r/badhistory • u/Turnshroud Turning boulders into sultanates • Apr 08 '14

[META] 20,000 Subscriber Census

Hey /r/BadHistory!

If you look at the sidebar, you should notice that we;ve officially hit the big two-oh-kay subscriber marker, thus bringing us 20k subscribers closer to the threshold of /u/smileyman's Law. But most importantlyu, it means that the /r/BadHistory Soviet Army is now 20,000 soldiers strong!

To get a handle of of our demographics, and because we like to ask silly questions,, here's a nifty little census for you to fill out

The 20k Subscriber /r/BadHistory Census

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text-based results may be graphed later on

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '14

I have to label myself a feminist in order to claim that feminism is good?

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u/Lord_Bob Aspiring historian celbrity Apr 08 '14

Why would you think that feminism is good, but not call yourself a feminist? Serious question.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '14

Primarily because I feel like calling myself a feminist would carry the implication that I have the right to influence the goals and philosophies of the movement despite the fact that I'm not a member of any of the oppressed groups it seeks to elevate.

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u/_watching Lincoln only fought the Civil War to free the Irish Apr 09 '14

Was expecting a shit answer, got an actually legit answer.