The main problem that history shows us with the womens' rights movement is that they will gain some footing, make some progress, and then suddenly stop.
The Sierra Falls Convention had a lot of promise back in the 1840's, but nothing but solidarity was really gained for it. Although, the Civil War might have had something to do with it.
The 1870's, women started running for office and several of the western states began allowing women the right to vote. Then they stopped moving forward.
The 1910's saw the passage of the 19th Amendment which granted suffrage to all women. Then they stopped until the 1960's when the more radical feminists starting sprouting up.
Of course, maybe this strategy of stopping than proceeding works better than the other strategies adopted by minorities. Gender relations today are far better than race relations.
I'd also like to think, for the time being anyways, that an intelligent white man can sympathize with and represent their female constituency as easily as some women can. Look at yourself, Lord J and Z for an example of this. More women will come to power over the next few decades, so maybe that will prove me wrong. Until then, I'm optimistic.
As for DOA: Extreme Beach Volleyball, I don't find that any more exploitative than any other style of porn. My reasoning for this is that sex, even with yourself, serves a vital biological function. I don't consider it sexist because if you're a heterosexual male, you're only attracted to females, and vice versa. There's a certain specific thing that arouses you and there's nothing sexist about only being attracted to a certain gender. There's also plenty of male-featured porn out there as well, so its not exactly unequal.
Zaichi, common sense dictates that if feminism is something you're not passionate about, or even feel yourself adverse to at times, then there's no reason for you to support it or the way it's being pursued. There are plenty of other, dare I say, more pressing, issues that require the attention of intelligent men and women. I think at the moment, feminism has a great deal of support with guys like Z, J and FW.
Race relations, the environment, the wars overseas, imperialism versus isolationism, economic growth and theory, cap and trade, health care, tort reform, media bias or degradation, privacy rights, abortion, gay rights, gun control, corruption in the government, faith based organizations, education, copyright law, the right to pursue a hobby, taxes, conservatism vs. liberalism vs. libertarianism, capital punishment, corporeal punishment, parental rights, nuclear proliferation, genocide, judicial activism, prejudices of any kind, political correctness, censorship of the media, illegal immigration, drug laws, drug lords, the drug trade, religion, school security and the Evil Disney Conspiracy, just to name a few.
Z's posts are usually around 80% rhetoric, 20% Springtime of Youth, but that doesn't mean you necessarily have to fall in with his rhetoric to admire his passion and drive in pursuing his rhetoric.
There are plenty of topics to get fired up about. Find yourself a niche, educate yourself on it, and make your opposition your bitch. Most of all, don't fall in with the already set-in-stone ideals of governance, morality and jurisprudence, unless you're satisfied completely with the status quo. Certain aspects I am, certain aspects I'm not. The one's I'm not, I'm setting out to change by whatever means become available to me.
Make the world your own, and set it aflame with your own Springtime of Youth! And don't let anyone tell you that you can't do it, or that you'll be mulched if you stand in opposition of their preconceived motivations, because this is your world too, and you can't let the jackasses have all the fun, now can you?
