I created it because I wanted to post the tweet about Wang Yaping becoming the first female taikonaut, and I thought it was a great injustice not to have a dedicated place to talk about feminism.

However I don’t identify as a woman and I’d feel better knowing this community was moderated by someone that does. So if anyone wants it, just comment here.

  • Camarada Forte
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    22 years ago

    Your argument seem to imply that only someone who identifies as a woman can talk about feminism, an argument I profoundly disagree. Feminism critiques a concrete structure of our society, patriarchy. It is concrete because it’s materialized through our social relations. The effects of this in society is real, identifiable and produces enough evidences to guarantee that it’s not merely a subjective experience.

    If you think about it, this idea that only those who suffer are able to speak about their problems is a form of “individualization” of struggles. The same argument applied elsewhere can easily reveal its logical failures: imagine hearing that “only those who are starving can talk about hunger”, or fight against it.

    Also, this is a wonderful community, we really need discussions about feminism from a revolutionary classist understanding.

    • @CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.mlOPM
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      2 years ago

      Yes, the tweet I linked (and originally read this news from) was not clearest about this. She is China’s second female taikonaut and first woman on their space station.