So many different types of feminism, so many wings.Where do I belong?

  1. The Essence Of Flame Is The Essence Of Change
    The Essence Of Flame Is The Essence Of Change
    Ok, well studying some stuff on feminism I'm once again (had that with socialism as a whole too) faced with a myriad of different branches and types of feminism that take completely different positions on some certain matters.I am therefore utterly confused in theory, or more correctly I'm confused on what kind of feminism my theory is closer too.The reason I created a whole thread about it instead of asking a simple question in some private messages is that I believe that many people are in my position and therefore we should lay a list of different types of feminism and what they mean for people to see.I still hear things like ''I am not a feminist cause feminism is just sexism against men, I am an anti-sexist'', a statement which is very ignorant and only true of seperatism feminism (which is crap anyway)

    Anyway so here are my views:
    -I do not think feminism should only be relevant for women as I seek the abolition of gender roles and society norms, something that helps both male and female people the same.
    -I desire full and equal participation of both sexes in every aspect of society.
    -I believe sex is one of the best things this world has to offer and that it's a tragedy that it has somehow been transformed into a guilty, victimizing taboo.I don't believe that assuming any conservative or puritanic stance against sexual expression is helping anyone or combating patriarchy.Also, as an anarchist, I respect the individual's freedom of engaging in any sexual activities I find weird or I don't condone myself as long as it is an activity that has the consent of all participating members.
    -I aknowledge that gender discrimination was the first kind of discrimination in history of the human kind and so the first excuse for the terms of authority and hierarchy to spring out.Sexism existed before capitalism and may exist after but I don't believe that neither we can have a capitalistic society with no sexism at the present state, nor that we can have a proper anarchistic/communistic society without clearing this issue.I, therefore also reject principles like marriage, monogamy etc as unjustified institutions that reinforce patriarchy
    -I do not agree that there are major inherent biological differences between the two sexes apart from the reproduction system and that rather they are created by either forcing individuals in gender-appropriate actions, or as a result of continuous association with said actions that is passed down to generations through mechanics of evolution, since one's genes carry a living history of his/her's ancestor's lives.

    So, I am obviously a sex-positive feminist and an anarcho-feminist but apart from that I have encountered many other adjectives when discussing feminism that I don't have a clue about.What difference dennotes the term cultural feminism from other types?What is post-feminism and what did it add to feminist theory?And what the heck do the terms ''lipstick'',''standpoint'' and ''amazon'' feminism mean?
  2. Tower of Bebel
    Tower of Bebel
    I'm opposed to the name of this group. It should be gender. It is a much broader and more neutral term meaning the social relations between sexes and als includes transsexuals. We don't need to be feminists because IMO it is a confusing concept.

    To add up to your confusion: feminism was and is also criticized by many radicals. They define(d) it as petty bourgeois because the dominant view among feminists is one of simply achieving and/or protecting certain "human rights" for the sake of having them. That's not different from reformism's reform for the sake of reform. Regarding property- and class relations this can only mean a capitalist status quo. This was the view shared by Rosa Luxemburg for example.

    So I wont answer your question postively .