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Musings from a Mid-Life Poli Sci geek and Conservative Feminist.

Friday, June 14, 2013

What is a Conservative Feminist?

I am a conservative feminist.  Let's look at the difference between what used to be considered a feminist, and what is becoming the new face of feminism.

I started this post last week, but then I found this:



To me, the new feminism is not based on sexual reproduction or orientation, it is based on women's right to make her own choices.  A woman can CHOOSE to be Democrat or Republican, Straight or Lesbian, pregnant or not (Abortion is murder. The choice should be made before it gets to that point.  If you want to prevent and "accident", don't have sex, otherwise, there are lots of people out there who would love to take that "accident" off your hands!), liberal or conservative, work or stay-at-home and still be entitled to the respect and dignity that anyone else deserves.  Women should be no more objectified or demeaned than any other human being should, but should she choose to put herself in the position of being objectified or demeaned, she should own it, while respecting that other women choose NOT to put themselves in that position by not dragging all of womankind into that position with them.

It is NOT feminism when one group of women demeans other women, or excludes them, because of the choices they make.  It has nothing to do with WHAT choice you make.  It has everything to do with being able to make those choices.







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