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by Crake 4739 days ago
"Also, if you're not a feminist by 2013, what are you?"

I'm an egalitarian, because I believe in equal rights for all people, not just one biological sex.

Unless you're a cis female, feminism is very hostile to you. Since I am GLBT, I find egalitarianism much more appealing for this reason as well.

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I'm an egalitarian

This makes you, among other things, a feminist.

It also makes you, for example, an opponent of the case system in India, regardless some people deeply involved in that issue committing bad acts under its cloak (not saying there are those people, I have no idea, that's not the point).

Unless you're a cis female, feminism is very hostile to you.

I'll be the judge of that.

This makes you, among other things, a feminist.

1. You do not get to decide for me who and what I am or what I identify as. What the hell makes you think that you have the right and the might to tell me who I'm supposed to be?

You can say that--according to your definition of it--Christianity is about being kind to others. Ok. Whatever. That doesn't make me a Christian. And you definitely don't get the right to call me one. (I'm an atheist.)

2. It's funny you mention India. Feminists lobbied heavily (and successfully) for only one biological sex to be legally able to be booked for rape. Spoilers: it wasn't women.

I'll be the judge of that.

Wow, ego. Do you also tell trans people to go kill themselves?