There's not much original in my reaction to the SCOTUS decision on Gonzales v Carhart--an attack on women's autonomy and power, a relegation of women to subhuman vessels for procreation, a callous ignorance of and disregard for the tremendous responsibility, pain, and risk that women are heir to simply because they are born female. I also hope that women of all ages who react with "Eeeewwww," when asked if they are feminists will begin to get a glimmer of what our foremothers fought for--and what we STILL have to fight for.
Feminisms is a series of weekly feminist diaries. My fellow feminists and I decided to start our own for several purposes: we wanted a place to chat with each other, we felt it was important to both share our own stories and learn from others’, and we hoped to introduce to the community a better understanding of what feminism is about.
Needless to say, we expect disagreements to arise. We have all had different experiences in life, so while we share the same labels, we don’t necessarily share the same definitions. Hopefully, we can all be patient and civil with each other, and remember that, ultimately, we’re all on the same side.