Erica Jong Defends Feminist Revolution

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6. Exactly

Now there are, of course a few crazies out there, they use the term feminism for anti woman platforms, a few conservative groups for instance, so I think your definition is a good one.

My problem with femininity is it in part what defines masculinity-- by exception, the things 'men' aren't, supposedly. Qualities of femininity is anathema for males, deadly for Gay males in just about any culture at one time or another. It's a false standard, a social construct. For women it's almost a default term, as well as a category that uses terms like soft, gentle or nurturing, but what really means is keeping up the socially accepted appearance of being sexually available.

And the sad thing is, it not a bad thing for males or females to be soft, gentle or nurturing. Those are often good traits to have, but society has generally unpleasant names for women who are not those things and for men who are.