Hi Bruce, First of all, thanks for writing the article! :) * Bruce Byfield <bbyfield@axionet.com> [2004:12:08 18:33 -0800]: > David Moreno Garza wrote: > > >I don't know if 'feminists' is the right word for the project... It is > >not the same to call a project as feminist like women-related. > > I'm not sure what distinction you're making between "feminist" and > "women-related." They sound much the same to me, although > "women-related" might be a more neutral term for Americans. But, in > Canada, where I live and write, "feminist" is not a term that most > people find objectionable. I would say "feminist" is certainly a somewhat controversial term in the US. Many people that actually identify with basic feminist ideology hesitate to identify themselves as feminists because of a few extreme cases. The term doesn't bother me, though. > At any rate, Debian Women is certainly informed by feminism. Searching > through its offical web site and those of some of the active members, I > see a feminist legacy in a number of places. You'll get no objections from me here. I do believe there are probably women lurking around within the project that won't identify themselves as feminists, but I agree that the original sentiment is quite feminist. -- off the chain like a rebellious guanine nucleotide
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