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you cretins.

7) You look hot in those yoga pants.

I did enjoy that, but I'd like to add one thing: just because feminism and other ideas that pass for "western" are criticizable and have lots of flaws, it doesn't mean that an "eastern" person like myself isn't allowed to rally herself to those ideas. If westerners allow me to have a voice, they should allow me to…

Of course I do that. There is huge racism in my country (anti-Roma racism, and other kinds). That's of primary importance to me, and I fight it everywhere I see it.

Maybe it's an English as a second language problem on my part. Maybe it's a deeper flaw. In any case, it looks like you're shooting for a kind of purity in your movement that will guarantee its weakness.

"Steinem's embrace of women of color"

What you're getting from me is that I feel antipathy to women of color's issues? Are you sure you're not projecting something that's more about you than me? Perhaps I didn't say it clearly, but I was happy to see Steinem's embrace of women of color. I was saying simply that it's better later than never.

Everyone should work together! This is the only chance we have. It is the only chance our children have.

We should all work together. The complaints you make are valid. We should still all work together. There is no other task worthy of our time.

Thank you for your service Mrs. Coffey.

Ok. I'll continue to root for feminism as I understand it — the attempt to better women's situation. Women everywhere. Especially women experiencing violence, like in the place I come from. I need Steinem on this, and everyone else who wants to, even if they woke up to this position yesterday instead of 30 years ago.

On the contrary, this is the most feminist thing I've ever read. You and Steinem are truly kindred spirits.

I'm assuming it's something so awful it should disqualify me from calling myself a feminist, right?

I'm replying to your comment to make it visible. I come from a third world village in which every woman was a battered woman and every child was a battered child. These issues are very important to me. I need everybody's help in dealing with them.

I don't sleep well at night, since you're so concerned. I'm worried about losing rights, and not making enough progress on other rights, and I without your help, and you without my help, are going to shit together.

The animus between white feminists and woman of color feminists only benefits white men. I don't care when a person "gets with the program" as long as they do. That's how you build a movement. Sure they could have, and should have, helped you in your struggle 10, 30, 50 years ago. The good news is that they are…

When I fled my abuser with my small child, he took all our savings. He squatted in my home for weeks, then finally took off to another state, leaving piles of bills. I filed in court to protect our child (I needed custody settled so that he couldn't take him and run). He didn't show up for the hearings. This cost me…

Somewhat as a followup:

I do want to say "no shit", but I won't because it's true, these things do need to be proved with studies.