I am an old feminist; and you should be afraid of me if you have any chauvinistic tendencies

There's no problem having the discussion so long as you don't really say anything.

So far, I have blocked 60 sexist guys and Trumpsters who lashed out or personally attacked me for being a Democrat or feminist.

My middle finger is twitching.

Erm kitten pic?

I have nieces and nephews...I am in the middle of their discussions and I can see more than one side on just about all of their issues from dating to pay equality...as an old feminist still fighting for certain issues, I have also seen the alienation of men from those who take it too far.

In order for people to get to some solutions, everybody needs to put down their spears and talk in a circle...I will immediately block those who try to ram any kind of bullshit down my throat with no opportunity to even understand what they are trying to say...screaming your anger at me is not helping and neither is your presentation of misinformation...other that, I, too am a kitten...kind, soft, cute, and cuddly...until you cross the line, then I will scratch your eyes out...

Safe for whom? We never feel safe, which is part of the problem, I'm afraid.

I don't feel unsafe here. I get annoyed but never feel unsafe on this site.

I am pretty old now and have never felt unsafe at any time in my life...and I certainly don’t feel unsafe here on this site. I realise that women still have a long way to go to get equal rights in pay etc., and that there are some men who display misogyny towards us, especially the religious, and the alt right politicians, but that doesn’t mean we are afraid to speak out or feel we can’t, in fact it makes it all the more of an imperative that we do speak out, and loudly! To anyone who thinks that they can intimidate me and those other intelligent, confident women here at Agnostics from stating our points of view, I’d like to see you try but don’t fancy your chances of success!

Quick definitions:
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I am a product of the 70's but consider myself 3rd Wave (now that I know the distinctions): The third-wave "sees women’s lives as intersectional, demonstrating how race, ethnicity, class, religion, gender, and nationality are all significant factors when discussing feminism. It examines issues related to women’s lives on an international basis." This is a great place to mention something my sister said to me about our upbringing as girls in the 70's, young women in the 80's, and mothers in the 90's. She said that as girls, we were told that we could be anything and do anything career-wise...but that boys and men failed to hear this information. Therefore it's been more difficult sometimes to keep reminding the guys of that generation. My kids' generation (of the 90's, 2000's) seem a lot more flexible in their thinking about gender roles, the need to marry, the need to have children, reproductive choice and many other 'feminist' topics.

I'm a woman and don't like the expression "female "

There are definitely misogynists on this site. They are smugly set in their ways so I just block them. There is no benefit to talking to them as far as I can tell, & reading their crap just wastes my time. They neither enlighten nor entertain.

More than once I have faced hostility toward women or toward feminism. Once I had a guy go on the attack telling me that I am an idiot and have “wasted my life” because I stated that you can’t tell whether a brain belongs to a male or female with a brain scan. Having worked with a gender focused neuroscientist, you can’t. But this individual was deeply threatened by the idea that men and women aren’t totally different species. Only person I’ve ever blocked.

What are you babbling about? EQUAL TREATMENT/opportunities for Everyone is a problem for you?