tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post7198012065591172918..comments2024-03-19T07:27:06.216-04:00Comments on VOTARIES OF HORROR: Good Feminism: The CloserKatherine Woodburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364517253667798449noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-76993665218340856592015-01-27T16:16:27.653-05:002015-01-27T16:16:27.653-05:00Feminism - and most other -ism's - fail in tha...Feminism - and most other -ism's - fail in that they insist the individual subjugate himself (sorry, but I hate the "him- or herself" types of constructions and I refuse to refer to human beings by the 3rd person pronoun) to the dictates of class, however that class be defined - economically, racially, by gender, etc.<br /><br />Al Sharpton is as vigorous in denying the individual humanity of Black people as any KKK wizard of 50 years ago, and Gloria Steinem is just as thorough in denying the individuality of women as any misogynist patriarch ever could be. But stereotypes are powerful things and it is very difficult to resist their power without resorting to a different stereotypes to juxtapose against them.<br /><br />This is why I've always said, "Nouns first, adjectives second." Though English tends to put the adjectives in front of the noun, we must focus on the noun as the main thing and not be distracted by the adjectives. The most important noun regarding human beings is the proper noun - the name that identifies them as individuals before God.a calvinist preachernoreply@blogger.com