[originalbuckeye]

I went away to college in the fall of 1969. I was a peripheral feminist as were most girls then. I believed that I should work and have a family. I, for a long time, believed that the Women's Movement was a good thing for women until I realized that they were not actually for women, but only for leftist politics. When I heard Anita Hill, right after the Monica episode was exposed, say 'well, you really have to consider his (Clinton's) voting record' the feminists lost me completely. I'm really glad that women are now able to choose the mommy-track and not feel guilty. I wish it had been different for me.

[driftless]

I remember reading feminist literature back in the seventies and concluding that many of its practitioners were out and out nutjobs. Their hatred of men stood out clearly. Above everything else these people came off as being extremely angry. The truly funny thing was that after checking their bios, many came from very privileged backgrounds. These were people who were hollering about exploitation from people (men) many of whom had far tougher lives than they had.

I dismissed the feminists even when I was a Dem. I realize that not all feminists are wacky and many have legitimate goals. But the nutjobs in their movement helped create the sorry state of radical leftist p.c. that is rampant today...and destroying the country.

[lawgirl]

I'm really glad that women are now able to choose the mommy-track and not feel guilty.

I don't think this is actually the case. I would love to stay home and start a family someday (if I ever get the right guy- which is its own a whole other story) and I can't imagine telling a guy my age this (I am 31)- they only seem interested in having someone help them pay the bills and not stay home or raise a family. And that's IF they can commit to getting married. And even if- I would still face a lot of scorn from other educated women if they heard that is what I would want to do. So I don't think it's quite that easy--- only nowadays the pressure comes from other women and the expectations that "liberation" puts on girls these days.