No, I think we're on the same page, but the thing is this: Just because a person is different in some way (be it gender, race, sexuality, physical/mental capability, etc.), they should not be treated as if their difference makes them a more worthy human being than someone who is "normal." Groups like the ones we've been discussing meet together to basically say "I am a woman, and I have experienced people treating me in a disrespectful way because I am a woman."
It's a way to feel some type of solidarity after feeling like an outsider for most of your life, and a way to empower yourself to not let the people who use your differences as a way to make you feel inferior to them.
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Date: 2009-09-22 09:03 pm (UTC)It's a way to feel some type of solidarity after feeling like an outsider for most of your life, and a way to empower yourself to not let the people who use your differences as a way to make you feel inferior to them.