...are. 3 I was a college junior when a guy asked me out on a date. He was a slightly older student at twenty-six and had been in the military. On our second date, he made condescending remarks about feminism and said, “I’m a masculinist.” By then I openly called myself feminist, as did one other student in our Romantic Literature class. It seems weird that I could ever have found someone like that...

I and many other radio listeners in SoCal were just informed (by a defense attorney who the news people had brought in to comment on the Roman Polanski case) that, while we can't minimize the awfulness...the victim here, after 40 years spent in the lap of luxury in France and having to endure the indignity of not being able to pick up his Best Director Oscar in person. Pardon me while I go throw up

I am as woman, living in Eastern Europe country as Latvia, started to think and research why such ideology and active group as feminism (which basically represents both gender equality, more than just women rights), lets say - doesn't exist and are not popular in its future progression in my country. While making some research points, I discovered also some academical resources and explanations...

Latvijā Feminisms ir atbrīvojošs, tomēr nemīlēts - tā savā 2005. gada rakstā saka sociologs Veiko Spolītis . Interesanti atzīmēt to, ka Latvijas sabiedrība (arī bez krīzes iestāšanās perioda) bija...vispār ir smieklīga ideoloģija, labāk kaut ko citu darīt jebšu vēl tas ierobežo citas sievietes..." Lieta par ko padomāt - iespējams feminisms cīnās par vīriešu nevis sievietes emancipāciju...

I like this. Quote: "I was also discovering a side of myself I had never really known before. Being Mr. Mom was turning me into the man I had always aspired to be; I was becoming dependable. If I was...quickly stifled by the sense that a) I was learning tools I desperately needed, and b) this was only temporary."  Read the whole thing here.  http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/09/man_up/

I was at a clothing store and met this old couple who said something racist (don't remember what it was) and I debated a few minutes -- is this going to do any good? should I say something subtle? ...with if you speak up when there is an audience?" But I don't get it, brain, you'll have to give me about five more of these dreams... ohhhh, I still feel aglow. But also yearning and missing zir :-

http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/01/george_tiller/index.html

I've read most of these books myself, but it's worth looking into: http://womensrights.change.org/blog/view/feminist_summer_reading_lists I also highly recommend The Chalice and the Blade, by Rianne Eisler. It's a very significant sociological book. I could take the time to make a list for this blog myself, but right now I'm kind of in a hurry....

(To avoid repeating myself, I'm going to make another post instead of replying to comments. Thank you so much to everyone for responding so respectfully, even when disagreeing.) Several of you mentioned...? I kinda feel like I expressed a lot of the underlying concept in these last two posts but if anyone is interested in reading still more I might make a post specifically on that comments screened

I'm exhausted emotionally. I didn't expect so much fallout from my last post, since it was a re-post of something I thought everyone was already aware of. But then, I haven't posted a ranty/boundary-setting/controversial...would love to find a perspective that allows me to consider BDSM a positive way of relating (while still being true to my beliefs about equality and refraining-from-causing-harm). comments screened