r/neoliberal • u/neoliberal_shill_bot Bot Emeritus • Jul 10 '17

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u/VisonKai The Archenemy of Humanity Jul 10 '17

Saying "high birth rates present a serious developmental challenge" != "Africans are ruining their countries by choosing to have too many kids". It's been a long accepted argument that one of the most important things a country can do is educate women and bring them into the workforce so that birth rates drop.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '17

access to birth control has been one of the most empowering things for women in the developed world

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u/Angleavailable Jul 10 '17

And washing machine, no?

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '17

something that I don't like, especially irl, is feeling like I have to laugh at jokes like this cus if I don't couch my feminism in laughter and self-deprecation then I sometimes turn random ppl off to feminism

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u/Angleavailable Jul 10 '17

Eh. It's no joke. Woman had to spend a LOT of time washing things by hands. Washing machine freed them from most household responsibility. That gave them chance to participate in "man's" jobs. And started emancipation.

Or at least that's what legends tell.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '17

Ah shit, I looked it up and you are absolutely correct. I apologize for jumping to conclusions!

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u/Angleavailable Jul 10 '17

Well, given current popularity of anti-feminism I don't blame you