Post: #1

And I quote:
"One thing that can be very alienating about a misconception of feminism is that girls then think that to be a feminist they have to live up to being perfectly consistent in your beliefs. Never being insecure, never having doubts, having all of the answers. And this is not true and actually reconciling all the contradictions I was feeling became easier once I realized that feminism was not a rule book but a discussion, a conversation, a process."

This is a perfect glimpse into a female brain, even if this girl isn't even fully developed. Imagine her in 10 years.

What I hear from this is:
"We don't really feel the need to be consistent in our beliefs, and we might backtrack at any moment and change our minds about something if we decide that it's to our advantage."

Post: #2

The raw power of the rationalization hamster never ceases to amaze me. It's truly amazing that something so exquisitely capable of justifying very nearly any action or belief (even ones that are not logically possible) could be produced by evolution.

Seriously, listen to what she's saying for one fucking second. Holding contradictory beliefs is no longer problematic--it's "a discussion, a conversation, a process." That kind of shit would make Orwell blush.

Post: #3

You can't have a relativism without absolutes. That's what this boils down to. I believe Feminists want to push relativism for everything. If so, they are akin to religious freaks / fascists in this sense. Their idea has to rule everything, at every level. It is a lazy cop-out.

It is the same kind of laziness that afflicts our society on many levels.

It's in the best interest of the drug dealer to keep the abuser mollified and passive. Same with corporations- they have to run their version of game on us to stay in business. They have to push the limits, but not kill us. It's all about stringing people along so you can get what you want.

Evolution does this. It doesn't care about us as individuals, just S/R.

Post: #4

The real future of feminism: It'll last until either men wise up or another, more patriarchal people take over. If times get tougher economically, then this will happen more quickly.

Feminism will be a flash in the pan like Soviet Communism. The reason: Women's power now is artificial.

Post: #5

(05-05-2012 03:20 PM)gringochileno Wrote:  The raw power of the rationalization hamster never ceases to amaze me. It's truly amazing that something so exquisitely capable of justifying very nearly any action or belief (even ones that are not logically possible) could be produced by evolution.

Seriously, listen to what she's saying for one fucking second. Holding contradictory beliefs is no longer problematic--it's "a discussion, a conversation, a process." That kind of shit would make Orwell blush.

Ya, I hear you. The usual explanation is that holding false beliefs may well help your genes. Reality is very harsh sometimes and women, being in the position of caring for young children, can't afford to get bogged down by reality, when a happy rationalization would help her to cheerfully take care of her duties.

Of course when this "rationalization hamster" is applied to non-domestic issues (like feminism) it all falls apart. Which has led me to conclude that it isn't appropriate to "scale" female thought. It's better to use it exclusively in family and domestic surroundings. Not to say that women can't have broader interest and say in society, but just that when doing so they should think more like a man.

Post: #6

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