Posts Tagged as ‘language’

July 24, 2009

Why feminism is not sexist

It’s a complaint I hear over and over again , that the word ‘feminist’ is sexist and that we’d be better of calling ourselves ‘equalists’.
We wouldn’t.
Yes we are about equal rights for all, but with a particular focus on women’s rights and the way women are oppressed by the patriarchy. To use the term ‘equalist’ [...]