I am a taurus, and a proud hairy man. I was born that way.

As such I have a rather more stubborn edge to my character. But I am not bullish, and I am not scared to display a more gentle side of my character.

I consider myself to have feminist views, but I am not gay. I feel comfortable telling most people, but few people understand where I am coming from, so tend to I draw the line at telling my construction work mates the few times I have worked on building sites. Most people suspect I am gay or bisexual as a result of my identifying with feminism, but I'm pretty sure I am at least not one. I think its more likely I am latently asexual. Anyway, I think it is an important human experience to be able to identify yourself with both feminine and masculine qualities, its part of being human, it's part of being conscious.

So my own personal opinion of feminism transcends the identification with male and female charactersitics, and I think I understand why. It is more of a humanistic point of view- compassion, co-operation. I feel blessed with these qualities, and it saddens me when I see so much brutality and mindlessness in the world. I feel like I want to offer some sort of apology to "women" for having to put up with men's shit for so long, I feel the need to protect them from these bastards who are not representative of me in any way, and I feel pain and anguish when they reject me for that. I guess these are probably self-centred male instincts though, and ones that may well be partly responsible for the emergence of patriarchy in the last place.

Or, I hope instead, the resurgence of a more spiritual society in the new age. Not neccesarily with more emphasis on feminine values, but one that accommodates those within everyone, and also one that does not deny the true character of the male psyche as well. I think the world as it is now denies both.

Feminism is not just about being female, its about being human.
Staurm Reviewed by Staurm on . Feminism (male input welcomed) I figured since this is the Women's Forum that a thread on Feminism is very appropriate. This IS NOT a male bashing thread (a lot of men assume feminism=anti-male, which is not true...well with radical feminism it pretty much is, but that's another story. lol)!! This thread can be about anything to do with feminism...men, feel free to ask questions about it and share your concerns with it if you have any... Here are some questions to get this thread off the ground, boys- feel free to Rating: 5