Because I, along with (I suspect) a lot of the “accessible” feminists, DO know my fucking theory, COULD be discussing this shit in an academia-friendly way, but when it comes down to putting my shit out there and communicating with people, I DON’T START DROPPING THAT SHIT just to prove how smart I am. I write it in a way that I hope will be fun to read. You know why? Because NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE WOULD FUCKING READ IT if I did that. I would be purposefully reducing the potential for my ideas to have impact and to help people. Academic feminism is accessible to academics. Rather than, you know, WOMEN, and dudes who genuinely like women. Which is where I’m aiming, because I get the sense that those people simply comprise a larger circle, on this particular Venn diagram, than “academics,” and therefore have MORE POTENTIAL to make change with that “collective action” of which Powers claims to be so very fond. Maybe I would lose to Powers in a Theory-Off, but what can I say? I’m a pragmatist. I care about getting shit done.