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Originally Posted by notyourfiend
The reason I call myself a feminist is because women are commonly excluded from human rights dialogue. Their bodies are taken to be the transmitters of culture. It is important for me to emphasize my feminism because otherwise, women's rights will be ignored. This is because it has become so naturalized to think of women as fitting into certain subservient roles because of their biology. Women and men are certainly different, but it is impossible to examine their differences objectively without the influence of cultural bearings.
That being said, I am a feminist because i am a humanist.
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I absolutely agree.
There is no way that humanity in general can progress if 50% is still unequal because of their gender. If you can't improve it for women, you can't improve it for what they call "minorities".