I was originally greatly upset by the Sept. 12th column “Show Me The Dummy,” but after some serious thought I realized what an outstanding opportunity this gave me, as a feminist, to clear up some misconceptions. First of all, most feminists are not “jealous” of the objectified versions of women in the media; we are both disgusted and saddened by them. I hope I am never seen as a sexual object, an
September 19, 2002
Secondly, feminists are not “man haters”; in fact, most of us have many friends that are men, and a large amount of feminists ARE men. This view of feminists as shaved-head Nazi lesbians is not only incorrect, it’s offensive.
Lastly, and most importantly, if any reader wishes to really experience feminism first hand, see the work we’re doing and see what we’re honestly trying to accomplish, there’s a feminist RSO that we’re tentatively calling the Women’s Action Coalition. We’re going to take the “Women” out of the title so as not to exclude men, since we want everyone to work together on this. If you’d like some information on where we’re meeting next and when, please contact me at [email protected]. Give feminism another chance; we’re not really all that bad.
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