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Feminism is not sexist.

Intended to do this with a specific user, however, they have not responded yet, and i do not think they will, so i am opening up this debate. A few Rules before we begin: 1. We will be using the definition of feminism from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com... states that "[Feminism is] The advocacy [or support thereof] of women’s rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes" 2. We will be using the definition of Sexism from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com... states that "[Sexism is] Prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex." -I hope these terms are generally understood, however, i shall include links to the preferred webpage to use for the definition of these terms. -Prejudice: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com...; -Stereotyping- http://www.oxforddictionaries.com...; -Discrimination: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com...; -All of these are used in the verb form. *"typical" here is to be considered within the informal connotation, which suggests that Sexism is expected, or popularly associated with women, though not necessarily usually directed at women,* 3. All propositions must be supported, and sources must be utilized. "What is asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence."- C. Hitchens 4. Logical Fallacies may be pointed out, but the truth or untruth of the conclusion must be independently assessed. (See the Fallacist's Fallacy here > http://www.logicalfallacies.info...) 5. I have presented the webpage that i used to produce these definitions. As such, they are not to be considered a debatable topic. Round 1 is to be used for Acceptance, and a brief statement of your position in relation to the resolution. Round 2 is to be used for Opening Arguments ; Rebuttals by PRO will be dismissed by myself and the audience, Round 3 is to be used for Rebuttals. Defense by PRO will be dismissed by myself and the audience. Round 4 is to be used for Defense, and a Cross Examination Question. Round 5 is for Closing Arguments. NO NEW ARGUMENTS MAY BE PRESENTED IN ROUND 5. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I shall present my brief statement in syllogistic form: 1. Any movement which actively supports bias towards, or against, a single group within the Legal, Social, and Political arenas. is discriminatory. 2. Any movement that does this on the basis of gender is sexist. 3. Feminism does this. C. Therefore, Feminism is sexist. I shall unpack this as this debate moves forward. This is simply a brief statement of what i intend to try to prove. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you wish to accept, comment with "I accept" and a paraphrase of the above resolution, THIS DEBATE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCEPT.