Gender-Abolitionism: The Feminism Test (Quiz Results)

[queerbychoice]

I found this quiz via yourapple. Some of the questions on it are confusingly worded (e.g., "One of the intents of pornography is to objectify women" - does that mean most existing pornography or all possible pornography?), and it should be noted that scoring "40% Socialist" doesn't actually mean that I'm only 40% socialist, but rather that I only consider socialism to be 40% connected to feminism.

But despite these criticisms, I have to post the quiz results because (speaking as cofounder of the abolishgender community!) I'm just so delighted at their inclusion of Gender-Abolitionism.

Gender-Liberal You scored 100% Gender-Abolitionist, 60% Sexually Liberal, and 40% Socialist

You are the Gender-Liberal. This means that you share qualities with both Liberal Feminists and Gender Abolitionists. Like the Liberal Feminist, you feel political change needs to be done on a small-scale level through legislative change, not necessarily through a massive destruction of class society through the adoption of an extremist socialist stance. You are also very concerned with sexual liberation, and feel that women should be free to do what they please sexually without criticism, just as men should be free to do. However, you differ from the Liberal Feminist culturally, because you see gender as a social construction that needs to be destroyed. Like the Gender Abolitionist, you realize that gender is often perceived as one's identity, when it should only be perceived as a small, insignificant part of that person. We shouldn't be able to say "This person IS a woman". Rather one should say something more akin to "This person HAS the physical traits of a woman". This way, we wouldn't be assuming someone's physical traits are a part of their identity, and we couldn't use this difference to oppress them or categorize them. In short, you advocate extreme cultural change through the destruction of gender roles, but politically you are less extreme, instead focusing on individual or legislative change as opposed to a massive change of ideology.

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 84% on Gender You scored higher than 12% on Sexuality You scored higher than 57% on Class

Link: The Feminism Test written by saint_gasoline on Ok Cupid

Comments

[chisparoja.livejournal.com]

i updated my okcupid profile!! x) i am really crazy lately.

http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=14810046427769097329

[queerbychoice.livejournal.com]

You have a good profile. If it were the only thing I knew about you, I would be able to figure out from it that I wanted to date you. ;-)

[chisparoja.livejournal.com]

what does it mean to be radcliffy? i'm more radcliffy than everybody! i just actually wooed these people:

http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=4261565445574159066
http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=8458370334676238328
http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=9898612351343807702

i have officially gone over the edge! something has been slipped into my water and has turned me from an insecure, shy, recluse into a hopeless flirt. :o

[queerbychoice.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what "radcliffy" means.

I wouldn't date the first two of those people, but I might be willing to consider the third.

The second one is on LJ as catamorphism, so why don't you just add em on LJ?

[ubiquity.livejournal.com]

Hi! *waves*

radcliffy (http://www.okcupid.com/glossary)

adj. Consisting of the broad range of personality traits normally associated with Harvard girls.

Bob's organized, ambitious, and smart. I wish I were more Radcliffy like he, because I can't get a job at Morgan Stanley. He needs to fuckin' loosen up, though.

[xkcd.livejournal.com]

As usual, I wasn't too happy with the test.

Gender-Liberal
You scored 83% Gender-Abolitionist, 80% Sexually Liberal, and 20 % Socialist

[thehandmaid.livejournal.com]

i was a "gender abolitionist" too.

[nishat21.livejournal.com]

Hi Gayle Madwin:

I haven't seen any replies or comments from u, so I was wondering if you are even reading my journal at all....?

I will appreciate any kind of reply or input at all

thanks,
Nishat

[queerbychoice.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't been reading it lately.

[nouveau-prole.livejournal.com]

Hi Gayle. I got "Revisionist" and scored:
You scored 100% Gender-Abolitionist, 60% Sexually Liberal, and 80% Socialist
Which sounds all well and good - but I'm an Anarchist.