Hey friends! So today I'm gonna take you all on a little adventure
which you'll probably regret afterwards but we're gonna go!
I'm, like, pretty late to this trend but this quiz was doing its rounds on the internet
like a year ago, probably -- several months to a year ago.
It's called "How Much of a Feminist Are You?" and what I love about it is that
it was doing its rounds a while back on both feminist and anti-feminist channels.
So it's, just -- it's a lot of cringe.
It's very cringey and I'm super excited to take it.
Alright, and I'm also back with wine.
I was a little worried that I didn't have any wine -- but then I realized I had a whole bottle of wine.
So I'm not gonna drink a whole bottle of wine because I am a hardcore lightweight
but it's good to know that that's an option.
It's always good to know you can drink an entire bottle of wine by yourself, if you so desire.
Let's do it.
Turned my air conditioning off, and now I am very warm.
I don't know how many questions are in this. I feel like it's kinda long, so...
"Check all that apply."
So this could either be referring to the gender pay gap or the racial pay gap.
Um, I'm assuming since this a BuzzFeed feminist quiz it's just the gender pay gap.
Because intersectionality is not a thing.
[coughs]
I also think is a weird question, keeping that in mind, because a lot of women are taking this quiz
and if you're talking about the gender pay gap, then why... you wouldn't check this?
But then if you don't check it, I'm assuming BuzzFeed thinks that you're sexist or not a feminist for not checking it.
I also just don't have a salary -- which I would love -- but I do not have financial security.
Like, obviously, everyone's gonna check that.
Yeah. Usually I'm not bothered. I always notice and I might comment on it. I make make a little joke.
I'm not mad about it, usually.
So, I mean, I guess I'll say I'm bothered.
Yes, I know who bell hooks is.
However, this a poser fuckin' quiz because they capitalized bell hooks' name and it's stylistically not capitalized.
So, get out of my face.
I did a whole video about it. I'm not gonna do it here, but, yeah, I can define intersectional feminism.
Like, literally every single women's studies class I've ever taken has begun with a primer on what intersectional feminism is.
So, I -- I got it.
Yeah. But there's not really a great alternative.
I recognize that it's annoying that the only, like, language we have to address groups is gendered or outdated.
I sometimes say "ya'll" but I think I already say "ya'll" way more than a person from California is allowed to.
So...
Bitch, I majored in women's studies.
But this quiz would probably get mad at me for saying "bitch", so, just don't tell the quiz.
Yes. But I also get a lot of obnoxious comments when I talk about majoring in women's studies
saying that if I really care about inequality in STEM then I would have majored in STEM
but I also think it's important to let people do what they're interested in, because they're way less likely to do well in an area that they're not passionate about.
I don't like this one because I feel like BuzzFeed wants me to say yes to prove how much of a feminist I am
but I also just think that's based on a stereotype that affirmative action for women is women that are unqualified
because a lot of people think that affirmative action means that you're getting jobs that you're not qualified for
and that's not true.
It's when you're looking at several people who are equally qualified
and maybe taking preference for someone who is not represented in the workplace at all.
I mean, yeah, I don't, like -- that's not gonna be my number one issue of things that I care about.
But also, there's no reason why you need a woman in a dress -- just, like, say "women" or "men" or make it gender neutral.
Yes, obviously.
I mean, I do think that's important, but I think, a lot of the time, inequality in the workplace is summed up to it being women's fault --
"Well, they just don't know how to negotiate" --
and that's an aspect of socialization where we're kinda just taught to be polite and do what we're told and not ask for too much.
So I do think that's important. But I also just don't think that's the only reason that there's inequality in the workplace.
There are a lot of different factors, so I don't like when it's only chalked up into this, like, "Lean in"
type of "Just negotiate and everything will be equal."
Ah, fuckin' Jennifer Lawrence!
I don't like Jennifer Lawrence, but, yeah, yeah, yes.
Should more movies pass the Bechdel test? Yes.
Do I think a movie shouldn't be released if it doesn't pass the Bechdel test? Not necessarily.
I would rather consumers boycott a movie for being sexist or racist, rather than just saying it can't be released at all.
Like, when has a movie ever not been released because it was sexist or racist? That's kind of like, the norm, I feel like, in Hollywood.
And there are lots of movies that do pass the Bechdel test, that are still pretty fuckin' sexist.
So I don't think the Bechdel test is the best indicator.
Yeah, obviously -- everyone's gonna answer that.
Yeah, I made a video about it -- so go watch that video.
Um, yeah, definitely. This is one of the first questions in this quiz that I actually fully agree on
other than the basic, like, "men and women should be equal."
Yeah -- I mean, yeah. [laughs]
Yes.
Yes.
I don't love, like -- this is supposed to be a feminist quiz, but then they're using the word "female".
I feel like, just say "woman". But whatever.
On a personal level, yeah -- if someone that I know tells me that they were assaulted, then I'm gonna believe them.
But also, conversely, if someone who doesn't identify as a women tells me they were assaulted, I will generally believe them too.
I just think it's important to believe people who are sexually assaulted.
I don't even know who that is -- so, no.
I mean, I'm assuming since this is capitalized it's referring to Roxanne Gay's novel "Bad Feminist", which I own and have read.
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Yes.
I mean, I might've been real shitty in high school but I don't remember saying it.
But also, we all are taught real sexist shit, and we don't realize that it's bad until we learn otherwise
so I understand that everyone's at a different part in their journey
and I'm hoping that anyone who's saying that a woman is "asking for it"
has loved ones that will tell them and educate them on why that's fucked up to say.
I am the most offended by catcalling
according to the comments on my video about it.
I don't care -- I just, I like... I don't care.
Maybe it's just 'cause I don't go to nightclubs and bars.
I also just don't like the way that they're framing it as women getting "VIP treatment"
because a lot of this plays into sexual objectification
like, "Oh, we have a bunch of dudes here, so we need to invite in hot women to keep 'em happy."
and it's a little predatory, so... I just don't like the way this is framed.
Yes. I mean, on a surface level, there are black women who are affected by police brutality
so that's important to me. But also, I think focusing on institutional oppression is important in general.
Yes. Although it's weird that they're just assuming that all models are super skinny, because that is the norm
but there are a lot of, like, "plus-size" women who are models as well.
But yeah, I get what they're saying.
Yes, because it creates unrealistic beauty standards.
I feel like I probably have, when I was younger.
Just because you didn't know better when you were younger, doesn't mean that you're less of a feminist.
Yes.
Yeah, because every time dudes haven't let me pay on dates, that's been kind of a red flag for me.
But also, the way this is phrased -- "Her date should let her" -- it's still giving him all of the control in the situation.
Yes. I think anyone with a uterus should have access to birth control.
Yes, 'cause a lot of women will work a full-time job and then they have to come home and do what is referred to as "the second shift"
where they also have to take care of the kids and, like, participate in way more of their fair share of the domestic responsibilities.
So, yes.
Yes, but I also think that this doesn't account for the fact that men and women are socialized to express different emotions.
I think there's more a stigma for women who express anger, because they're labelled as "hysterical"
whereas men are stigmatized when they cry, because "that's not masculine".
So, I think the question shouldn't be "Do we have the same emotional strength?"
It should be "Why are we nurturing different emotions in different genders?"
I mean, if anyone is getting attacked, I think it's any bystander's responsibility to intervene if it's safe
or to call the police if it's not safe.
Yes.
I feel like I haven't, just because I don't really care about kids that much, and that's not really something that would occur to me.
Again, I don't really want kids -- but probably.
Yes. I think a lot of workplaces are very male- dominated and there's kind of this "macho" culture
that is a little bit inaccessible to women.
"There is a place in Hell for women who don't support other women."
Um, I don't know if I would say it's a responsibility
but if you have women you're friends with, it would be a good thing to encourage them to pursue their goals.
I don't think that anyone's required to do this, but I think it's a nice thing to do.
[sighs] Fuckin' look at where we are now.
Yeah, because I wasn't super smiley in high school and I remember a lot of people thought I was a, quote, unquote, "bitch"
because I have a resting bitch face.
I also notice that, in public, when I am approached by strangers, my immediate reaction is to be really friendly and polite
even if that's not really how I feel like being, I feel like it's kinda my obligation to do that
whereas my boyfriend does not feel the same obligation
and will kind of just, be like, "Whatever, leave me alone."
So, yeah, I do think that, like, women are kinda socialized to be more polite and friendly and warm than men.
So, I don't think it's our responsibility to be like that.
I mean, obviously, it's good for everyone to be friendly and polite.
But there is, I think, a disparity in that.
Probably, in high school, because I was a shitty teenager -- but I wouldn't do that now, obviously.
However, if I don't click this, it's gonna say that I'm less of a feminist, which is fucking annoying.
Yes.
And then there's a Beyoncé GIF.
This is the most superficial pop feminism bullshit.
So I would've had to have clicked all of these in order to be a "better feminist".
I just think this quiz is very misguided and there's no room to disagree with it
or else, you're "less of a feminist".
When I would say that a lot of the framing of these issues is not very intersectional feminist
despite the fact that they wanted me to define "intersectionality".
I don't think that asking the question "How much of a feminist are you?" is a very useful pursuit.
I think it's more important to focus on the individual issues
instead of just making it a "holier than thou", "I'm more feminist than you" competition.
I just think that that's a really self-centered way to think about feminism, and it doesn't really get into the core of the issues, I.M.O.
So, what do you guys think about this BuzzFeed quiz?
Have you taken it? What score did you get? And do you think it's helpful or do you think it's bullshit?
I kinda think it's bullshit, but...
It's BuzzFeed -- what do you expect?
Also, I just said "you guys", so minus one 'feminism point' for me!
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