someone said << Maybe she still believes that being a "feminist" makes you a man-hater and a bra-burner! >> someone else answered >>>Doesn't it? If not in practice, then certainly in perception, and perception IS reality.<< Hopefully you were joking. Feminism used to have a more militant edge to it which in hindsight I believe was created in part by some (not all) feminists and partially by some (men & women) who were threatened by its concepts. It has been many many decades since then. Nevertheless, I can totally understand Joni's point of view that she doesn't want to be anything with an ist or ism on the end of it. She too full of many complex thoughts & ideas to ever let herself be labeled by someone elses definition. And by the very nature of this discussion & the one that we all had regarding feminism a while ago, there are lots of different interpretations about feminism. It reminds me of the fable of all those blind guys thinking that the part of the elephant they were touching was the whole elephant. Feminism is a deep & complex issue but in the end I think it is about equal opportunity and balancing what has been out of balance for too long. There is a great list out there that I wish I could put my hands on. Maybe someone has it. It goes a little like this: What if the constitution was written "all women are created equal" ommiting men What if God was always referred to as she. Etc. ******************************************** Kate Bennett www.katebennett.com sponsored by Polysonics www.polysonics.com Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html ********************************************
