I agree that I’m not sure what she means by toxic femininity, or professional feminist, either. Perhaps my definition of feminism is unusual? I raised both of my daughters with feminist ideals which included reading books about strong women; pointing out men who treated women as equals; talking about the wonderful pride and bond I felt f…
I agree that I’m not sure what she means by toxic femininity, or professional feminist, either. Perhaps my definition of feminism is unusual? I raised both of my daughters with feminist ideals which included reading books about strong women; pointing out men who treated women as equals; talking about the wonderful pride and bond I felt for nursing them both and watching them grow from tiny babies into healthy toddlers. I don’t know if my younger kid’s gender dysphoria is perhaps based in homophobia or misogyny but if so, I don’t accept direct blame for that because neither her dad nor I raised her to think that way. I can’t say the same for our culture, of course. I do know that if I could get a do-over, I would not give her a phone or laptop until high school at the very least.
I agree that I’m not sure what she means by toxic femininity, or professional feminist, either. Perhaps my definition of feminism is unusual? I raised both of my daughters with feminist ideals which included reading books about strong women; pointing out men who treated women as equals; talking about the wonderful pride and bond I felt for nursing them both and watching them grow from tiny babies into healthy toddlers. I don’t know if my younger kid’s gender dysphoria is perhaps based in homophobia or misogyny but if so, I don’t accept direct blame for that because neither her dad nor I raised her to think that way. I can’t say the same for our culture, of course. I do know that if I could get a do-over, I would not give her a phone or laptop until high school at the very least.