[Males only please] Would you marry a feminist?

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You know how, come the revolution, those who have opined on the value of hard work will be made to do all the hard work?

So anyone who has used the term 'feminazi' unironically will have all their feminazi nightmares come true, just for them.

Also, anyone who has similarly said 'reverse racism' will find themselves assigned a new ethnic group that is to be treated quite despicably.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHAEeRbnpe0[/youtube]Must be a feminist endorsed ad for sure.

I suggest we not get baited into a flame fest, so the moderators don't get baited into locking the thread and halting the poll.

Remember, the poll is in the context of someone a particular man would consider for marriage. So, positions can and should have much more latitude than many other situations. Let's face it, many women, if not most, use such things as a man's hair as an absolute deciding factor. I shave my head, so for many women, that would be enough to dismiss me outright. Some might call a woman who did that shallow, but she would not be branded as an abuser. And, there are women who would definitely go on at least one date with me because I have a Harley Davidson motorcycle. Romance, dating, and marriage are a special zone where personal preferences should have the greatest latitude and tolerance for how someone makes their choice. I doubt there are many women who would want to have their dating choices managed like a corporate hiring process or have their personal preferences scanned for political correctness.

For those who can't see the results, the gap is closing. As the Earth turns and daylight moves east, the Asia/Pacific regions may push it either way. We will see...

Yes 54% [ 19 ]
No 45% [ 16 ]
Total Votes : 35

Call your friends and get out the vote!

I did marry a feminist. It didn't work out, but not because of the feminism.

Btw, surely I wouldn't want a double standard feminist,non true egalitarian, like her being against FGM(and anyone should) while she's not against MGM just because the latter had been socially standarized, both are mutilations, and both have profound effects and aren't really medically necessary. Period. It's like a man being feminist yet totally against women toplessness on the beach (men shouldn't run around topless in the streets as well).

I don't see why you wouldn't marry a feminist if you love her. Is it for religious reasons?

I don't really understand the problem with 'other groups'. I mean, it's not like we accuse gay rights advocates for only caring about gay people? And afaik feminists care about many other groups, too.

What makes it difficult for me to call myself a feminist is all the associations. That I wish harm upon men, or don't see them as sensible and worthy people, or that I'd never want to make him a cup of coffee. (actually, that was what really harmed my view of feminism as a teenager. In the paper was an interview with a women who wouldn't want to make her man coffee on a Sunday morning.... I mean: wtf????)

The fat lesbian stereotype doesn't really harm me as anyone who knows me IRL can tell (I'm not fat or lesbian) But I still feel hesitant to call myself feminist because of all the nasty things that are associated with it.

I live in a very liberal area so if I were to meet my future wife here, then it would be very likely. I think it is a lot better this way. If it is between an intelligent and well-spoken woman who is opinionated, versus some stupid immature girl from some suburb who can't recognize the evils of the conformity she was raised in, I would much prefer the intelligent woman. Because she would be someone who feels the life society expects from her is unjustified, when based on an inborn quality. That right there shows a similarity to me.

Also, I can't say this for sure, but if feminist women have a dislike of guys who display their masculinity so outwardly, then she might find me a nice change from that. I'm not so desperate to prove a fact as obvious as my gender

But I have a strong dislike for sexual and racial politics. I'm a communist and environmentalist and nothing less. I care about the gap between the rich and the poor and the upcoming deluge, not minor details of that. Which, if those minor details are what you focus on, and you don't see them as examples of an all-inclusive and uniting bigger picture, you're stuck at a major obstacle. Of course, if she was a communist too, she would know this, and know what to care about. If not, she would have to hear me out, I would tell her how I know full well how women are at a disadvantage in our society, but since society is ruled by money/capital/economy, that she needs to realize that these "gender issues" both start and end with our capitalist economic system. She would have to recognize this, and then upgrade from divisive feminist to all-inclusive communist.