I wish this were a new phenomenon, but I experienced it in the early '80s after college. You might say that back then feminism was associated with somewhat radical behavior (though in the face of suicide bombing, self-immolation, or shooting little girls, what's a burned bra?)Ì¢âÂÛbut we also saw and felt more concretely the effects of overt sexism in the workplace, the home, and the street. I guess once something has been painted black it's hard to color it anything else.
What is interesting to me about your post are the men. My presumption is that admitting to feminism makes a woman unmarriageable, especially in religious circles. But if the men claim to be feminists themselves, what's the risk? Are these men perhaps feminists in the classroomÌ¢âÂÛbut in the kitchen, not so much?
I wish this were a new phenomenon, but I experienced it in the early '80s after college. You might say that back then feminism was associated with somewhat radical behavior (though in the face of suicide bombing, self-immolation, or shooting little girls, what's a burned bra?)Ì¢âÂÛbut we also saw and felt more concretely the effects of overt sexism in the workplace, the home, and the street. I guess once something has been painted black it's hard to color it anything else.
What is interesting to me about your post are the men. My presumption is that admitting to feminism makes a woman unmarriageable, especially in religious circles. But if the men claim to be feminists themselves, what's the risk? Are these men perhaps feminists in the classroomÌ¢âÂÛbut in the kitchen, not so much?