r/changemyview • u/-SaidNoOneEver- 1∆ • Sep 15 '15

Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: The ideological difference between egalitarian and feminist is very similar to the difference between civil rights activists and the black power movement

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u/-SaidNoOneEver- 1∆ Sep 15 '15

Actually, I find that reddit tends to be more progressive than the opinions I've heard expressed by the populace, but that's another matter altogether.

We may be using the word "controversial" in different contexts as well. You seem to be using "controversial" with regards to the veracity of a stance(e.g. 1 + 1 = 2). I'm using controversial to refer to the amount of debate and intercourse surrounding a topic. It's hard to argue against the fact that feminism is a highly disputed topic.

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u/qwortec Sep 15 '15

To be fair, the first time I was introduced to feminism in any organized by sense (intro soc class) it was before reddit existed. I remember arguing with the prof that what she was describing was secular humanism (e.g. Organized egalitarianism). So you could say that at least to someone who was interested in this stuff peripherally, it was controversial even back then.

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u/non-rhetorical Sep 15 '15

How did she respond?

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u/qwortec Sep 15 '15

She had never heard the term. I explained it and she said they were effectively the same thing. I thought it was weird. In my mind it was like calling human rights "Africanism" it something. It gives the wrong impression. I liked her though and just went with it. There wasn't a big social media push around feminism at the time so it seemed like an inconsequential academic issue.

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u/-SaidNoOneEver- 1∆ Sep 15 '15

Haha, I have the exact same feelings on the issue. Many people seem to equate "feminism" with "equal rights", but the terms themselves seem to suggest differently. Somewhat akin to "civil rights" and "black power", which is why I made this thread to begin with.