Thanks, Steve, haven't had such a good laugh in ages! where to start? a) feminism IS a political weapon, importantly amongst many, many other things. Ask the Suffragettes, ask the FGM campaign, ask POWA, ask the campaign against violence against women and children, for heaven's sake. Or perhaps you think they are all an example of "feminism getting Bolshie"? Yeah right. The key tenets of feminism are enshrined in our Constitution, PRECISELY BECAUSE they are political. 2) My wife and daughter DID ask themselves why, and they both decided that the answer was "male entitlement to power over women", although they disagree on many other things. 3) why don't you answer my other questions a) since your marriage? b) the ethical, let alone attitudinal aspects of your "informal harassment survey" of "women I know". Why don't YOU read what I posted? Marianne, you got it right with "parallel universe!"  Speaking as a visitor, Steve, what do you think of the human race?