The Feminist Purity Test

Feminist's Purity Test

Designed to help weed out the girls from the Grrrls

This is not a survey; this is not a quiz; this is a bit of fun. Rate yourself. Pass it around. There are two hundred and ten questions, check all boxes for which the answer is "Yes".

You cannot be every styerotype that feminism has been atributed to, so don't be upset if you don't score as high as you would like

I tried to include items that were once forbidden to women but are (mostly) socially acceptable now. In some circles they are still considered "unlady like" or unacceptable so you may be more of a feminist that you think.

Are you female?
Do you consider yourself to be a feminist?
Do you consider yourself to be a militant feminist?
Do you consider yourself a lesbian separatist?
Have you been called a feminist and not been insulted?
Do you know where the term Feminist came from?
Do you know where the term Feminazi came from?
Do you debate the difference (or lack of difference) between feminism or equal rights on a public forum?
Do you feel you were raised to be a feminist by your primary care giver?
Have you been a feminist for as long as you can remember?
Are you determined to raise your children to be feminists?
Education:
Do you have high school diploma?
Do you have a community college diploma?
Do you have a Bachelor of Arts degree?
Do you have a Bachelor of Science degree?
With honors?
A Masters degree?
A Doctorate?
A degree in women's studies?
Have you ever attended an all women's educational facility (ie an all girls high school or women's college)?
Did you get one or more of your degrees from a women's college?
Have you ever taken women's studies classes?
Is your student loan in your own name?
Have you ever discussed feminsim with a mentor or a teacher?
Independence
Do you feel you are living your current lifestyle by choice?
Do you live alone?
Are you raising a child or raising children alone?
If you are married to a man, did you keep your birth name when you married?
Have you ever left a husband or boyfriend?
Do you have a job?
Do you make enough to live off of if you lived alone?
Do you make more than your SO?
Have you ever negotiated for a higher salary?
Do you have a job in a non-traditional field? (i.e firefighter)
Have you ever had a job in a non-traditional field?
Do you patronize mostly/all female run/owned businesses?
Do you actively seek out female doctors, lawyers, tradespeople, etc. when you need services?
Are all of your health care professionals female?
Do you run your own business?
Do you run more than one business?
Do you have a staff of more than 1?
Do you have a staff of more than 5?
Do you have a staff of more than 20?
Do you own property?
Is the property solely in your name?
Do you own a car?
Is your car solely in your name?
Do you have feminist bumper stickers on it?
Do you own a motor bike?
Is your motor bike solely in your name?
Have you ever done your own auto repairs or maintenance?
Do you have your own credit cards?
Do you own power tools?
Have you ever traveled to another country by yourself?
Have you ever taken a trip by yourself?
Have you ever asked someone on a date instead of waiting to be asked?
Have you ever taken a class on martial arts or self-defense?
Well Read
Have you ever bought a book in a feminist or lesbian bookstore?
Do you read books written by women frequently?
Do you read books written by women only?
Do you read books considered to be feminist only?
Do you read poetry written by women frequently?
Do you read poetry written by women only?
Do you read online women's e-zines frequently?
Do you read online feminist e-zines frequently?
Do you read online feminist e-zines only?
Do you subscribe to a women positive mailing list?
Do you subscribe to a women only mailing list?
Do you subscribe to a feminist only mailing list?
Do you have a collection of anti-male literature?
Do you spell 'woman' as womyn wommin or some variation?
Do you know what Femalia contains pictures of?
Have you read/discussed works by various feminist authors (paglia, dworkin, bright, etc.)?
Did you find them not feminist enough?
Do you own a copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves
Do you own a copy of the Cunt Coloring Book by Tee Corinne?
History & Heros
Can you list 3 women political figures?
Can you list 3 female lead actress?
Can you list 3 women authors?
Can you list 3 women artists?
Can you list 3 women scientists?
Can you list 3 women historical figures?
Can you list 3 lesbian or feminist musical artists
Are none of the same women on more than one list?
Did you think of more than 3?
Do you have posters up in tribute to one or more of these women?
Do you have a webpage in tribute to one or more of these women?
Have you ever been to a women's music festival?
Have you ever been to two or more different women's music festivals?
Have you ever been to a women's festival?
Have you ever been to two or more different women's festivals?
Have you ever attended a woman only event?
Ancient wisdom
Do you drink tea?
Do you know the appropriate tea to treat a given aliment?
Do you use aroma therapy?
Do you prescribe aroma therapy to friends?
Do you recycle?
Do you practice alternative medicine?
Are you a midwife, or have you ever assisted one?
If you are a mother, did you have a midwife assist you?
Spirituality
Did you obtain at tattoo or piercing during a ritual or have a tattoo or piercing with spiritual significance?
Do you say 'goddess' instead of 'god'?
Have you ever been called a witch or weird?
Can you list 3 female goddesses?
Have you attended a female spirituality workshop?
Have you lead a female spirituality workshop?
Have you participated in a women-only ritual?
Was that ritual a pagan one?
Sex
Are you a lesbian?
Have you ever had a physical relationship with another woman?
Have you ever had a long term relationship with another woman?
Have you ever called yourself lesbian to show political solidarity with other women?
Are you straight but refuse to sleep with men?
Do you live in an all women's commune?
Do you have and enjoy sex?
Do you or did you have premarital sex?
Do you use birth control or have safe sex?
Are you on the pill or used the female condom?
Have you refused to sleep with someone because they wouldn't use birth control or have safe sex with you?
Have you ever educated someone about sexual harassment?
Have you counciled someone about safe sex?
Do you masturbate?
Have you ever explicitly said no to sex?
Have you ever explicitly said yes to sex?
Have you ever seduced someone?
Have you ever been a labor coach for someone else?
Have you ever had a legal abortion?
Have you ever had an illegal abortion?
Have you ever assisted a friend who needed an abortion?
Have you ever participated in clinic defense at an abortion clinic?
Are you childless by choice?
How We Look
Are you comfortable being nude?
Have you ever looked at your own genitals?
Have you ever looked at your own cervix?
Are you comfortable being nude in front of other people?
Have you ever done something with female friends while nude (hot tubbing, massage, skinny-dipping, etc.)
Are you comfortable in public without makeup?
Do you only own make-up that was given to you?
Do you have no idea what to do with the make-up you own (besides Halloween costume ideas?)
Have you walked topless in a march?
Do you sometimes not wear a bra?
Do you only wear pants or other practical clothing?
Have you ever been mistaken for a man?
Do you not shave your body hair?
Do you have a tattoo or a non standard piercing?
More than one tattoo or non standard piercing?
Do you wear choose your footwear for comfort and practicality more than style?
Do you consider yourself to be strong physically?
Are you stronger than many men you know?
Have you ever lifted weights or done strength-training?
Do you feel comfortable at the weight you are?
Have you ever cut your hair less than an inch long?
Politics and Political Action
Do you know what the ERA is?
Can you name the first woman to run for political leader in your country?
Do you know what a REAL woman is?
Do you consider yourself a FAKE woman?
Do you know what NOW stands for?
Are you a member?
Are you registered voter?
Have you voted in an election?
Do you know what suffrage is?
Do you know when your country gave suffrage to women?
Do you know key figures involved in obtaining the right to suffrage?
Do you volunteer for a political organization?
Do you run a political organization?
Do you volunteer?
Do you volunteer for a woman's needs organization?
Can you name 3 feminist political platforms?
Have you ever challenged a sexist practice?
Have you done this in court?
Have you filed a complaint concerning or even confronted a sexually harassing situation?
Done so for another woman?
Have you used "patriarchy" (or should that be "heteropatriarchy") in casual conversation?
Have you used the term "matriarchy" in casual conversation?
Have you defaced a sexist billboard or other tool of the patriarchy?
Have you ever lost a relationship because of your political beliefs?
Have you ever lost a job because of your political beliefs?
Have you ever been disowned for standing up for what you believed in?
Are you familiar with your local laws governing domestic violence?
Have you ever chosen to leave, or assisted another woman in leaving, domestically violent circumstances, despite monetary or social concerns?
Are you familiar with your local laws governing sexual harassment and rape?
Are you familiar with your local laws governing reproductive rights?
Do you know what ecofeminism is?
Do you know what the "glass ceiling" is in reference to?
Are you familiar with "glass-ceiling" movements?
Can you name 3 countries/nations where a woman holds the highest political office or position of power.
Can you name 3 countries/nations where women's rights are specifically recognized as having lower priority or less importance than those of men.
Do you know the "justification" behind genital mutilation ritual, arranged marriages and polygyny practices, first night ceremonies, and/or gender selective abortion?
Do you know of one or more counties which still practice genital mutilation ritual, arranged marriages and polyandry practices, first night ceremonies, and/or gender selective abortion?
Have you ever burned a bra?
What of the following have you done for a feminist cause?
- donated money (like, to NOW)
- written a letter to a national politician?
- written a letter to a local politician (mayor, city council, etc)?
- organized a letter-writing campaign?
- participated in a march, rally, or protest?
- organized a march, rally, or protest?
- participated in a boycott?
- organized a boycott?
- signed a petition?
- particpated in a kiss-in or love-in or sit-in?
Statements
Have you ever decided to do something just because it was supposed to be a feminist act?
Have you ever decided not to do something just because it appeared to be a non-feminist act?
Do you give non-traditional or feminist toys to children on special occasions?
Do you know why the 'Math is hard Barbie' is offensive?
Do you have a poster of a vulva up in your house?
Do you have female form or goddess glorifying art up in your home?
Do you have a symbolic collection of male genitalia/foreskin/testicles/penis?
Do you have a collection of male genitalia/foreskin/testicles/penis?
Are people scared of you?
Last question
Did you think of a few points I didn't ask?

That's it.

To calculate your purity score, count up your NO answers (unchecked boxes) or press the button below if you can see it.

Score tallying provided by the Armory, an infamous Geekhaus just packed with the type of people who'd maintain that sort of thing.
The Big list of Purity Tests: http://www.armory.com/tests/.

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