feminista

a favorite phrase unleashed on the overly-plucky feminist:
"i'm not a feminist, but" ....
'but' is usually followed with a sombre "i'm a humanist". which is fine too. i started with this brave turn of phrase. freshman year at university found me forcing my dance-weary self to philo/fem class for the first 8 weeks of winter term and grunting 'humanist' views at my roommate over dry, utopian readings idealizing childcare and communal living.
now i just want people to define feminism for themselves (par example: i shave my legs. now you go.) and recognize that if they are against sex discrimination, then they are feminists.
feminism encompasses sex, race, and class...and more. health issues, abuse, disease, AIDS, education. it's the question of the age. (well, that's sexual difference, but Irigaray will forgive me for not being so technical.) once it's asked, the answer will come with stunning consequences.