Is being feminine if you were born with a vagina inherently bad? I'm genderfreaky AND femme but I'm not a "woman" and my femininity to me is really subversive. This blog is cool as I consider myself a radical feminist but I don't know why femininity is seen in a negative light, it's a huge part of life for a lot of people like me regardless of our genitalia.

If you call yourself “genderfreaky” and don’t understand why femininity is oppressive, then you are NOT a radical feminist. Please don’t call yourself one, as it is spreading misinformation to others about what radical feminism is. Radical feminists are gender abolitionists, anti-porn, anti-prostitution, kink-critical and trans-critical. I took a look at your blog, and you don’t seem to agree with any radical feminist opinions. “Radical” doesn’t mean “extra super cool”, it means getting to the root of the oppression against women, and we find that root in patriarchy. And don’t call yourself femme unless you’re a lesbian, it’s a lesbian term and not just short for “feminine”. Calling yourself femme when you’re not a lesbian is offensive.

Think of it like this: patriarchy is the metal ball, femininity is the chain, and it’s tied to a female woman. That’s how radical feminists view femininity. It’s not subversive, it’s designed solely to subjugate and oppress women. Femininity isn’t just lipstick and frilly dresses, it is also female genital mutilation, being the target of male violations and violence and being seen as subhuman. It’s not a fun game you can play, it is forced on us since the day we were born and the only thing it does is keeping us in line so that men can keep on being the ruling class.

What makes you think you’re not a woman? “Woman” means “adult human female”, so if you were born with XX chromosomes, have uteri and sex characteristics of an adult human female, you are a woman. That is what being a woman means.

- Pi

Uhm, gender is not compatible with radical feminism, we are against gender. Gender is a hierarchy/caste system used to subjugate women.

And what do you mean you are not a woman? You are adult and female, that’s what it means to be a woman, it’s literally the definition.

Femme is a lesbian identity, please don’t use it unless you are lesbian.

I think you have misunderstood a huuuge part of radical feminism, sorry.

- Vixen