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Gaffer Tape
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I'm a feminist!
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4-Jun-2013, 5:33 PM

I think it definitely strengthens it, yes.   But it's even deeper than that, as I've been saying.  It's just annoying embedded in our culture that certain subjects are for men and certain subjects are for women, and that presumption does, in turn, tint how we see those subjects.  But, what?  Are you saying that such a thing is impossible?  That men didn't go see Titanic?  That women (to use the example again) don't like Star Wars?  You want to say that it would inherently skew one way or the other?  Fine.  I already told you I can tend to agree with that.  But when you incessantly reinforce from birth that there's this huge us/them gulf, and that this is for them and this is for us, then, yeah, you're stacking the deck.  So please tell me what is the point in purposely limiting ourselves and our children by these kinds of labels?