not to be controversial you’re not a “radical feminist”. you’re an asshole. “radical” is surfer dude talk for “cool”, which is what trans exclusion is not, and it’s not feminism unless you’re supporting ALL WOMEN
Radical in this case actually means the root, as in, the root of female oppression. And we arent trans exclusionary, we are male exclusionary. :)
the thing about “radical” was meant to be taken as a joke
and no, you’re not supporting all women. take women who do things that you guys see as “degrading” that they enjoy doing
and people like you define women by their bodies which sounds ODDLY SIMILAR to the patriarchy
Woman = adult human female. Nothing degrading about saying that. And it’s not patriarchal to know what words mean, but alright.
I’ve seen a lot of you guys say that sex work is degrading even though it’s consensual (in most cases) and the same with hijab
sex work aka getting raped for a living is degrading and will forever be. and the hijab is misogynistic, it creates the idea that women are dirty and must be covered up in a man’s presence.
culture thriving off of the commodification and sexualization of women’s bodies and culture thriving off of the degradation of women’s bodies are both just two sides of the misogyny coin.
sex. work. is. consensual. i believe that real feminism is letting women do what they want with their bodies and themselves, and not being forced to do anything they don’t.
90% of prostitutes want to leave their job. 99% of prostitutes are subjected to violence.
this is what you’re advocating for. violence against women. you’re not a feminist.
if you wanna read more, here’s a masterpost which has some good reads.
thanks for informing me of these statistics. I didn’t know this. I still don’t think of myself as a “radical” feminist, but I’ll do some reading when I have the chance.
