Feminists, do you ever feel betrayed by the leaders of your movement?

Question

You should take a cautious approach when following any so called leader, don't you think:

http://women.propeller.com/story/2006/11/01/gloria-steinem-how-the-cia-used-feminism-to-destabilize-society

Way to go, girls!

Answer 1

No, feminists can act however they want & the leaders can act however they want & they can deflect each others activities with a "not all feminists are like that" or sum such excuse.

When mainstream feminism supports radicals, they show their true colors & we can easily call them on their actions:

http://www.now.org/history/dworkin.html

There's no deflecting that.

Answer 2

I only feel betrayed by the women who have called themselves feminist leaders and have not been feminists. I follow the ones who say equality and mean it. Or, better yet, I follow no one.

Answer 3

This is 2007. There are no feminist "leaders." Our "leaders" are the women who've taken advantage of feminism and become role models and leaders in their particular fields.

So there is no valid reason for anyone to feel betrayed.

Answer 4

LOL. Well if the CIA was really trying to use feminism to make society crumble, I'm afraid they'll be in for a disappointing surprise!

Answer 5

Yes. As a woman, I feel constantly disappointed in other women. I often feel like so called feminists don't support all womens' views, just the ones they advocate.

Answer 6

I'm a feminist and the best thing I can come up with to say to this is that there is no feminist movement.

p.s. - I just hit my head on my computer monitor. Oww.

Answer 7

What leaders are you referring to? Doesn't fighting shadows tire you out?

Answer 8

I don't have any "leaders" to "my movement." I wasn't aware that expecting to be treated like any other human being was a "movement."