rshapiro@arris.com (Richard Shapiro) (01/15/91)
In article <9101072033.AA28225@easynet.crl.dec.com> baranski@meridn.enet.dec.com (Jim Baranski) writes: >My definition of a feminist is someone who advances the welfare of >women (often without regard for the welfare of men). And subsequently, in a response to an article of mine: >Funny, I have meet a lot of feminists who are not interested in >understanding what a male role is, and who are only interested in >defining the female role regardless of it's impact on men. Obviously if you define the word feminist as you do, every feminist you meet will have the interests you describe -- your definition simply won't allow any other interests to count as "feminist". This is tautological reasoning that doesn't get anywhere. rs