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Cindy --
That's certainly not a stupid
question, I get it all the time. And in
fact received it so much that I devoted
a chapter in my book, Manifesta:
Young Women, Feminism and the Future, to answering
this very simple question.
The point I
made in this chapter was that feminism
is really different for each person. According
to the dictionary it's quite simple --
the movement for the full social, political
and economic equality of all people. I
think that's vague -- it's about each person
having enough information to make informed
choices -- therefore what's limited is
the choices, not the person.
The larger
confusion seems to be what does feminism
require of each of us, I think mostly that
we act on instinct and help to disrupt
injustices.
I hope that helps,
-- Amy
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