I've come to the conclusion that so-called "feminist separatists" are cowards.

They like to complain about the patriarchy, and say how much better the world would be without men, but they have no intention of putting their money where their mouth is. They like the benefits of the patriarchy too much. So I challenge them.

I challenge you, feminist separatists, to separate.

To move out in the middle of the country (not this one, that White Patriarchal Males tamed for you...find a remote spot in Africa or Asia) and live the values you preach.

To craft your own tools (men invented saws and axes), chop down trees (men invented the lumber industry) and build your own house - without using construction techniques or architectural plans that men came up with.

To dig your own wells and latrines, rather than relying on indoor sewage systems created by men.

To grow and hunt your own food, devising a better method than the male-invented agricultural techniques and hunting tools.

To protect yourselves from wild animals, without knives, guns, or any other male-created weapon.

To successfully raise a next generation, without using either male sperm, or cloning techniques refined by male scientists.

I challenge you.

When you do this, when you stop using the male-invented internet on your male-invented computers to preach rather than practice, I will take you seriously.

Until then, you are nothing more than a punchline to a very sick joke.

(Originally published 03 August 2009 @ The Femmenist)