Having just finished reading Mary Daly's article, too, "The Metapatriarchal Journey of Exorcism and Ecstasy from Gyn/Ecology", which is largely an exploration of the etymological roots of derogatory words and phrases used to describe women as unwanted, dangerous, useless, inferior, or evil, this article got me thinking about how and why the word "feminism" itself may have gotten such a bad name among today's general public. As Nietogomez accurately points out (and as I confirmed in my own Web

Moreover, Chicana feminism has its own special issues, distinct to that culture. One is the lingering image of Chicanas as submissive, stupid, uneducated, unambitious, or all of the above. Another is workers' rights. A third is getting Chicana women (many of whom believe the stereotypes about themselves, and have internalized them) involved in the Chicana feminist movement, in order to make their own and others' lives better. Chicana feminism advocates "Raza power" (translating as something like "ethnic (e.g. Chicana/o) power." That power, as Nietogomez concludes is for everyone: "Men, women, and children."

ster's New American Dictionary, the two meanings of the word "feminism" are simply "1: the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes, and 2: organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests" (p. 191). Nothing in either of these dictionary meanings implies hatred of men. But as Nietogomez (and Daly)

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