There exists a second form of the Dame
Rebecca West quote:
"I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is; I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat."
True in 1913, just as true now. And given the free appropriation of the term by a myriad of quite distinct philosophies (admittedly: can anyone say
cline?), too many people have too much stock in it to give it up willingly. *sigh*
The masochists among you may endur^H^Hoy Where feminism lost me.