Feminism: A Multi-Wave Social Movement

AtLast · 05-27-2010, 08:52 PM

I know I am not alone in how feminism is treated within our community with considerable ignorance. From the time of the initial suffrage movement, feminist theory and ideology (its ever evolving Waves) has progressed with every new generation. It adapts and grows along with culture and always will. There are many schools of feminist thought and it transcends race as well as gender. In fact, it is responsible for the very gender theories many of us explore within the B-F dynamic. feminism has stood the test of time as a viable social movement that touches the world.

This thread is for feminist members to bring light to various schools/waves of feminist thought and how it influences our lives. It is NOT for perpetuating negative and unsubstantiated (as in related literature) myth concerning feminism. An example would be the false belief that feminism does not have (and has had for a very long time) prominent women of color contributors. Or that feminism is anti Butch-Femme. Yes, historically, these stances have some truth to them.... (yanno, like all stereotypes!) However, this just is no longer the case. The Second Wave of feminism is not the whole of the movement. Its time to banish that myth!

Feminism is indeed part of queer culture! It does not belong to women exclusively, it is and always has spoken to all genders and sexuality.

If feminism does not speak to you, that is fine, but, this really isn't a thread for you to post in. It is directed at members that do identify as feminists across every identity our community represents.

Sharing the thoughts/work of feminist women of color and newer, transgendered feminist theorists would be fantastic. Its all out there- let's bring it here for future generations!

05-27-2010, 08:52 PM	#1
AtLast Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Woman Preferred Pronoun?: HER - SHE Relationship Status: Relating Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CA & AZ I'm a Snowbird Posts: 5,408 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,826 Thanked 10,830 Times in 3,200 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Feminism: A Multi-Wave Social Movement I know I am not alone in how feminism is treated within our community with considerable ignorance. From the time of the initial suffrage movement, feminist theory and ideology (its ever evolving Waves) has progressed with every new generation. It adapts and grows along with culture and always will. There are many schools of feminist thought and it transcends race as well as gender. In fact, it is responsible for the very gender theories many of us explore within the B-F dynamic. feminism has stood the test of time as a viable social movement that touches the world. This thread is for feminist members to bring light to various schools/waves of feminist thought and how it influences our lives. It is NOT for perpetuating negative and unsubstantiated (as in related literature) myth concerning feminism. An example would be the false belief that feminism does not have (and has had for a very long time) prominent women of color contributors. Or that feminism is anti Butch-Femme. Yes, historically, these stances have some truth to them.... (yanno, like all stereotypes!) However, this just is no longer the case. The Second Wave of feminism is not the whole of the movement. Its time to banish that myth! Feminism is indeed part of queer culture! It does not belong to women exclusively, it is and always has spoken to all genders and sexuality. If feminism does not speak to you, that is fine, but, this really isn't a thread for you to post in. It is directed at members that do identify as feminists across every identity our community represents. Sharing the thoughts/work of feminist women of color and newer, transgendered feminist theorists would be fantastic. Its all out there- let's bring it here for future generations!