Are these disagreements between young women about what feminism means in modern-day society healthy or concerning?
If they’re concerning, please elaborate. They’re not concerning at all. I think they are exciting, vital, compelling and necessary. The only thing that really concerns me is the nasty way in which some decide to present those disagreements. Ad hominem attacks are never attractive, nor particularly productive, and they obscure the larger issues that everyone is trying to address and to change. The other concern: That the SPECIFICS of the disagreements over feminism will be overlooked by outsiders (or insiders!) who are more interested in the “dramas” behind the disagreement. This is why I hate hearing about sensationalist shit like “blog wars” and the like. Usually, it’s best to just not engage in that stuff and focus on the merits, not the melodrama. What do you think are the most troubling problems with feminism today? The biggest problems with feminism today are: 1) That not enough women choose to call themselves feminists. 2) That some claim to be able to “define” what feminism is o
