5.7 Kesejahteraan Perempuan, Bukan Feminisme
5.7 Women’s Wellbeing, Not Feminism
Saya kira ini sudah jelas, tetapi ternyata saya keliru, jadi saya tegaskan secara eksplisit di sini. Menentang feminisme tidak berarti menentang hak-hak perempuan. Dan mendukung hak-hak perempuan tidak berarti seseorang adalah seorang feminis. Feminisme tidak memiliki monopoli atas representasi kepentingan perempuan. Bahkan, sering kali feminisme justru merusak kepentingan tersebut.
I thought it was obvious, but I guess I was wrong, so here it is spelled out. Being opposed to feminism does not mean one is opposed to women’s rights. And being in favor of women’s rights does not mean one is a feminist. Feminism does not have a monopoly on representing the interests of women. In fact, it often sabotages those interests.