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"Kiss my ass, you ignorant little jerks"

posted 10 years ago by Brandos_Bitch
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I have to say, I was sorely dissapointed in Mark for this:
http://markruffalo.tumblr.com/post/114661084940/my-response-to-the-i-am-not-a-feminist-internet

As a woman who doesnt identify with the feminist label, not because I dont believe in gender equality, or am ungratefull for some of the things feminism has done, but because Im also aware of the bad, crappy things its said and done as well, I find it rather ironic that a man that claims to respect women and their choices can shame, insult and belittle women because they choose to think for themselves and not adopt a label they are not comfortable with. I dont want this to turn into a feminist debate, but I will say this: perhaps the "youre either with us or against us" attitude, coupled with the aforementioned shaming tacticts used by feminists, including Mark, is what is keeping them away from that label?

And yes, I know Mark didnt actually write this, just reblogged it (from Tumblr, for gods sake,what is a grown ass man and celebrity doing on Tumblr?), but by doing so he IS condoning and backing up and agreeing with everything that the post said.

Its a pity this "nice guy" isnt a little bit more open minded.

"When life presents you with lemons, squeeze out the juice and squirt it in your enemies eyes."

[–] beja-4 9 years ago

So, if American government decides to drone strike village full of children, we should just shut up and say nothing, because if we do, we're spitting on legacy of every WWII veteran who fought against Nazi? That's basically what he's saying.
It's a really odd comparison, and it's definitely not comparable to what Libby Anne says. I don't think you really understand what she's saying. But to be perfectly clear, and since you bring it up, that's exactly what Americans did, during the Vietnam war. Most didn't say a thing, while the US Army slaughtered Vietnamese villages.
Oh and just so we remember... Feminism abolished slavery.
No, but there were many women who fought for both the abolition of slavery and women's rights. Harriet Beecher Stowe for example;

"The position of a married woman ... is, in many respects, precisely similar to that of the negro slave. She can make no contract and hold no property; whatever she inherits or earns becomes at that moment the property of her husband... Though he acquired a fortune through her, or though she earned a fortune through her talents, he is the sole master of it, and she cannot draw a penny... In the English common law a married woman is nothing at all. She passes out of legal existence."

Or why not Sojourner Truth with "Ain't I A Woman?";
http://legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/sojtruth-woman.asp

From where I am, women got the right to vote in 1921, but there are cantons in Switzerland where women were given the right to vote in 1990. In Italy the Fascist Party was among the first to demand universal male and female suffrage, and "qualified" women were given the vote in 1925, as a concession of the movement feminist activists.

Do you even know what you're talking about? Do you even understand when it comes to a woman's value, to be a second-class citizens? So quit your babble, because we can thank feminism and all those brave women who fought for women's rights for centuries and still does. Although we have achieved success in many areas, there's plenty left to do.

I'm glad that at least Mark Ruffalo, in any case, understands the importance. Here's for you, some extra reading. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/First_Women's_Rights_Movement?rec=566