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Originally Posted by Mathgod
I think there's a very different reason as to why the poorest and homeless are disproportionately male.
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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
It would be folly to ignore the three waves of feminism however, and most casual persons who refer to themselves as "feminists" tend to be referring to second wave feminism.
To paint all self-avowed feminists as third-wavers is a bit disingenuous, despite the relative accuracy of CliffFletcher's above post.
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You're right, I don't think most people who call themselves feminists hew to the third wave party line. But it does irk me when your more mainstream and reasonable progressives (and this goes for conservatives as well) bite their tongue and let the zealots and kooks hold court without challenging them. If we stopped giving people a pass just because they're broadly speaking 'on our side,' we might be able to get past the rhetoric and engage in rational dialogue about these issues.