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Old 02-02-2005, 04:31 PM   #61
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...and thin and tidy.
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Old 02-02-2005, 04:35 PM   #62
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...not that theres anything wrong with that.
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Old 02-02-2005, 06:49 PM   #63
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am I a feminist?

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Feminism:
1. Belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.
emphatically yes.

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2. The movement organized around this belief.
usually not.
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Old 02-02-2005, 07:03 PM   #64
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As with all dictionary entries, you only need to meet one of the definitions.
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Old 02-02-2005, 07:55 PM   #65
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To ditch baggage couldn't we be striving for this?

hu·man·ist
2. One who is concerned with the interests and welfare of humans.
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Old 02-02-2005, 09:01 PM   #66
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Of course. I guess everyone has to decide for themselves whether we're there yet.
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Old 02-02-2005, 09:51 PM   #67
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"isms in my opinion are not good"

these are great words of wisdom from that greatest of sages... Ferris Bueler
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Old 02-03-2005, 10:17 AM   #68
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Ahhhh, humanist has its baggage too. Women's/girl's rights are of particular concern and interest to me- and are threatened or denied in so many places with or moving towards ass backward cultures. So I'm still holding if not the ism, the ist of Feminist.
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