I am in fact just writing a paragraph this very moment that says that she never defines what feminism is, or thinks, or does in her book, so it's all very vague and we're expected to know what she means.
And the thing is that there are some feminists who do think that. But it's not a very widespread view, and I don't think it ever has been. (And it gets criticised very heavily by other feminists sharpish). It's a fairly widespread stereotype though, and she doesn't distinguish between stereotype and archetype, so it's all a bit rub. There are also a lot of non-feminists who think that women are or feel superior to men - lots of times when I'm saying that I do women's studies, and yes I am a feminist I get the response that we don't really need feminism do we, because we woman are all great and we just let the men do their silly things.
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Date: 2007-09-07 03:13 pm (UTC)And the thing is that there are some feminists who do think that. But it's not a very widespread view, and I don't think it ever has been. (And it gets criticised very heavily by other feminists sharpish). It's a fairly widespread stereotype though, and she doesn't distinguish between stereotype and archetype, so it's all a bit rub. There are also a lot of non-feminists who think that women are or feel superior to men - lots of times when I'm saying that I do women's studies, and yes I am a feminist I get the response that we don't really need feminism do we, because we woman are all great and we just let the men do their silly things.