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    emilyanne: Jessica, I really enjoyed this post but I want to make two points: 1. The Observer is NOT the Guardian's Sunday magazine, it is the oldest Sunday news... more »
    bowleserised: BUT I think that a lot of women come round to feminism as they get older. My "I'm not a feminist because I don't hate men" friends are now, in their t... more »
    RhymesWithSilver: I believe in equal rights for women. However, every time I talk to someone who is a self-proclaimed "Feminist", or identifies very strongly with the "... more »
    AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope: I recently met up with friends from high school after a few years. One friend is going to med school to be a surgeon through the Air Force. She wants ... more »
    gherkinfiend: Also the batshit craziness of Germaine Greer probably isn't helping the feminism cause in the UK. She was touring TV stations a few weeks ago ranting ... more »
    gherkinfiend: @Eeva: They also fail to point out that one of the reasons younger women across the spectrum aren't getting involved in active feminism is that most o... more »
    susanstohelit: I've had many discussions with my fiance about this - how second-wavers are really out of touch with the current movement and that makes it hard to id... more »
    Shamrockette: This all comes down to the male-dominated society. Us women are expected from birth to view men as our superiors, because they work to put food on the... more »
    gherkinfiend: @Plum-Pie:@Eeva: I think a lot of British women are detached from the realities, because it appears on a superficial level that things are great for w... more »
    utensil42: I'm hung up on the "media's mauling of Amy Winehouse" as an instance of anti-woman behavior or feminist regression. I always read the so-called maulin... more »
    Sophie needs to study...damn: Why don't we just upgrade to a new label beside "Feminist?" So many young women unknowingly define what they believe in clearly feminist terms but bal... more »
    pandorasmittens: "I never liked the word 'feminist' - for me it always meant being against men, whereas I see myself fighting for general equality." I've spent more ti... more »
    SarahMC: Why aren't you in the stands cheering on the boys, Heather? more »
    DangerMouse: An olympic pentathlete wants looking after? For real? Whom does she think is better for the job than herself, anyway? *I* don't want looking after, a... more »
    gherkinfiend: This article depressed the living hell out of me...I was particularly disappointed that they didn't feature info or links on how to become more involv... more »
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