I Was Having An Argument With A TIM Regarding Radical Feminism And He Kept Strawmanning What Radical

one of the main principles of radical feminism is being anti-organized religion. i see radfem woc talking about how racism affects misogyny more then i see anywhere else (as they should), and not affirming and agreeing with the ethics of someones identity isnt the same as 'really hating them'.

Radical feminism sounds so cool and great an amazing but then you look deeper and are like "do you think critically about how race and gender intersect to create unique discrimiantion for women of color?" and they're like "no?" and your like "oh so you must think critically about how religion is often a tool of sexism?" and they're like, "no?" and so you're getting kind of confused, because what is radical about it, so you ask just that and they're like "we really hate trans women and think trans men are confused and just trying to escape the patriarchy" and you're like ohhh. so you're a fucking freak (derogatory).

If you took women’s studies online, where/how did you go about that? How much did they cost? Did you get a degree or a certification?

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You find euphoria in misogyny? What disgusts me is that there’s a whole subreddit for this 😐

you can be a boy and wear 'girl' clothes. it doesn't make you a girl. being stereotypically feminine doesn't make you a girl, being female does.

"He's wearing girl's-"

If a woman points out a boy is wearing a skirt by calling it girl's clothing, ask them if they realize they are wearing men's clothing and stare at their pants.

Seriously. How is this still a topic. They're just clothes!

any gender assigned is arbitrary and you're just mad that you're not as pretty as them.

i love women.

i love women who have a gender non conforming fashion.

i love women who have boyish mannerisms and traits.

i love women who want to become mothers.

i love women who want to eventually have daughters.

i love women who are bisexual/attracted to two sexes.

i love women who work in the arts.

i love women who work in healthcare

i love women who work in stem.

i love women who are lesbian/same sex attracted/homosexual.

i love women who have de-converted from a religion/escaped a cult.

i love women who use their anger as a way to express injustice against our oppression and use it for change.

i love women who have undergone mastectomies due to health related problems.

i love women who have undergone hysterectomy due to health related problems.

i love women who refuse to conform.

i love women who are radical feminists.

i love women <3

as a woman, my agoraphobia and fear of being alone at night/in public is 100% related to my gender. as women, we are vulnerable to men, even in safe countries and areas. dangerous men dont look for other men, they look for women.

I think everyone severely underestimates how much iron women need compared to men. Lets put things in context first: beef contains about 1-3mg of iron per 100g/3.5oz, depending on the cut.

men and women are somewhat similar in iron demands up until 14 and then a huge change at 19 onwards. 19 year old+ men need around 8mg of iron a day. so like. a single large, or two small steaks. of course you get iron from things other than beef, and they'll likely get enough on any normal daily diet.

women need 18mg of iron a day and TWENTY SEVEN when pregnant. that's over TWICE the male requirement for your entire life and over three times when pregnant. THATS A LOT?? look at ur own diet for a minute and i promise you, unless ur going crazy on oats and chickpeas or something, you are NOT getting enough iron. probably not even close.

and I'm mind-blown by this because somehow, culturally, meat/red meat seems to be a more stereotypically masculine thing. when eating out, women get a salad and men get a burger or a steak. you google "person eating steak" and vast majority of results are men - when there are women, they've also got a cute little salad on the side, meanwhile men tend to have plates full of meat. (seriously. go google this. it's crazy)

WOMEN: YOU NEED TO EAT TWICE AS MUCH IRON-DENSE FOODS THAN UR BROTHER, UR DAD, UR HUSBAND ETC. MORE THAN TWICE AS MUCH. NO WONDER YOU FEEL FUCKING TIRED AND WEAK ALL THE TIME.

By the way, for anyone wondering, chicken hearts contain about 9mg/100g and don't taste that bad. it just tastes like chicken. i know this sounds so gross but i pan fry around 500g, pop it in the fridge and eat them cold throughout the day, split it across 3-4 days (don't eat past 3 days refrigeration). i promise its not that bad. (they're SO cheap btw. by far cheapest meat on the market, let alone meat with high iron. i get those 500g batches for THREE DOLLARS meanwhile a 200g steak is $15+ and doesn't even cover the iron i need). chicken liver is also really good and cheap but i cant vouch for the taste.

again, feminism isnt the world mommy movement, its about female oppression. the phrase 'my body my choice' is about womyn and womyns healthcare only, not addicts and trans people.

some of yall need to understand that "my body, my choice" also applies to:

addicts in active addiction with no intention of quitting

phys disabled people who deny medical treatment

neurodivergent people who deny psychiatric treatment (yes, including schizophrenic people and people with personality disorders)

trans people who want or don't want to medically transition (yes, including trans masc lesbians with top surgery and trans women without bottom surgery, yall are so weird to them wtf)

and if you can't understand that, then you don't get to use the phrase

saying becoming genderfluid was when you stopped trying to force yourself into conventional womyn standards is odd to be common within 'progressive' communities because those traditional beauty standards arent actually based on any fact. you shouldnt base your womynhood on if you like makeup or dresses or long hair because they are all stereotypes.

i dont believe most womyn actually like being 'feminine'. heels are uncomfortable, makeup is time consuming and difficult, dresses/skirts require you to sit awkwardly in order to not flash people, etc..

saying you arent a womyn because you dont conform to harmful stereotypes is just affirming them in a different way.

being a gnc womyn is powerful. you dont have to not identify as a womyn to not conform to toxic beauty standards.