Young Women and Feminism

Courtney Martin, co-editor of the anthology Click: When We Knew We Were Feminists, leads a panel of young women in a discussion of how they discovered feminism. Panelists include: L. Courtney Sullivan, co-editor of Click: When We Knew We Were Feminists; Miriam Perez, writer; Joshunda Sanders, journalist; Dr. Mathangi Subramanian, writer and educator. This event took place at the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art on December 11, 2010. Video courtesy Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation.

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[nick42701]

What a JOKE. Feminism has evolved from women seeking equal rights, to bashing males, and criminalizing fathers. All one has to do is look into the US fmily court judicial system, that has been overhauled by feminists, and male sympathizers of those feminists. No where, should it be right for a woman to cheat on a man, leave the marriage, steal his children, half his assets and salary, and make him pay child support to recieve visitation. It's an atrocity, and women are castrating our gender.

[SteveLLW]

@Joke9972 Even if true, there's no defense for the extreme sexism that has become the modern 'Femenist' movement. The creeps in the video will reap what they sow -- misery. Yeh, yeh, yeh....I'm waiting for the response that you "happen to know very happy femenists, blah, blah, blah...".........yeh, suuuuuure you do.

[MrPlumbo86]

my wife now see's that femminism is a dead movement so now she looks after the kids and stay's in the kitchen.

[poorestdumbass]

These comments are filled with hypocrisy, double standards, stupidity, and many many generalizations.. and there's no way I'm going to reply to every single comment that I disagree with. I, do, however, to a degree... agree with what people are saying about taking feminism too far, and going past equal rights for women. I'm just curious when this all happened, because the last time I checked, feminism -was- about equal rights for women.

[serpentinecreature]

I feel these women are crude,rude,loud-mouthed hyenas.A woman can be assertive,innovative,and successful in careers without being a bitch.These "feminists" have sacrificed a large portion of their femininity in exchange for stupidity.Even the beautiful,natural vocal inflections of a female voice is missing in the speaker's voice here.I feel many go from here to lesbianism.Males,dealing with this may,in turn, choose to be"gay"(?).I am FEMALE born,forever,feminine, not feminist.

[serpentinecreature]

@nick42701 AMEN.

[Hogman3100]

Single ladies be trippin

[ruth4489]

None of these women are wearing make-up. I think it's sad that they don't desire to beautify themselves, there is nothing wrong to want to be beautiful or a "feminine woman". I personally went to a woman's university and thank goodness most of the women there were married and not male bashers.

[johnman1911]

@VampItUp630 Women do not have a harder life. Ever get an erection against your will in a public place? Ever have to sign up for the selective service or face a 250000 dollar fine and five years in jail? Ever have to ask a man out and pay for him on a date just to try and get to know him to see if you like him? Ever been put in a situation where you have to do extremely hard physical labor because of your gender? Ever drafted to fight in war?

[johnman1911]

@PanTheManBangerang I think it goes much deeper than that. Men are hard wired to provide for and protect women. I think men put up with bad behavior from women long before feminism.

[PanTheManBangerang]

It is said that if you can get a feminist to point a finger at herself she'll turn to stone.

[PanTheManBangerang]

@johnman1911 Because men are stupid enough to put up as long as their dicks get wet.