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[maevele]

Is Intersectional Feminist like, a thing yet? as in, can I call myself that in order to hang on to the root idea behing feminism [sexismbad] while disassociating from feminists who have clued out on intersectionality?

because I obviousl can't just say 'I'm a feminist' anymore, and haven't been able to in a long ass time

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[marydell.livejournal.com]

Ah, good point. I tend to clarify, depending on what conversation I'm in...sometimes it's obvious where the lines are and sometimes not. In RL conversation I usually just say "I'm a feminist" without qualifications since I spend (too much) time surrounded by non-feminists. Online I tend to throw in various modifiers like "anti-racist" and "pro-disability-rights" and so forth, except in cases like this where I'm mainly tempted to say "I'm a feminist...but not an asshole like those assholes commenting in that thread!"

What I don't do is say "I'm not a feminist because feminists are (X)," because I don't want to let racist, ableist, heterosexist & cissexist jerks steal feminism.

Maybe "Progressive Feminist" would be more descriptive...?

[leeoakfire.livejournal.com]

Have you considered "radical feminist"?

[maevele.livejournal.com]

turns out people using the term radical feminist are some of the most, um, problematic ones I am trying to distance myself from, with their anti trans stuff and their 'only women's oppression rly counts'

which hardly seems radical, but they took the word

[leeoakfire.livejournal.com]

Oh, sorry ... I didn't realize that was the case. I have self-identified as a radical feminist for many years, and I try to look at all oppressions.

[marydell.livejournal.com]

"Radical Feminism" already has a specific meaning (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_feminism) that's mostly unrelated to intersectional issues (other than class).

[leeoakfire.livejournal.com]

Well, I would disagree with the definition which is in the link. But .. that is me. Obviously, other opinions vary. For myself, as a self-described radical feminist, the goal is to look at the roots of what has caused the oppression. And, in my opinion, the roots of patriarchy run through all of the oppressions -- every one of them. So, in working to create an egalitarian society, we need to address them all. But, looks like that is my own opinion as a radical feminist and doesn't reach what you are looking for. Hope you find a word that you are comfortable with.