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Multi-purpose-woman is about personal growth. Personal Definitions of Feminist and Feminist Art. what does it mean to be a feminist? to be a feminist artist? to live like a feminist? This is the place to tell us your "definition of feminism". This is a good place to answer the question, "what is feminist art"

Basic Definition of Feminist

webster.com was as good a place as any to start. Feminist is a noun, first used 1895.
1 : the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes 2 : organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests

... what does it mean to be a feminist? to be a feminist artist? to live like a feminist? This is the place to tell us your "definition of feminism". This is a good place to answer the question, "what is feminist art".
Yes, I consider myself a feminist!
I think most people think of being a feminist as something negative, but I feel that if you stand up for women’s rights than you are a feminist. Wikipedia has a good definition, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism  note from a male feminist ...
As a male feminist, this is how I would define feminism: the belief that the values and characteristics traditionally described as feminine: receptivity, sensitivity, relationality, communitarian,  ani difranco quote
“My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it's very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and do whatever she needs to do.”
 
 
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Thesaurus.com doesn't have any synonyms for "feminist".

When you enter "feminist" as a search term, thesaurus.com returns "misogynist", defined as woman-hater, with the synonyms: anti-feminist, male chauvinist, misanthrope, and sexist.

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