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ORIGINAL: MrDiscipline44 I didn't say Lincoln gave her the right to vote. I said Lincoln gave her the freedom she attributed to feminism. And as far as I know, feminism had nothing to do with the civil rights movement. Feminism gave "white" women the right to vote and equality. For those of color, feminism really did nothing. It was the civil rights movement that gave those of us with color the equality. If it weren't for these two factors, Rama might still not have had the "rights" she misguidedly loves. I was addressing Rama's obvious racial heritage and the fact that if it wasn't allowed, supported or fought for by men, she'd not be here making a fool of herself. A valid point, indeed. What many proud, militant feminists who would write out herstory sometimes fail to aknowledge is the constitutional republic bled for and constructed by males which gave them a forum in which to speak. Recognizing the importance of women in history is well to do, but it is likewise important to not forget those armies of soldiers, scholars and statesmen who have built a place in which one's voice of dissent can be heard—and tolerated. Actually when this "democracy" in America was formed, women lost a lot of political and social power that class membership had given them. And when women brought up the fact that they wanted the right to vote, men just laughed thus starting off the need for women's movements on issues that men thought were too silly. Imagine that, women treated as human beings is silly... gee, I can't imagine why any woman would want to be treated as a human being, can you? Please try to remember that women were by and large forbidden legally and socially from being political and military leaders yet a few found ways to participate even if it meant they had to pretend to be men. Judging women's abilities or participation in the past while ignoring the legal and social realities is similar to clipping the wings of a bird and then declaring that birds of that species can't fly because that bird in your cage doesn't. Would you all tolerate such claims on this website about race or religion? Why try it with sex?
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