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Victorian feminists made the mistake of making membership of the sisterhood conditional on signing up to a particular policy agenda. Marxist feminists made a similar mistake of saying, 'You can't be a real feminist unless you join with miners, the unions, the vegans.'

— Naomi Wolf

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✓Similar Perspectives

The fact is, feminism is not what it used to be.

— Janine di Giovanni

I keep trying to imagine a universe in which too many public figures declaring themselves feminists would be a bad thing.

— Roxane Gay

As I started to think about how I can claim feminism while also acknowledging my humanity and my imperfections, 'bad feminism' simply seemed like the best answer.

— Roxane Gay

Feminism was about making women's lives less constrained and giving them more choices.

— Hanna Rosin

For some reason, the word 'feminist' freaks people out, but when you look it up, all it means is equal opportunity.

— Madison Marlow

Feminists are in an untenable position, defending something they no longer believe in, and which history will force them to recognize was destructive of most of the central pillars of civilization. I'm just the first one to point it out publicly.

— Dave Sim

Feminism is doomed to failure because it is based on an attempt to repeal and restructure human nature.

— Phyllis Schlafly

Feminism was a dirty word for a while.

— Miranda Richardson

So, when the discussion about not using the term feminist came up at a conference workshop, I couldn't believe it. The more I listened, the more I felt the need to express my passion about my identity as a feminist.

— Betty Buckley

I'm a feminist in the true sense of the word. It's about equality.

— Natalie Dormer

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