Am I a typical feminist?

Question

I just wanted to know how most on this forum perceive me and my views. Do you think I'm a feminist?

-I'm Agnostic and see religion as a crutch

-I'm against abortion

-I'm Hispanic

-I come from a working class background and currently I'm in college

-I believe in smaller government (lower taxes, less regulation) and I'm very anti-communist

-I do plan to get married and have a family but I do not want to take my husband's name

-I do plan to work but will not look down a woman who wants to be a housewife, we all have choices

-I believe men and women are inherently equal and to deny any of them rights is an act against humanity

-I love guns and I'm an NRA member

So do you consider me a feminist or not?

Answer 1

Only you can determine if you are a feminist.  Feminists come from all backgrounds and embrace all different belief systems.

If feminists can be said to have a unifying trait, it's the belief that women can be whoever they want to be.

But as an NRA member who is anti-abortion, you probably wouldn't be considered "typical."

Answer 2

The very definition of a feminist is one who is an advocate of equal rights for females as well as males.  The only statements that even pertain to feminism are:

-I do plan to get married and have a family but I do not want to take my husband's name

-I do plan to work but will not look down a woman who wants to be a housewife, we all have choices

-I believe men and women are inherently equal and to deny any of them rights is an act against humanity

So yeah, based on those statements, I would consider you a feminist.  But since this is the 21st century, it's not really that rare anymore for someone to be one.

Answer 3

You listed a bunch of beliefs and personal facts that don't have anything to do with feminism. There isn't an official feminist stance on general economics or gun control, and your ethnicity, family background, or educational status doesn't really affect our opinions about this.

Either way, I would consider you a feminist so far, but in a way, it comes down to exactly how pro-life you are; i.e. would you never get an abortion yourself or recommend it to anyone, or do you want to outlaw abortion for everyone?

Answer 4

Feminism is actually a kind of religion, complete with infallible dogma, patron "saints," etc.  Fortunately, you've already thrown that crutch away by rejecting abortion (the feminista equivalent of baptism).  So you're quite free of the harridan congregation.  Have a great life (and never, ever flirt with liberalese!) --Reverend Carlos de Sade.

Answer 5

no, not at all. just practical! good for you!

Answer 6

No...

You should be "pro-choice," Democrat, and not like guns...

Sorry...

Gloria Steinem would not approve...

Answer 7

My comments have to do with feminism in the USA.

Feminism has nothing to do with religion. It's about civil rights.

Feminism advocates freedom of choice on abortion for each women, as a matter of civil liberty and according to individual conscience, and does not demand a women's personal commitment to having one.

Feminism is for all cultures.

Feminism is for all income levels, and esp. benefits working class women & their families. Rich white women have had the free time and energy to lead the charge on the issues, while others of us worked, but feminism isn't a rich white woman's issue, by any means. Be glad they were able to get out there and make changes that have benefitted all of us. They were also denied their civil rights, don't forget.

Feminism is not a political party and can easily be embraced by women of any political stripe, if they agreee with feminism's principal of being paid a fair wage for their work.

Feminism allows for tradition, but encourages breaking new ground and embracing your continuation of personal identity unbroken throughout your life, if you prefer not to give up your birth name.

Feminism doesn't dictate that women work, and it hasn't had to fight for a woman's right to stay home and be traditional as a home maker and mother, because those rights have always been there. In fact, those things were mandatory for all before the 60s. Feminism fought for each individual woman's civil rights to be able to make the choices, according to interests and needs.

Feminism absolutely is about gender equality. It's called feminism because white men always had their civil rights, black men had the vote in 1868 well before any women black or white did in the US, and WOMEN were the only ones not able to vote (until 1920), who could not have credit to buy a car or house in their own names, who were told to check back on college courses just at the start of the semester and if there were still spots after the men were admitted, they would start admitting women (HAPPENED TO ME IN 1971!!), so the idea of advocating any civil rights for women ("feminism") has always been counter-cultural and revolutionary and met with great resistance, and the fact that it STILL creates such hostility shows that feminists have a long way to go yet before the idea is accepted and respected of women daring to expect to be equal without having to explicitly worry about and include mention of rights for everyone else in the same breath.

Feminism has absolutely nothing to do with guns & gun laws. My mother is a feminist, and she has a pistol and a concealed carry license. Wear your earplugs!

Also, feminism isn't about being or not being pretty. It's about being able to get a job even if you are not pretty (used to be a bonafide requirement for many jobs, until the feminists fought that and got labor laws to outlaw it.) If you didn't know this, you need to read your history!!!

Don't confuse feminism with equal opportunity laws. They are not the same things, and I think a lot of the overly protective posts by women regarding men comes from a complete misunderstanding of where one ends and the other begins.

Feminism "comprises a number of movements, theories and philosophies that are concerned with issues of gender difference, that advocate equality for women, and that campaign for women's rights and interests." (Wikipedia)

Women's interests needed a movement and a name because they were systematically, culturally, and institutionally denied until the early 1970s, my adult lifetime.

Thank you.

Answer 8

if you want to be... its your choice labels are for people who are posers

Answer 9

NO, JUST A WOMAN

Answer 10

You sound like my kind of woman.

Answer 11

Well there are many females who are open minded, intelligent , smart, civilised, have self-respect, morales, principles, dignity and Faith.

We choose to do the things we do, we choose to feel the way we do.

Probably because your  structure is like a man, like you dont look like a girl and you arent very attractive like slim/skinny tall and pretty, this is true you know that females who arent good looking tend to be like you, u say equal because i want to do things which man does and has done in since man kind began, fact is women and men are different in many aspects, in feelings, in mentallity, in structure, etc so how can say they have to be equal, if they were to be equal dont u think history would have proved this and women wud be same as man? am not saying men are superior  but just  different in more then one way so therefore being equal doesnt go to well with majorty of open minded realistic women, in history since  humans began dont u think a woman wud have been much equal to a man in things if they women were equal to men? fact is they didnt match and man is always going to be different in things then female.

Fact is females from all walks of life are converting to Islam aswell as men from all walks of life, i myself a convert, i would still say am superior then you not because am a Muslim but am realistic, honest, not jelous as you, not insecure as you, not narrow minded as you, not selfish as you, not ignorant as you, not arrogant as you and certainly not same as you.

Peace.

Answer 12

Do you consider yourself a feminist? There is your answer.

Answer 13

Na I would say opinioniated but not a feminist.

Answer 14

Lets see...

-Deist "he came, he left,...lets move on"  plenty of feminist from all religious backgrounds.   Though I've never meet a feminist radical bible thumping one.

-Pro choice...not pro stupidity...feminist's are very split on this have plenty on both sides

-skin color has little to do with political beliefs

-most feminist have an education

-I'm married, and have a five year old...plenty of feminist are married and very happy as such

-I dont have an issue with most of the SAHM's...some act a little high and mighty "I dont love my child as much as them b/c I work."

- thats the core statement...kinda hard for any feminist to be against that.

-not a NRA member but I can shoot, but I also dont have one in the house b/c of the kid.   certainly not against gun's if there was a real push to take away that right I would be for gun's simply on principal.  

Feminist come in many shapes and form's....out of all the things you say the only thing making you a feminist or could make you not a feminist is this statement

"-I believe men and women are inherently equal and to deny any of them rights is an act against humanity"

Answer 15

Besides the whole anti-abortion and NRA member thing...yeah.

But I guess we can include over sensitive and uppity as you possess these "typical" qualities as well.

Answer 16

Try not categorizing yourself.... too often we hear things from other people... labeling them... calling them names.... do we really need more of that? Do we really need to identify people based on their values and beliefs?

Does it really make a difference? That's something you should question. For years we have been pointing the fingers and calling people names. Why be such a judgmental society? Why not open up one's mind... and be open with others... to respect them for who they are?

Obviously, you are struggling with an identity issue.

Answer 17

and I love chics with guns

Answer 18

Am I a typical feminist?

Let's ask Mr. Owl

I just wanted to know how most on this forum perceive me and my views. Do you think I'm a feminist?

-I'm Agnostic and see religion as a crutch

Mr. Owl says this has nothing to do with feminism.

-I'm against abortion

Mr. Owl says a feminist would probably be pro choice.

-I'm Hispanic

Mr. Owl says your ancestry is irrelevant here.

-I come from a working class background and currently I'm in college

Mr. Owl says education and family background has only so much to do with you being a feminist, it can only suggest the probability that you will become one. The final choice is yours.

-I believe in smaller government (lower taxes, less regulation) and I'm very anti-communist

Mr. Owl loves saying Mr. Owl, and says feminists aren't communists, but are probably more liberal in social programs than conservative, so your tax and regulation beliefs are non very consistent with common feminist ideals.

-I do plan to get married and have a family but I do not want to take my husband's name

Mr. Owl says that is a feminist view.

-I do plan to work but will not look down a woman who wants to be a housewife, we all have choices

Mr. Owl suspects this is a debated issue among feminists.

-I believe men and women are inherently equal and to deny any of them rights is an act against humanity

Mr. Owl says this is what feminists believe, too.

-I love guns and I'm an NRA member

Mr. Owl wants you so very badly right now.

So do you consider me a feminist or not?

Mr. Owl says yes, but a right libertarian one.

Answer 19

Apart from your views about marriage, female working and equality, none of the rest of the stuff is really relevant to feminism. For example, agnosticism, loving guns, anti communism and anti-abortion views are just as common with people who don't consider themselves feminists as those that do. On the other hand, I am a guy and I share your opinions on the equality issue, the right of women not to take their husband's name and the housewife thing, but I don't think people would say I was a feminist. So to answer your question, whether or not you are atypical feminist depends on what the person answering the question thinks a typical feminist is. You don't sound like a stereotype to me.

Answer 20

Boarder line feminist, many of today's women have similar views, including my wife.

Answer 21

i personally wouldnt say that you are a feminist

but you are not afraid to say what you believe in so kudos for that!

Answer 22

Only you know if you're a feminist, but you're certainly not a typical feminist.

Answer 23

Feminists are not one type of person. Feminists are not all the same. However, feminists all have one common ground: care about human rights, womens rights in particular.

It's very un-feminist to assume that all feminists are the same except you.

Abortion is a feminist issue and nearly all feminists believe in a woman's right to choose, so you are atypical in that issue.

But most of the things you name are unrelated to women's issues.

Answer 24

Not at all,you are not feminist.I will tell you that you are not strong.So, Be Strong,Be Good To Others, Be faith full to yourself.Then, you will enjoy your life.And one thing more that you should Be Practical. Thanks.

Answer 25

Does a wildman sh*t in the woods?  Does a cat have an azz?

Of course you are a feminist!

Answer 26

you're not, because if you were than you'd be pro-choice, believe in bigger government with restrictions, staunchly against guns, not wanting to get married at all, and  not have a family because it would hold you down.  also you'd have to be democrat.

now, there are two kinds of feminists, this one i just defined and another who's independent and is very sure of herself.  i think you're the second definition.

Answer 27

I consider myself a feminist but am your opposite:

-I'm a Roman Catholic,very religious and spiritual and beleive religion is just a vehicle to God

-I'm Pro-choice all the way

-I'm American with a Haitian Background but was brought up in Haiti

-I too come from a working background and graduated from University in Dec 07

-I beleive in a working government with a socialist platform

-I dont beleive in marriage or having kids

- I also plan to work and will not look down on a housewife

-I too beleive men and women are ihnerently ewual and to deny any of themr ights is an act against humanity

- I too love guns but dont own one because I WILL use one on anyone!!!

Feminsm does not have a specific definition because my definition of feminism is someone who wants to better the existence of women everywhere and who wants equality for women.

Answer 28

You appear to have a low self esteem since you need people at GWS to affirm your beliefs.

Answer 29

A feminist? What's that?

Answer 30

Maybe not typical-but you're definitely a feminist if you believe men and women should have the same opportunities politically and socially and economically.