I have a problem with people saying feminine means anti-feminist, and I think it's counter-productive to immediately associate anything 'girly' with vanity or stupidity.
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As a result of the feminist revolution, 'feminine' becomes an abusive epithet.
I'm feminine, but I wouldn't say that I'm girly in any way at all.
I feel that I'm sort of playing me but more feminine, and to me more feminine means smarter.
Women can really be who they are. I'm about to say the F word, feminist. Often that word has such a negative connotation.
The vanity of men, a constant insult to women, is also the ground for the implicit feminine claim of superior sensitivity and morality.
Feminine virtue is nothing but a convenient masculine invention.
I know a lot of women who embody what it means to be a feminist but do not want to use that word. The misperceptions about what it's all about have gotten into their heads.
There are a lot of people who say, 'Yeah yeah, I'm a feminist,' and they're not, actually. I wouldn't want to throw that word around, because it's a very strong thing.
It just so happens that some of the things I like are feminine.
I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't see enough of that.
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