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Christopher Pound writes (among other things):
> I should say, though, that I'm not exactly what
>you'd call a feminist, because while I generally agree with
>their philosophical (post-subjective) position, I arrived at
>that position out of a hermeneutic rather than a critical sort
>of understanding

Statements like this always puzzle me, and we come across them so
frequently.  How often have you heard (usually from a woman who was the
first to head a company, take a particular job, etc. etc.), "I'm not a
feminist, but . . . ."?  What do these people think being a feminist is?

My view is that a feminist is a person who believes that women should not
be hindered by the structure of their society in doing whatever it is that
they want.  By that standard I know a lot of feminists, some of whom will
even admit to it.

Elliot McIntire
Department of Geography
California State University
Northridge, CA 91330-8249
  Internet: emcintire@vax.csun.edu
     "Of two evils, choose to be the least." Ambrose Bierce