It’s unusual? I’m not sure why that matters - I’m writing about this because it seems that the definition is poorly understood, as evidenced by a series of blog posts referenced here.
I’m not sure what you consider to be concrete claims - but this early post of mine goes through some of what I think a positive version of feminism has accomplished and where it often goes wrong:
I don’t think I understand your point - that it’s a bigger distraction - a distraction from what?
The reason I continue to use the word feminism is that most of the theory and thought I am referencing and building upon was produced by other people who called themselves feminists (or who were subsequently called feminists by others). I don’t think feminism is at all opposed to humanism or liberalism, and if there were a gender neutral term for the cultural analysis of, and activism related to, gender norms, relations, etc I’d use it - but there isn’t one - the term “gender studies” carries even more baggage if anything than “feminism” does.
It’s unusual? I’m not sure why that matters - I’m writing about this because it seems that the definition is poorly understood, as evidenced by a series of blog posts referenced here.
I’m not sure what you consider to be concrete claims - but this early post of mine goes through some of what I think a positive version of feminism has accomplished and where it often goes wrong:
https://www.allcatsarefemale.com/p/gender-roles-and-gender-trouble?r=ipqw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
I don’t think I understand your point - that it’s a bigger distraction - a distraction from what?
The reason I continue to use the word feminism is that most of the theory and thought I am referencing and building upon was produced by other people who called themselves feminists (or who were subsequently called feminists by others). I don’t think feminism is at all opposed to humanism or liberalism, and if there were a gender neutral term for the cultural analysis of, and activism related to, gender norms, relations, etc I’d use it - but there isn’t one - the term “gender studies” carries even more baggage if anything than “feminism” does.