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Speaking Freely: An Evening With Remarkable Women

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Mon, Nov 08 3:26:11 PM (PT)
From Brian in SF :
No, I am a humanist. Women obviously deserve more rights and respect than they currently receive, but instead of seeking only to advance women, why not advance the human race, regardless of gender?

Mon, Nov 08 10:53:33 PM (PT)
From karen leonard in Sebastopol :
My definition of feminist is someone who believes that women desearve equal status of males, equal rights and opportunities. This of course crosses all race boundries and deals with the most pronounced ineguality in human history. Particularly since over half of the human race is female. To believe in this does not make you female, any more than being against slavery makes you black. How does equality come to be seen as exclusive of anyone? To say that a "humanist" is more inclusive and therefore"safer" is almost to negate that there definate and clearly defined injustices to particular groups that need to be addressed and examined in order to be dealt with. Don't be afraid that being a feminist means you are opposed to justice for all.

Mon, Nov 08 10:59:19 PM (PT)
From Monica in Hayward :
The definition of feminism according to the dictionary is: A doctrine that advocates or demands for women the same rights granted men, as in political or economic status. Yes, I am a feminist! Feminism advances the human race.

Mon, Nov 08 11:01:55 PM (PT)
From patrice in Alameda :
Agree with CJ, but would add that females have been more or less excluded from "humanity" in terms of human rights,freedoms & recognition. I call myself a feminist because of the understanding that in many places in the world, females are still second-class citizens at best. Also, it's a way of saying "never again."

Mon, Nov 08 11:09:01 PM (PT)
From Monica in Hayward :
Yes, I am a feminist. Feminism does advance the human race.

Mon, Nov 08 11:53:24 PM (PT)
From S. Maple in SF :
I am a feminist. I differentiate myself, by using this word, from (a)doormats, (b)vague generalizers, (c)people who pose as friends of women in order to get dates, and (d)people who think the status quo (which still does not include equal pay, and still *does* include all the drudgery of housekeeping) is just fine; it is *not* fine. Nor will it be fine until we stand up and say "women and men who work in the home must be paid; women and men who work out of the home must be paid; we are all valuable, and no one should face a life of only drudgery. Men who share the drudgery equally (meaning; taking the initiative to notice when things need doing, and going ahead and doing them without being endlessly nagged about it) are the "real" feminist men, IMHO. I *love* a woman or a man with dishpan hands...the hands I love to touch! Help the women, and you are helping the human race, because the good you do for women will automatically be passed on by them to those they love, including the men they love. S. Maple

Mon, Nov 15 8:51:48 PM (PT)
From Susan Connick-Hirtz in Santa Rosa :
I agree with Patrice, Monica and S. Maple. Of course, I am a feminist. I have paid a high price for the right to say that I am, too. I only wish I had discovered my own power and voice much earlier in my life so I could have made more of a difference. I am working on that now and challenge other women to do the same. Work to elect women to the government and put progressive well-educated women in places of authority in our society and others. The fanatics are out there and they are obsessed, driven people. We need to be equally driven as were Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. I have been to Seneca Falls and Rochester. It transformed me to see their homes and to see their accomplishments laid out in historical form in the museums there. If any of you are feeling discouraged or unsure of how to make your mark on the world, its definitely worth a visit to see these places!

Mon, Jun 17 3:08:27 AM (PT)
From mihoubi hocine in Amourah :
Is it true that there are times when something that you like or something that likes would impose its image towards you feeling like she wants you.It use to get in my mind everyday and I have nver thought about it?And this thing is a girl.

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