothing offensive either. This is one of the things I see as a problem with feminism as a whole--a man makes a joke, perhaps one about stereotypical womanhood, and they're immediately labeled as pathetic, hateful, patriarchal, etc. A woman makes a joke about stereotypical men, and she's held up as a freedom fighter, hero, champion of the oppressed.
I guess I'm an anti-feminist then. I loved being married and all the things that came with it. When we divorced, I floundered for a bit, unsure of what was to come. But I prevailed. I kept though house we'd just bought against all odds, decided to stay her and make my way, etc. I consider myself to be a strong, reasonably confident woman.
Certainly there's a problem in the feminist community with generalised comments about what 'men' do. I think the lesson here is that nobody should generalise at all.
My issue is that I'm sick of being told I have no sense of humour, when the jokes I'm supposed to be rolling around in hysterics at, just suck.
And being married doesn't mean you can't be a feminist, fgs.0 -
I saw nothing offensive either. This is one of the things I see as a problem with feminism as a whole--a man makes a joke, perhaps one about stereotypical womanhood, and they're immediately labeled as pathetic, hateful, patriarchal, etc. A woman makes a joke about stereotypical men, and she's held up as a freedom fighter, hero, champion of the oppressed.
I guess I'm an anti-feminist then. I loved being married and all the things that came with it. When we divorced, I floundered for a bit, unsure of what was to come. But I prevailed. I kept though house we'd just bought against all odds, decided to stay her and make my way, etc. I consider myself to be a strong, reasonably confident woman.
And being married doesn't mean you can't be a feminist, fgs.
And I certainly didn't say it did. Should I also add the snarky "fgs" at the end?0 -
I would be your friend but my husband says I cant0
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Let's all get along and become stronger and healthier together. We are all mebers of MFP to achieve the same goal.
Get and stay fit!0
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