I hesitate to call myself a feminist because it seems like there is a presumption of understanding women’s experiences
Being a woman is the only thing that gives someone access to women’s experiences, but being a woman doesn’t automatically make someone a feminist. Neither thing presumes the other.
I hesitate to call myself a feminist because it seems like there is a presumption of understanding women’s experiences
Being a woman is the only thing that gives you access to women’s experiences, but being a woman doesn’t automatically make you a feminist. Neither thing presumes the other.
I hesitate to call myself a feminist because it seems like there is a presumption of understanding women’s experiences
Being a woman is the only thing that gives you access to women’s experiences, but being a woman doesn’t automatically make you a feminist.
Understanding women’s experiences (i.e., being a woman) and being a feminist are orthogonal things.