Maha comments on Factions, inequality, and social justice - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Maha 10 December 2012 01:23:38PM 0 points [-]

Small terminology gripe on the fifth paragraph - "men's rights activist" is, as far as I know, that group's nomenclature of choice, while very few feminists would self-identify as "radical". Comes off as slightly non-neutral.

Comment author: Nornagest 11 December 2012 02:39:46AM *  8 points [-]

"Radical" in feminist parlance isn't a judgment call or a marker of extremism -- it describes a particular school of thought, one which favors overturning existing gender dynamics rather than incrementally changing or working within them. I've met several self-identified radical feminists.

Comment author: Maha 11 December 2012 09:10:29AM 2 points [-]

Oops, I actually wasn't aware of that.

Comment author: Oligopsony 11 December 2012 02:40:45AM 6 points [-]

Radical feminism is a fairly specific theoretical tradition with which people do in fact self-identify, not just the condition of being really really feminist.

Comment author: teageegeepea 11 December 2012 02:34:20AM 1 point [-]

Centrists view "radical" as a derogatory term, but I've come across lots of folks who embrace it.