Getting angry at other women for not being better feminists is not constructive to the movement. Asking WHY western women are struggling to move away from centering men in their lives is a lot more constructive.
Opting out of patriarchal norms once they stop being legally mandated is, clearly, not as easy as it seems since cultural and social pressures remain. I live in a city with an enormous number of immigrants, yet the women who move here don't automatically embrace feminism and take advantage of the freedoms of education and personal autonomy. Most continue living with their home country's traditions, pretty much all of which are deeply patriarchal. They no longer technically have to get married to a shitty male who abuses them and have 4+ kids, and yet they do. So the problem isn't "western" or white.
I also think general education of social movements/revolutions would be useful because we don't seem to understand how precarious an opportunity we're living in right now and how short lived it may be. Women being able to connect and communicate internationally won't last forever.
Demanding radical feminism include separatism absolutely is moving goal posts. Frankly, the behavior smells shilly as shit to me. If we really think women should exhibit the same class consciousness and support as men, gatekeeping should be the opposite of what women are doing.
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