Quote Originally Posted by gwahir View Post
I more than agree with the second sentence, but as for the first: do you believe the same of words like "socialist"? What about "atheist"? I'm not trying to be nitpicky, I just want to know if feminism is a special "ism" to you, and if so, why.

EDIT: Since we don't disagree philosophically, I only ask because I'm interested in labels, and who goes by what labels, and why.
I think there's a certain connotation to feminism that implies activism. At least for me there is. It seems almost unnecessary for me to label myself a "feminist" if all I do is believe in the equality of the sexes. Everyone should be a feminist then. Do you go around proclaiming you're an anti-racist or you believe in anti-racism if all you do is believe in the equality of the races? To me that just seems silly.