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climbing = dating? 29-Oct-2008 At 9:43:56 AM bluey

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I told myself I wouldn't, but I'm gonna weigh in on the feminism discussion.

I actually think it boils down to an issue of semantics. The word 'feminist' has negative connotations these days and people seem to read "anti-men" and "militant" into it. And I can understand where some of those meanings have come from.

I think the feminist movement (and it's earlier incarnations such as the suffragettes) did amazing things for women who were in a severely disadvantaged position. However, I would consider myself, in today's world, more pro-humanity (and pro-environment, for that matter) than feminist. If there is a portion of humanity that suffers unfair disadvantage, this should be addressed. I would argue that women still experience disadvantages particular to their gender that need to be addressed - if that makes me a feminist and a humanist, well, so be it.