Coates Vs Adichie

Ever since birth, children have been raised into societies view of their sex. Boys are taught to be aggressive, while girls are shown subservience, and passivity. Girls are taught how to act, how to be 'feminine' and told who their superiors are, that is the male population. It is through these prerequisites of behaviour that radical feminists quote the threat and the action of rape and physical violence as a means of maintaining this superior/inferior status of men and women.

To admit or to label oneself as a feminist is to accept a whirlwind of judgment from those around you. It is without a doubt that the word “Feminism” or “Feminist” turns heads, and not necessarily for the right reasons. Many have resorted to mocking, disagreeing, and/or hating Feminism without even having a good grasp of what it is. The stigmas that feminists face are that they are radical, extremist, liberal, lesbians who hate men, refuse to shave and enjoy burning bras (Lee).Conversely, feminists are principally advocates for social justice and equality as well as aim for the establishment of equally divided power between the sexes. It is obvious that many are unaware of and uneducated on the misogynistic injustices plaguing our world and the toxic environment we all live in- both women and men. Feminism is a positive concept that works to eliminate injustices between both sexes and to establish the value of women, thus should be treated as such a concept instead of being a forbidden idea.

Feminists see gender inequality as the fundamental division and patriarchal ideology as playing a key role in legitimising it as gender differences are a feature in all societies. Many ideologies exist to justify these gender inequalities. An example of this is the belief that women should either be virgins or whores; this is shown through Mary Magdalene. This is also reinforces the idea that women are sexual objects. This also shows that ideology can be a belief system in terms of beliefs and ideas about women and how people believe that women are inferior to men.

The article “How to Raise a Feminist Son_NYT” reveals a different point of view about raising feminist children. Today, many people identify the issue of gender inequality and try to create different solutions to this problem to promote gender equality. To change the way that people raise their daughters to become one of the solutions to this issue. However, according to the article, the ways that people raise their boys and girls had rooted the problem of sexism. Girls can show their emotion and are encouraged to try different things. On the other hand, boys are expected to be as “men.” They taught to be tough and to show manhood. As Gloria Steinem says, “I’m glad we’ve begun to raise our daughters more like our sons, but it will never work

Feminism is giving women the idea that they are second-class citizens, and they must fight men, their enemy, for the oppression that they have received in the

Adichie starts by considering the way that "women's activist" conveys a great deal of stuff, and that individuals are hesitant to relate to it in light of the fact that it has such a large number of negative intentions. She goes ahead to clarify why the word is still essential, why women's liberation is still such a vital piece of our lives in the twenty-first century. She incorporates a few individual accounts, which serve to delineate her contentions.

We all have fears but we can’t become a whole person if we don’t allow ourselves to express our struggles. It’s the certain incidents that we have encountered in the lives that make us who are today. On page 42, Andre Lorde (2007) discusses how minorities have had the opportunities of both being “invisible and visible” but yet, still receive so much hate from society. She also discusses how women of color “are not meant to survive” which I thought was very interesting because this world is made of both women and men. There are so many successful women that exist on this earth and if it wasn’t for them, little girls wouldn’t have the opportunity to see women in power and see themselves through them. Although hundreds of years have past where

Writer Ngozi Adichie says a feminist is a “person who believes in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes,” meaning both sexes are treated equally. “Cinderella” does not portray women as equal to men, rather it suggests that a woman’s value highly depends on a man and teaches girls to become patient victims. For instance, it places attention on a woman’s chastity, beauty, passiveness, as the story accepts abuse, discourages powerful women, and insists on a double standard.

The author notes that Okoloma used the word “feminist” just as the word “terrorist” would be used as if advocating for equal rights was a bad thing. Adichie later recalls, that in grade school, the position of class monitor had been given to a boy, although she scored the highest on a test. Something as small as this connects to the bigger picture that it is more “natural” for men to be in positions of power. “We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, you can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful. Otherwise, you would threaten the man…” This quote is an excerpt from Chimamanda’s “We Should All Be Feminists” that resonates with many women around the world, who feel the need to prove their

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and I have a lot more in common that I would have originally thought. She opened her Tedtalk with a story of when she was first called a feminist, and it was not meant in a good way. I remember this same thing happening to me when I was a little third grader and called this fifth grade boy who said I threw like a girl, to which my response was don’t we throw the same. He said “oh you’re such a feminist,” definitely unaware of the word actually meant. Continuing our similarities was the path to realizing what a feminist really meant to us. To quote Adichie, we wouldn't have to say “I am a happy African feminist, who doesn’t hate men and likes to wear high heels”. As I have continued down the path of exploring

The word “feminist” has caused turmoil wherever it is uttered. It has gained a negative connotation, and is often mistaken with misandry. While these claims may be true for a minimal number of feminists, the truth is that in order to get an accurate representation on what feminists actually believe one would have to go to the source. The two main problems with that, are that first of all, it is “not rigidly structured or led by a single figure or group”, and most importantly there is not just one kind of feminism, there are hundreds in each aspect of our life (Tavaana, 2014). The most under represented group within feminism is the kind that is in the government. Not all have the same theories, and therefore, do not have the same

It is difficult to imagine living in a world without the patriarchal roles that are present in society and have been throughout history. In the article “Feminist Criticism,” by Lois Tyson, the idea of feminism and how society has affected feminism is the focus. These ideas are seen because men have more of a voice in nearly everything and the oppression of women is very common; a society set up like this can be described with the term patriarchy which is “any culture that privileges men by promoting traditional gender roles,” where men are cast as “rational, strong, protective, and decisive,” and women are cast “as emotional, weak, nurturing, and submissive” (Tyson, 1). This thought that men are strong and women weak is not uncommon in

Through the use of empathetic language rather than anger,the well known-award winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was able to capture and represent her personal ideas to those who haven 't been exposed to feminism and to those who constantly slanders it.In her twenty-first century short essay,We Should All Be Feminists,Adiche addresses feminism and sexism as unsettling issues that all of humanity should be majorily concerned and aware with.She prosposes a solution to the detrimental and negative cyclical persectives that society has imposed on of feminists and women in general based on her previous experiences.By narrowing in on her very own life experiences and her deep understanding of the often covered up realities of the treatment of women and their reputations,she zeros in on what it means to be a woman in the present day, exposes the injustices they frequently ecounter and ultimately explains why we should all be feminists.She focuses on the idea the everyone including both men and women are both the problem and solution to the controverisal and sensetive topic of what is called feminism.By taking these necessary steps and raising our children to understand these steps , Adichie proposes this can finally end the cyclical problem.

The first major misconception about feminism is that the women are the only ones who can be feminist. This is extremely untrue. The people who work to support this movement are not only women. They work in many ways to help promote equality. For example, “endorsing feminist beliefs, identifying oneself as a feminist, and participating in feminist collective action” (Precopio & Ramsey 2017). These are all ways that feminists work to promote a better society. However, the negative stigma and stereotypes surrounding feminism and its supporters discourages men and women from having any part of Feminism. This is in part, the fault of those who spread

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "We Should All Be Feminists" portrays how society views the difference between men and women. She speaks about why she is a feminist and why it is important to treat women with the same rights as men. Through history, women were always seen as inferior to men. Unfortunately, some aspects of this are still being see today. Adichie gives us an example in her speech saying how she experienced sexism when tipping her door man for helping her and her husband carry out their supplies. She tipped the man but instead of being grateful and thanking her, he thanks her husband instead. In the novel, Mr. Tansley had said “women can’t paint, women can’t write...” (Woolf 48). Comparing to Adichie’s speech, the setting in the story shows the man’s view towards women as lesser than them.