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» pink101 - Bifurcation

In response to Good Golly, Molly! posted by BrianTubbs:
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"...I've read a lot of feminist scholarship - and a lot of it gets into the "need" (as they see it) of overhauling the English language and changing the very concept of how we define things and/or make decisions and so forth. I am just admitting to you (and whoever else is reading) that I'm not ready to go there. As a citizen, I'm not willing to overturn the entire social order or overhaul our entire culture and language."
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O.K. No one is asking you to convert to a system that we don't even understand very well. At least, that's not my intention.
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My interest is to learn about the subject. I know that it is a sociological theory and, as such, can be understood. I'm sure there are different schools of thought on the ideas involved.
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I've been trying to get the focus over to the idea of bifurcation. As you say you have done s lot of reading on the scholarship, can you address the idea of bifurcation and of how it applies in Feminist theory?
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-- posted by pink101

» pink101 - Bifurcation

In response to Bifurcation posted by pink101:
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A sociology instructor doesn't have to be a Feminist to teach it. And we don't have to be Feminists to discuss it.
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Do you think?
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-- posted by pink101

» Brian Tubbs - Gun-totin' Feminism

As a pastor, I cannot endorse some of the language in this op-ed, nor do I embrace the vindictive spirit that characterizes much of it. But...I do think this author has tapped into one of the most serious challenges that women face today, and it should give us all something to think about.

Not only is this what you might call 'gun-totin' feminism, but it's also the kind of PRACTICAL feminism that I can appreciate.

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougG...

» pink101 - Criticizing Feminism

In response to Gun-totin' Feminism posted by BrianTubbs:

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If you are so bent on criticizing feminism, why don't you consider how some Post Modernists view it?
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I think there is more than enough criticism that comes out against Feminism; but, it would be nice to learn something.
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-- posted by pink101

» pink101 - BUT

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But, and it's a big one!
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Neither does Feminism seem to be an entirely stand alone theory or philosophy of life.
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The idea that values of so long establishment can be brought to question is seen as utterly audacioujs by conservitves the world over. So it is no surprise that Feminism gets any criticism at all. Instead, it is to be expected.
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I think ~ first ~ we should come to some understanding of how it is that "things" (that's what Feminism calls them) have come to be what they are. Why do we value material "things" so highly? It does seem like a contradiction to what Conservatives claim they stand for.
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-- posted by pink101

» Brian Tubbs - Criticizing Feminism

In response to Criticizing Feminism posted by pink101:

If you are so bent on criticizing feminism....

Hold on. This is what I don't want to get dragged into. I'm aware that you see my comments (and, if I can speak for her, Migisi too - if she's observing this) as critical of feminism. But, let's not get ahead of ourselves.

We still have not defined feminism. What I'm against is overhauling our social order and language - which some self-described "feminist" scholars have advocated. THAT is what I am criticizing. And I've tried to narrow my criticism to that. I am not staking out a position against feminism in general, particularly since we have yet to define the scope and meaning of that term.

» Migisi - Gun-totin' Feminism

In response to Gun-totin' Feminism posted by BrianTubbs:

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I enjoyed reading the article you linked. As a female ex-police officer who dealt with assault victims, I share her dream. If weapon-totin' is what it'll take for women to be safe, I'm all for it.
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I spent all day Saturday with a remarkable and large group of weapon-totin' women hunters. It was my annual outdoor women's event. What a great day!
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Wanna know about feminism? Ask me some questions. I'm not a feminist author or 'scholar', but I'll try to answer.

-- posted by Migisi

» pink101 - Gun-totin' Feminism

In response to Gun-totin' Feminism posted by Migisi:
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How about you speak to the idea of bifurcation mentioned above.
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-- posted by pink101

» Migisi - Gun-totin' Feminism

In response to Gun-totin' Feminism posted by pink101:

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I looked up the word, but don't know how to apply it to feminism. Could you expand on it more?

-- posted by Migisi

» pink101 - Bifurcation

In response to Gun-totin' Feminism posted by Migisi:
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In Feminism, Bifurcation is approached from the standpoint that the preponderance of women come at life in such a way that the "embodiment of their personal experience" does not square with the way "things" are.
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Here is a place where you will find some answers: http://search.yahoo.com/search?n=10&ei=U...
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You might find this one interesting. It was put together by an old friend of mine: http://science.kennesaw.edu/~mmyers/pres...
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-- posted by pink101