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Feminist FrequencyVerified account ‏@femfreq · May 2
Feminism is about the collective liberation of women as a social class. Feminism is not about personal choice. https://theconversation.com/no-feminism-is-not-about-choice-40896 …
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  1. I addressed the myth of “choice feminism” in a short talk I gave at the Sydney Opera House earlier this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOmIIAact4s …
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  2. @femfreq Anita, you are way too SWERFy, come on...
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  3. @femfreq Ermm, this seems a lot easier than a lot of your other stuff to distort into something horrible for the trolls to use as ammo.
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  4. .@femfreq There is no universal experience of womanhood and, therefore, no way to fight for the "collective" liberation of women.
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  5. @femfreq Choice feminism is applied to trans women tho. "it isn't a choice -- it's ether XX or GTFO"
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  6. .@femfreq Slamming "choice feminism" seems privileged because for many women, particularly WOC, being able to choose anything is revolution.
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  7. @femfreq God forbid people think choice is important and equality is still to be achieved.
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  8. Yep! I made a comic touching on this too. @femfreq: Feminism is not about personal choice. https://theconversation.com/no-feminism-is-not-about-choice-40896 … pic.twitter.com/3B4yOvs7ep
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  9. @LilyBolourian @femfreq there is an amazing interview with Toni Morrison + Junot Diaz where they discuss that on Youtube
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  10. @LilyBolourian @femfreq white women need to not talk ever
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  11. @femfreq I would say it's about both; liberation and choice go hand-in-hand. It's only problematic when one topic smokescreens the other.
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  12. @femfreq Sometimes "choice" is used to avoid talking social structures or social norms; others "liberation" is used to invalidate a choice.
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  13. @GynoStar @femfreq This isnt saying 'its not about choice' its saying 'these examples dont really have a choice'
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  14. @femfreq You see examples of the latter when criticism is leveled against "stereotypical" feminist peoples like housewives, etc.
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  15. @femfreq So it's important not to get so wrapped up in one side that you forget or neglect the importance of the other.
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  16. @GynoStar @femfreq The last one. Not trans, but I wanted a family I could never afford to have. Now it's too late.
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  17. @GynoStar @femfreq I mean its literally saying 'stuff is still bad' because women cant actually make choices but feminism isnt about choice?
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  18. @Ethelmonster @femfreq They all have free choice. In every example.
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  19. @GynoStar @femfreq Except for the bits where you've written they couldnt do something else for external reasons.
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