Talk:Female chauvinism

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Wasn't this article deleted before? Anyways, if it was extremely well balanced and grounded in reality this article could remain, but it seems to me like it's invariably going to be exagerrated to an anti-feminist POV.. Dan Carkner 03:20, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

"Female chauvinism" is definitely as valid a concept as "male chauvinism." The key is in finding legitimate critiques of certain feminist strands of thought which are invariably chauvinistic, and ideally presented in as neutral terms as possible. But there is nothing inherently preventing anyone from presenting anti-feminist POVs here on Wikipedia, so long as NPOV is observed. metaspheres 21:47, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps, but isn't there a rule on wikipedia about not exagerrating the counterpoint to something else? Like inflating the opinion of a tiny minority to make it more legitimate? Dan Carkner 03:00, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

That's WP:SOAP. The present article is merely a stub, nowhere near an exaggeration of anything. There are indeed those whose thought can definitely be labeled as "female chauvinist." If you're suggesting that feminism does not have its extremes, I would have to say that line of reasoning is severely flawed, because every ideology is a battleground of ideas and as such suffers from extremist and fringe tendencies as a result. This has been observed in feminism since women's liberation became radicalized during the 1960s. We're not talking about modern feminists like Naomi Klein or Le Tigre here. Someone like Andrea Dworkin might not fit the definition of a chauvinist, but certainly not far off. This subject, however, is mostly of academic interest and as such would require someone with enough expertise, as well as a cool enough head to be able to take a neutral view, in order to provide a decent article here. I'm not really interested in the task, personally. ;) metaspheres 04:35, 24 November 2006 (UTC)