Originally posted by oppaperclip
reply to post by hotbakedtater
This is absolutely about feminism. Before we had to get all "equal" both males and females would "grade" the opposite sex. Now men have to be
guarded about what they say around women and feminized men.
Yes the admin may have male genitalia, but what does that really mean? If the privileged class gets mad and the admin doesn't do anything, they could
lose their jobs.
Not feminism? Well I guess here on earth we have a different opinion of what feminism is.
Feminism and priveleged class are really two completely different topics.
I dont like the word feminist, because it has such a gut reaction to it, like is evidenced in this thread.
I consider myself a very strong female, and the term I like to use is femicentric. I am female, so of course I favor female issues, they directly
affect me. I am very pro woman, but I am pro human and pro civil rights as well, and that is for both sexes.
I have a feeling a lot of people on this board (if familiar with my posts that is) assume I am a feminist. I'm not.
To address the "grading game" I am a 40 yr old female, and me and girl friends play this game all the time. I play it with my guy friends too, and I
have played the "omg can you believe she wore THAT" game too. Its shallow passing of time, and totally NOT WORTHY of being suspended over!
So I will have to agree to disagree this topic has anything to do with feminism.
I just sadly see a bunch of guys taking this chance to generically and with broad brush bash women under pretense of outrage over feminism.
Sadder still is I see this attitude A LOT on ATS.
Yall, there are a bunch of women on this board, and we are great ladies. Some posters with ambiguous names I have been surprised to find out were
fellow females.
I realize equality of the sexes is a heated topic and very worthy of respectful discussion. But it gets tiresome reading gratuitous female bashing
disguised as so called debate (and often off topic).
Just my opinion, and not personally meant to ruffle feathers or be mean, and I hope my post further expands on how a real female (possibly mislabeled
feminist) actually sees herself.
And I will add this.
I appreciate seeing it regardless, because as a strong woman I know I have come across and been misunderstood to be possibly anti man, and nothing
could be further from the truth. I am raising a couple of them!! So I have actually tried to think about what I say and how I word my responses so I
dont come across as a man hater or something I am not.
In the OP I feel the major issue to be angry about is gross invasion of privacy and an outrageous suspension that COULD ruin an academic career (if
suspension is long enough, falls on a major test day etc).
(now what mark shall I give you) ??? 
