Comments on: Feminist / Mother http://www.strocel.com/feminist-mother/ Keeping it real in the suburbs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:01:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Life Crafting Role Models: Kirsten http://www.strocel.com/feminist-mother/#comment-54558 Life Crafting Role Models: Kirsten Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:03:30 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=9832#comment-54558 [...] feminism I was raised with in the 80s and 90s was focused on ambition and career, and that’s awesome, [...] [...] feminism I was raised with in the 80s and 90s was focused on ambition and career, and that’s awesome, [...]

]]> By: Christine LaRocque http://www.strocel.com/feminist-mother/#comment-54023 Christine LaRocque Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:37:31 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=9832#comment-54023 It's about "making up our own minds and honouring the choices that others make." Amen my friend. Not everyone is good at that, and for some reason so many tend to judge. I don't get that. The choices we have are not perfect, but we do have choices. For that I'm eternally grateful. It’s about “making up our own minds and honouring the choices that others make.” Amen my friend. Not everyone is good at that, and for some reason so many tend to judge. I don’t get that. The choices we have are not perfect, but we do have choices. For that I’m eternally grateful.
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]]> By: Lauren @ Hobo Mama http://www.strocel.com/feminist-mother/#comment-54019 Lauren @ Hobo Mama Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:21:21 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=9832#comment-54019 I have been shocked at how little support I find for feminism among my peers and my generation. A distrust (sometimes from a religious perspective), and also a sense that we've moved beyond that, that all our struggles as women are over and everyone's equal now, yay. And it's strange, because I don't consider myself <i>that kind</i> of feminist, either — the kind who talks about it all the time (although I admire those ones) — but I am always thinking about it, and I don't understand why other people think there's no need to anymore. I have been shocked at how little support I find for feminism among my peers and my generation. A distrust (sometimes from a religious perspective), and also a sense that we’ve moved beyond that, that all our struggles as women are over and everyone’s equal now, yay. And it’s strange, because I don’t consider myself that kind of feminist, either — the kind who talks about it all the time (although I admire those ones) — but I am always thinking about it, and I don’t understand why other people think there’s no need to anymore.
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]]> By: harriet Fancott http://www.strocel.com/feminist-mother/#comment-54016 harriet Fancott Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:49:05 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=9832#comment-54016 Yay for feminism! Seriously though, good for you for taking it on. It has become wildy unpopular these days. Yay for feminism!

Seriously though, good for you for taking it on. It has become wildy unpopular these days.

]]> By: Lady M http://www.strocel.com/feminist-mother/#comment-54015 Lady M Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:47:45 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=9832#comment-54015 As the mom of two boys, I thought that I wouldn't have as much focus on "girls can do anything" as if I had daughters. It's mostly true, but when something breaks, I already have to remind them that "mommy can fix it" and they don't have to run to daddy. It's just as much a job to each our sons to expect women to be equal partners as it is to teach our daughters. As the mom of two boys, I thought that I wouldn’t have as much focus on “girls can do anything” as if I had daughters. It’s mostly true, but when something breaks, I already have to remind them that “mommy can fix it” and they don’t have to run to daddy. It’s just as much a job to each our sons to expect women to be equal partners as it is to teach our daughters.
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]]> By: abbie http://www.strocel.com/feminist-mother/#comment-54009 abbie Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:09:42 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=9832#comment-54009 I agree with you completely! What bothers me about the mentality I mentioned is the lack of support for the choice to breastfeed, I think we'reon the same page when it comes to supporting moms. I agree with you completely! What bothers me about the mentality I mentioned is the lack of support for the choice to breastfeed, I think we’reon the same page when it comes to supporting moms.
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]]> By: Francesca http://www.strocel.com/feminist-mother/#comment-53998 Francesca Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:23:39 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=9832#comment-53998 Great post. Feminists don't exist anymore in my country, except on March 8, on women's day, when they pretend that men buy them flowers. Great post. Feminists don’t exist anymore in my country, except on March 8, on women’s day, when they pretend that men buy them flowers.
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]]> By: FamilyNature http://www.strocel.com/feminist-mother/#comment-53989 FamilyNature Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:53:08 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=9832#comment-53989 Awesome. You know, I've had a blog post about feminism percolating in my head for about a year now. I wrote a while back that I didn't consider myself a feminist until I had to start defending my choices -- and that happened when I had kids. I see feminism as something slightly different to everyone with a common underlying thread of choice and equality. @Melodie: I laughed out loud at what you wrote about not shaving your legs and blaming men for everything. You just forgot bra burning. :) I thought this about feminism in my younger years too and that is why I never really identified as a feminist back then. But I was always in favor of choice and equality so I guess I've been a feminist all along! Love this post! Awesome. You know, I’ve had a blog post about feminism percolating in my head for about a year now. I wrote a while back that I didn’t consider myself a feminist until I had to start defending my choices — and that happened when I had kids. I see feminism as something slightly different to everyone with a common underlying thread of choice and equality.

@Melodie: I laughed out loud at what you wrote about not shaving your legs and blaming men for everything. You just forgot bra burning. :) I thought this about feminism in my younger years too and that is why I never really identified as a feminist back then. But I was always in favor of choice and equality so I guess I’ve been a feminist all along!

Love this post!
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]]> By: Cold Spaghetti http://www.strocel.com/feminist-mother/#comment-53978 Cold Spaghetti Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:06:13 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=9832#comment-53978 There is no one definition of feminism. Ultimately, I think just being cool with women being women as they want to be women is the whole idea... and it's okay that lots of other feminists feel a bit differently. It's a shame that the dominant idea of feminist is liberal feminism, which is focused on the notion of choice as its defining component... this is wrapped up tight with upper middle class, educated white women and the idea of "choice" is inflated with postponing childbearing in favor of professional careers. (In short: being good white men in the capitalist system!) It's not a coincidence that this came into modern discourse in the late 70s early 80s ... it sings of Washington Consensus as strongly as Trickle Down Ideology. There are so many other types of feminist theory... it's only one, even if it is the one identified as the most mainstream. Okay, I'm totally going Feminist Theorist on you now. Here is the point: embrace your feminism and the way you practice it. It's worth burning a bra over. There is no one definition of feminism. Ultimately, I think just being cool with women being women as they want to be women is the whole idea… and it’s okay that lots of other feminists feel a bit differently.

It’s a shame that the dominant idea of feminist is liberal feminism, which is focused on the notion of choice as its defining component… this is wrapped up tight with upper middle class, educated white women and the idea of “choice” is inflated with postponing childbearing in favor of professional careers. (In short: being good white men in the capitalist system!) It’s not a coincidence that this came into modern discourse in the late 70s early 80s … it sings of Washington Consensus as strongly as Trickle Down Ideology. There are so many other types of feminist theory… it’s only one, even if it is the one identified as the most mainstream.

Okay, I’m totally going Feminist Theorist on you now. Here is the point: embrace your feminism and the way you practice it. It’s worth burning a bra over.
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]]> By: TheFeministBreeder http://www.strocel.com/feminist-mother/#comment-53976 TheFeministBreeder Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:23:39 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=9832#comment-53976 Word. You know how I feel about this already. Word. You know how I feel about this already.
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