a fight for the soul of poptimism...

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

...has broken out on this thread. Since I am now using 'poptimist' with scare quotes, it may be possible that I am about to publicly 'break' with 'the' 'movement'. :-)

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[cis.livejournal.com]

or c) if there's been a sex tape sold of you there is no way you will be able to claw back any kind of dignity from the situation so you might as well go all-out and try and get something; no matter what you do you will be branded a whore, what's the point in trying to be otherwise.

I've never heard your version of the events before: I have no idea what's 'true'.

I'm not sure what place 'yay feminism' has here? I suppose if there is ugly dishonesty here she'd be taking unfair advantage of the benefits feminism has brough for women but that's just what happens: the existence of benefit cheats doesn't morally invalidate the welfare state.

[dickmalone.livejournal.com]

But it doesn't make her particularly feminist, does it?

[cis.livejournal.com]

Where am I supposed to have said that she's feminist?