X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=unavailable version=3.1.0 Sender: -2.6 (spamval) -- NONE Return-Path: Received: from newman.eecs.umich.edu (newman.eecs.umich.edu [141.213.4.11]) by boston.eecs.umich.edu (8.12.10/8.12.9) with ESMTP id jA4GLwS8003628 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Fri, 4 Nov 2005 11:21:59 -0500 Received: from guys.mr.itd.umich.edu (guys.mr.itd.umich.edu [141.211.14.76]) by newman.eecs.umich.edu (8.13.2/8.13.0) with ESMTP id jA4GLvQ6013112; Fri, 4 Nov 2005 11:21:57 -0500 Received: FROM newman.eecs.umich.edu (newman.eecs.umich.edu [141.213.4.11]) BY guys.mr.itd.umich.edu ID 436B8AA3.A4BD2.25968 ; 4 Nov 2005 11:21:55 -0500 Received: from kepler.eecs.umich.edu (kepler.eecs.umich.edu [141.213.4.81]) by newman.eecs.umich.edu (8.13.2/8.13.0) with ESMTP id jA4GLsjB013087 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 4 Nov 2005 11:21:54 -0500 Received: from kepler.eecs.umich.edu (localhost.eecs.umich.edu [127.0.0.1]) by kepler.eecs.umich.edu (8.13.1/8.13.0) with ESMTP id jA4GLscQ003612; Fri, 4 Nov 2005 11:21:54 -0500 Received: from localhost (klochner Æ localhost) by kepler.eecs.umich.edu (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id jA4GLrEh003609; Fri, 4 Nov 2005 11:21:53 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20051104080442.52ljvpy0bkkkc8ck Æ web.mail.umich.edu> Message-ID: References: <20051104080442.52ljvpy0bkkkc8ck Æ web.mail.umich.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on newman.eecs.umich.edu X-Virus-Scan: : UVSCAN at UoM/EECS X-Virus-Scan: : UVSCAN at UoM/EECS Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from QUOTED-PRINTABLE to 8bit by boston.eecs.umich.edu id jA4GLwS8003628 Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 11:21:53 -0500 (EST) To: mjste Æ umich.edu cc: improvetheworld Æ umich.edu From: Kevin Lochner Subject: Re: are you a feminist? Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 266 when in doubt, check the wikipedia. The entry is interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_feminism On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 mjste Æ umich.edu wrote: > danny,just a quick clarification.....you say that you are a hard-core > radical feminist.  from what i know about feminism, you probably > aren't a radical feminist.  radical feminism emerged as a response to > liberal feminism, which tried to obtain equality between men and women > in job spheres, home spheres, etc.  it argues for a somewhat > separatist notion of female, almost essentializing women.  women are > inherently more compassionate, possess nurturing capacities distinct > from men, draw power from sisterhood and solidarity.  it implicitly > calls into question the need for men.  i would think of radical > feminists to be andrea dwarkin and catherine mckinnon (all sex is > rape, she argues).  > > > > On Nov 4, 2005, at 3:15 AM, Daniel Reeves wrote: > Quick show of hands for your basic attitude towards feminism (and > also I'm curious who all is reading along)? > http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves/improvetheworld > Don't forget to hit submit on the whiteboard.  If you don't know what > that means, just read the poll at the link above and email me your > (ideally one-word) response. > Thanks y'all!Danny > -- http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves  - -  google://"Daniel > Reeves" > > Michelle SternthalJoint Doctoral Program in Sociology & Public > PolicyUniversity of Michigan734-709-6650 (cell)mjste Æ umich.edu > >