No, I hadn't — because I see all kinds of criticisms of feminism every day. I assume there's a lot of theory I don't know about and so I have no perception of what exists to even begin to perceive whether it's commonly recognized as legitimate or not.

PS: My post is not intended as preaching at you. Whether or not I'm being "over sensitive"—something women are frequently accused of being—about the possibility that sexism is impacting a situation in my life is something I've given frequent thought to. It appears to me there may be some similarity.

Like how atheists are dogmatic. Fundamentally incompatible with atheism, yet, that's the way people who call themselves atheists behave.

I think you're moving the goalposts, here. I always like reading your comments because they provide history and insight I don't usually see here.

As a sub, I don't feel especially excluded or unwelcome in general by "Feminism at Large" (any more than most anywhere else). The thing is, I agree with the idea that there are possible negative implications to BDSM lifestyles. I don't agree with the mainstream conclusions, but I've read some really compelling…

While because of the wider perception of feminism I often avoid identifying with the word specifically in public—it's perceived as confrontation in ways that are not productive for me—I am not happy with my tacit endorsement of that inaccurate perception. It seems to me that it the generally negative response one…

I see what he is trying to do here and in general I like it fine. It's got some deft phrasing. Etc. But. (There's always a but.)

But the devil! He's trying to mark her! He reached into the computer and!

A few years ago I went to an online meetup. One of the things some of us wanted to do was go see a drag show. One of the woman who to go. She said drag was sexist and offensive to women. I was, like, 28 years old and it was the first time I'd heard someone say that.

"Poison is a woman's weapon"

Wow, I never knew size 12 was plus sized in the US. I thought it started at like 16/18 misses.

I have really nice eyes and I can't do it either. I don't get it. I must be doing something wrong.

I'm white, so I can only guess through analogy, but I don't think it's silly to suspect it.

It's kind of sinister, but not "IVF is deliberately designed to fail for non-white people" sinister. 'Cause I think it is probably a couple-degrees-removed effect of historic white supremacy's continuing effects on "rational" and "not racist" people today.

Oh, yes! Certainly do not yell at or spank.

It helps that I don't have many friends. I have acquaintances. We're not close enough that I go to their houses to see how they structure their lives. And since I don't cook or do chores really, it doesn't necessarily come up in conversation.

Hey, most of the people I know and speak to in my every day life (early 30's) aren't—or don't seem—"traditional" either. I sometimes begin to think that the so-called majority of people who believe in these traditional values are strawmen.

I've observed that, no matter how much one tries to keep one's messes separate, two people living together create more than twice as much mess as either living alone. And this sucks because I'm not a domestic person. At all.

Some women do not experience psychological trauma post-abortion.

I love those things. Love them. There was a period in my life when I'd come across them in public restrooms and such and I miss it so hard. Nothing is better proof of God's grace than Chick Tracts.