Liberatist Feminism – also known as “LibFemme” – is a movement that claims to be an extension of the women’s liberation movement. SMayer is considered the “spiritual leader” of the movement, as it has been greatly influenced by her “Twilyte” series. She declares that she is not a politically motivated person, however – she simply seeks to “better” the lives of women and girls.

Ideals of the movement:

• Women must find their “completing male half.” This fulfills their existence as women and completes the gender dichotomy, which is humanity in its perfect balance.
• Childbearing/rearing is one of the highest calls for a woman, if not the highest.
• Being linked to a man – a completing half – fosters a freedom that women can only experience when benefitted by his protection.
• Marriage to a man sets a woman free.
• Sacrifice – even the “Ultimate Sacrifice” – for your completing half is one of the noblest actions a woman can take, if not the noblest action.
• Male completion is beneficial and indeed necessary because the female emotional, illogical, and and nurturing self must be properly complimented by male logic, rationality, and strength.

Symbolism:

• The L – A cursive capital “L” with a male gender symbol striking horizontally through it. This represents the empowerment a woman obtains from her “completion” with a man.
• The Floral Trumpeter – A woman with flowing hair holding a lily as one would hold a trumpet. She is “trumpeting” the ideals of the LibFemmes; the lily representing the movement’s doctrine; the woman representing a member.
• The LibFemme Matron – A model look for the “ideal” adherant to Liberatist Feminism. She is a married woman, young looking, with long un-restrained hair, a modest blouse, a long skirt, a short apron, and naked feet. Her look emphasizes her womb, by showing a sort of “baby bump.” The Matron represents a woman’s ideal state: married, fertile, and full of domestic prowess. Her bare feet demonstrate her grounding and down-to-earth nature, as well as being in touch with her natural maternal instincts by being “rooted” in nature (placing something on the feet would create a barrier between Nature and Woman).

LibFemmes use the spelling “Femme” to emphasize that they are “real women,” feminine to the core. Not to be confused with “LibFems” who are Liberal Feminists.

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OmniFeminism is the movement in the comic begun to directly oppose the ideals of Liberatist Feminism.

Their goal is to educate people about true Feminist ideals and true Gender Equality. The name combines the word “Omni” which means “all,” with the word “Feminist.” They use “Omni” in order to express solidarity with all people, no matter what their sexual orientation, gender identity, or biological sex happens to be. OmniFeminists support the ideals of Feminism as understood through the ideal of gender and sexual equality. As women should be considered as valuable a part of the human race as men, so too should androgynes (those who align with no gender) and intersex persons (those who possess both sexual biological organs) be considered equal in the complex realm of gender.

Symbolism:

• Haloed Labrys – The labrys is a double-headed axe. The holiest and most revered symbol in Minoan mythology, only the highest deities, all of whom were female, wielded the labrys. By extension, the holiest of humans – priestesses – also had them. It has been used as a lesbian symbol because of its association with female power. By extension, OmniFems use it to express just that. The “halo” around it is clearly an “O,” representing the first letter in the word “omni.” The overall shape of the symbol alludes to the gender symbol for female, but doesn’t create it. Doing so would appear exclusionary.
• Blue-Violet Flag – Pays homage to the purple used during suffrage and the “blue stocking” movements, as well as the purple seen in the Queer flag.