Yup excatly what I was looking for. A fun read all the way.

Just one thing though….so much dependence on God, aint that good. I am sure he/she has loads on others duties to take care off…plus they have a life too. How can we be so selfish?

And what about Atheist Feminists?

ps..even Tom Cruise Was – Right! is bloody good work.

here is something that is actually funny:

What do you call a gay dinosaur?
A Mega-sore-arse

“DesiPundit will feature two articles on the DP blog (top-right corner of the homepage) by notable desi bloggers who will write on their experiences in the desi blogosphere.” – Link

Hopefully this answers your query and putforths the whole purpose behind the write-up.

Agree Sudha’s comment was informative but I was asked to relate my views on feminsim with my blogging experience…and not preach/teach/ or re-pharse other feminists views.

Well if you don’t agree with my thoughts or my post on the whole…can’t say much about that since we all have a right of expression.

Thanks for the feedback…anyways.

Was the objective of the post to write about feminism itself or to write about why Sakshi Juneja is a feminist?

“Just as all five fingers are not the same…”

Everything before that line tells us what Sakshi Juneja did, felt, why, and how she wrote the post. It did not tell us anything of substance about Feminism itself.

The remaining half did talk about Feminism, but still failed to add any new insight, except for this:

“A good humanist is also a good feminist. The two terms can be interchangeable to a great degree.”

And just then it ended with lyrics from a Natasha Bedingfield song. (!!?)

By comparison, Sudha’s comment (though not her own) was more informative.

This is not flame. Since you’re guest writing for another (popular) blog, you should have tried harder.

@Sakshi – Way to go girl!

As I mentioned in my post too, definition of Feminism differs from women to women..it depends on how comfortable you are under your own skin and much more.

The semantics of a word are determined by its usage.Regardless if a dictionary or encyclopaedia defines feminism as the “belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes� (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language qtd. at http://www.dictionary.com), popular use interprets feminism as a radical movement, full of militant extremists.

Some self-defined feminists choose to struggle against this popular definition, in a quest to open the eyes and ears of society to the important work of the women’s movements.

Feminism has ballooned to include experiences of discrimination in regards to race, ethnicity, age, class, sexuality, and ability and fueled the debate regarding the social construction of both gender and sex. Feminism is too narrow a term to encompass all these issues. The word “feminist� limits the scope of one’s concern to issues specific only to women’s oppression.

There is a danger in “ism’s�. Identifying with an “ism� or as an “ist� can prevent an individual from pursuing their own thoughts and drawing their own conclusions and plans for action. When a group reputation develops, members of the group are automatically accorded this reputation and are no longer assessed as individuals. In the case of feminism, this leads back to the problem of language and stereotypes. It is very difficult for some people to accept that not all feminists are alike, like Anderson herself realizes (32). Identifying as an “ist� also creates in-group and out-group status. No longer is individual behaviour assessed, instead the question is asked whether an individul is “one of us or one of them?� When this happens the focus is no longer on issues of oppression and dominance but on belonging and rank.

People are holistic individuals with identities composed of multiplicitous determinants like age, class, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, ability, etc. When feminism is defined in terms of women’s oppression, it is difficult to include all these other factors, which affect an individual. It is impossible and unproductive to rank oppression and this is what the concept of feminism does.

Because there are many issues that women continue to face, like childcare, the glass ceiling, the pink collar ghetto, gendered division of housework, violence, sexual harassment, and so on, there continues to be a need for activism. I support this but not to the exclusion of other issues. Because I do not want to participate in the ranking of oppression I reject the label “feminist�. By concentrating on practice rather than theory, the experiences and needs of real people: their “flesh, blood, violence, sexuality, [and] anger� (Rich 155) will be central to the movement for equality.

Works Cited

Anderson, Lauren. “Why I’m a Feminist.� Canadian Woman Studies. No. 4/1, Vol. 20/21: 32-34.

“Feminism.� The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 2000. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. 21 September 2005 http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=feminism.

Rich, Adrienne. “Resisting Amnesia: History and Personal Life� Bread Blood and Poetry: Selected Prose, 1970-1985. New York: W. W. Norton, 1986: 136-155.

That for me is the key. Championing cuases for equal opportunities is some thing which every one should strive to achieve in out society.

Suyog, I don’t think talking about an experience (SIF) while recounting on feminism is obsession. It was natural progression. Also, the explaining on feminism was a bit necessary as she was writing on feminism.

If you are asked to write on topic x, you are most likely to define it as well. She took the line of her personal experience and growth on the feminism stance rather than the female plight in India which for me was perfectly fine.

Just what I feel.

The reason why I mentioned them here is because it’s not only ME but any and anyone (men & women) who writes on women-related issues is attacked by them. Then how could I leave them out !!!

If I write about the ones who *love* me then I would be blamed for bragging….hahahahaha. Then again you have done it for me here na.

Anyways, thanks for your feedback and don’t worry I won’t rant on your blog for this.

Secondly, Almost everyone who’s heard of you knows you are a feminist, and a good one at that, and you need not emphasize it again and again like u do here. Thats the reason I feel that you are being obsessed about your feminist stance.

Please, take this as a objective feedback, and not as flame war. I like hearing what you have to say, and hope you take it in the right spirit too.

Cheers pal,

Suyog

Suyog – Not that really care but would be great if you could explain how am I moving to the latter bit.

If you think making most of my freedom, education, etc is obbession – then I am surely guilty.

Apoplexy – Wish I could understand humour…just the way you do. Wait! On second thoughts….I think I am better off. Keep Blooging.

Nikita – Thanks re.

Feminism! I must say what a topic! It’s one of those conversations that will no doubt cause some sparks between men and women, and between the female circles!! Oh yes amongst women too! I have had such conversations with many of my girlfriends, where all of us had different ideas about feminisms. Some of my friends had very extreme ideologies about feminisms, the burn the bra attitude. Some were quite quiet with their views, and were happy with the current perceptions of women in society. However, I and few of my friends had different opinions on the matter, which is very much reflected in this post. Now all the male counterparts who read this comment will automatically think that of course I am going to agree to everything in the blog post because I a female. Frankly, this is not true. The reason why I relate to this blog article is because for once I am reading an article that is not left or right wing on the subject of feminism. Instead it just simply puts a clear perspective on matters and re-educates people on the true definition of feminism. I completely oppose extreme feminists. Purely because these days I find such people get so wound up don’t actually think about anything, start playing dirty tricks like all politicians and forget the real cause for their fight that is equality. Instead sexists give a bad name to feminists. Sexists are those who are constantly trying to prove that women are better than men. I don’t believe in the fact that females should all be left wing about the matter. The author is right in calling such people sexist and not feminists. Feminism is all about respecting every one for who they are. Be it men, children, women, animals, homosexuals, bisexuals, whatever. By respecting other beings, you should give them their freedom to express themselves in the way they want to. I have nothing against men. I respect them for what they are. But, I do insist that men and women must be treated equally as we all live together side by side. The only main difference I see in the two genders is our anatomy- it’s only physical. However, our minds are made by the very same components, structured in the same manner; we are able to think of thoughts and process them in the same way, so why cannot we behave as equals?? If men can be top hair stylists, or chefs then why a woman can’t be given the chance to become the top business woman?? So I end my rather long comment by saying, we are the people in the 21st century, gone are the cavemen days, so lets coexists peacefully together! There is no superior gender. The world is everyone’s oyster so we all, men and woman, should be given the freedom to whatever the hell they want to do!!! By giving women the same amount of freedom, no harm is going be done, we will be creating a whole new better world