Well, it’s at least worthy of airbrushing an eighth grade class photo to remove it from a girl’s t-shirt. That’s right, out of all the logos and all the words on the kids’ clothing, “Feminist” was removed because it might be deemed as offensive.
Do you think this is just Midwest craziness? We’re pretty sure it’s not. Feminist does not mean what you think it means, or at least it doesn’t in many minds.
The true definition of a feminist from Webster’s Dictionary:
A person who supports the social, political, legal, and economic equality of the sexes.
Who wouldn’t want to identify with that??
Well, the truth is the meaning of feminist has become layered and muddled and transformed by all the minds and mouths who have handled it since the late 1800s. One thing, for sure, it hasn’t lost any of its punch.
When Erin asked her Dymowski roundtable–her husband, four sons, and one daughter–if they thought feminism had a negative or positive connotation, the answers were so passionate that she posed the same question to our Facebook page.
Those answers were so varied and passionate, we knew we had to talk about it.
The principal who chose to wipe “Feminist” from the picture is being pressured to open the topic to the student body for further discussion. Oh, we got her discussion. Hear what we have to say by clicking the podcasting soundbar below.
-Ellen and Erin
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It was absurd to remove the word from her shirt and feminist is 100 percent positive. I’m raising 3 daughters and I want them to know they should celebrate themselves as feminist.
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Great conversation ladies! It reminded me of some of the ideas that the Factual Feminist, Christiana Hoff Summers, talks about on her Youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XAftrligcc
Again can’t wait to discuss!!