Feminism to me means using state force to try and make women equal to men financially. So it does not seem compatible with libertarianism to me.
Feminism to me means opposition to sexism against women.In this sense it’s a cultural position.
Politically there’s two kinds:- (1) statist feminism which seeks to prevent sexism by means of the state and (2) anti-statist feminism.This can incorporate cultural feminism by means of non state methods .
Libertarian feminism/Individualist Feminism is a kind of anti state feminism.It incorporates cultural feminism seeking to solve sexism by non state means but also seeks to challenge and abolish aggression including laws against specifically women.I feminism also is pro-masculism and so opposes sexism against men.
Statist Feminism tends to be radical feminism which often is anti-male,anti-sex,anti-porn.Just very hateful and extremist.However there are some radical feminists who are anti state but whether radical feminism is valid is another question.I’d say no.
Personally I’m a feminist, a Libertarian Feminist of the Wendy Mcelroy sex positive kind.I think libertarianism implies a political anti-state feminism opposing aggression against women.Does it require cultural feminism? no but there are good reasons to be one because of the values that are part of libertarianism and that lead to it and also good reasons to think it would help lead to and maintain an anarchist society.
Honestly if feminism was about equality between the sexes, it wouldn’t be called feminism. It was called that to bring women certain rights. Now the label is just doesn’t apply in that sense. I’d like to say that it’s in the anti men and only is interested in women, but that’s not totally true either. They despise feminine qualities. Besides the sexes aren’t equal in the sense that they are the same. But should we judge them the same, treat them the same? I’d call for at least equity.
Men and women are equal in value if anything.
I’m pretty sure that most people agree to that the statement above, so feminism as a label identify with is really just pointless.
Feminism = female nationalism.
That’s explains all of it.
I’m pretty sure that most people agree to that the statement above, so feminism as a label identify with is really just pointless.
There are meaningful ways to label people?
Some feminists simply want to rid us of institutionalized sexism. Others want to flip the coin onto female domination.
This is true of almost any ism.
I just like to bash it because mainstream feminism is just really regressive. Sure there are libertarian and individualists feminists, but the main movement as a whole is just horrid. It’s very much influenced culture and attitudes. If anything feminism is institutionalized. I’ve talked to moderate feminists who can be chill people, but even they are mislead. It’s contradictory in some ways too. I mean they say they want gender equality and yet, think about it. Women now have the option to work or to be supported. Do men have this option?
Check out Warren Farrel or Christina Hoff Summers. While I wouldn’t believe everything they say, but they have interesting points and criticisms. Warren Farrel was a huge part of the feminist movement originally. Feminism can hurt both genders.
I mean feminism has really a minor rape scare.
Here’s a short article by Christina Hoff Summers:
http://www.leaderu.com/real/ri9502/sommers.html
Also check out this video by Walter Block: