The Feminist Agenda Is Not About Equal Rights For Women

The feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.”. Pat Robertson, Southern Baptist leader (1930–), In Huffington Post (2014).

Men and Women have always been described differently. While men are strong and independent, women are weak and dependent on a man. The tradition has been set for marriage to come after being with a significant other for more than a while. Women then take charge of providing food, child care, and housework. In “A Feminist Defense of Bridezillas,” by Kelsey McKinney, she defends the idea of marriage and how women react to wanting their big day to be special as well as perfect. In the article “Unpopular Opinion: Marriage Will Never Be a Feminist Choice,” by Meghan Murphy she argues if women are talking about embracing feminism all the time why even get married at all. While both authors are arguing different perspectives they still correlate with one another. A feminist defending marriage versus marriage won’t be a feminist choice.

For example Feminists believe that the family is patriarchal and it oppresses women. Women are oppressed because they are socialised to depend on men and remain second best. They reject the new rights view of the separate roles and the march of progress view that society had not changed and is very much unequal. Feminists believe that marriage remains patriarchal and that men benefit from wives. Feminists reject the idea of ‘one best’ family type, they welcome freedom and diversity. Ann Oakley says ‘Women’s domesticity is a circle of learnt deprivation and induced subjugation: a circle decisively centered on family

What does it mean to be a Feminist? Does it automatically mean you hate men or does it mean you're an activist for women's rights? Contrary to popular belief, feminism is not about establishing a superior gender. It is about fighting for equality and destroying the social, cultural and historical norms set upon women throughout the world. The Twenty-first century has brought change and growth to female empowerment. Although, in many parts of the world women are given the same rights as men, they are still treated and viewed inferior to men. G.I. Jane perfectly illustrates the struggle women have gone through, even when given “identical” opportunities as men.

But one of the biggest fears that seemed to happen in the article as well as now is the fear that if you talk feminism or say you are a feminist is that you either hate men but are lesbian. Around here we lean heavily on the age old family values, where you get married and have children. Hogeland also talks about that on 719 of “Fear of Feminism: Why Young Women Get the Willies” when she says that you have to go against homophobia as well as old age family values (Hogeland). This is so true because evne in my own life I don’t want to say I am a feminist around certain groups of people because I know that they would assume I hate men and thus would question any actions I do, even if they have nothing to do with men or feminism as a way to break me down. In areas like this it is still a very big fear to go against age old things that have been passed down from person to person. But in the end while I get that fear, as I myself have it around a few select groups. But as the world is

In the end, if it’s not society telling woman to be afraid of becoming a feminist, then it is their own gender warning them that it could damage the way a family is supposed to be. Feminism is not a word to cause conflict that what others may believe it does, it gives the opinion of women of how they would like to life in world with men. Equality is what a feminist woman is seeking for. There are some who would even go against the rules of judgment and try to make a change, so that there may me others who will stand proudly with them against this falsely ideas of feminism existing in the

Women have been struggling for equality and equal rights for years. Females in history have been pushed around for countless ages due to the fact that women have been the lower class.Women have made great progress in the world through protests and great struggle.Women are looked down upon in many different cultures. Through the ages women have become smarter and more developed thinking processes. With this being said women should have equal rights due to the fact women are no different from the average male; everybody should be equal and have a fair chance at succeeding.

Feminists are also seen with many stereotypes. The most common is that a feminist is a man hating, angry, ugly woman who can't get a man. It's very simple to see that they are hit with a lot of stereotypes, and why. Feminism doesn't have many fans, especially among the male population. A lot of common rhetoric is thrown, such as feminists are all the same, feminists are all angry... etc... According to Rockler-Gladen, “People imagine a stereotypical image of an angry, man-hating, unattractive woman with hairy armpits screaming irrationally about imagined insults.” (Stereotypes about Feminism, 2008 p1) Because of this, a lot of women won't identify with feminism, so they end up not being accepted as women who want equality, but instead as not having backbone. These are obviously untrue stereotypes, since nobody of any belief system is exactly the same as another.

The article, You Don’t Hate Feminism. You Just Don’t Understand It continues on by saying that rather than arguing with people about this perspective, rather they should shed light on what feminism truly is. Most see it as a way for women to gain power and a view that women are somehow better than men, when in reality feminists are just trying to portray that women are equal to men. Sure a feminist can have other views and be a house wife but that does not mean that she doesn’t think that men and women should be treated equally (Shire). Finally, the article goes on to mention that rather instead of trying to fight these anti-feminists organizations, they need to promote the

Feminism drives for equality and fights for women 's rights based on the belief that if women are treated fairly and have equal access to power then a fair, equal and just society will follow. This belief and drive for equality can stimulate fear that the that the uplift and empowerment of women will somehow steal power and prestige from men. I have talked to a number of male and females at the ages of 15-17 that think that make feminism out to be a negative belief, and maintain strong anti feminism ethos’. They use the derogatory term “Feminazi” which is often used in a disparaging manner to describe an “extreme” or “Militant” feminist. However this belief is only held by a small percentage of extremists that every belief and culture has… No movement should be defined by the rants of the extreme element as it is not necessarily the common belief within that movement.

This distorted view of feminists seems outdated, but it still exists. I disagree with the idea of feminists that most

Feminists are not unshaved man hating women. Feminists are women who are fighting for what they believe in, they believe women deserve the same rights as men and should not be undermined because of their gender. Through the years, their values have spread beyond equality in the workplace and voting rights, these values include education. Women have more than stereotypes to fear when accepting the label of feminists. Young women are growing and developing their personal and professional lives’, and when labeled a feminist, many young women believe they narrow their life and will be threatened to avoid certain aspects. The fear of limited partner and professional world overcomes the need for change and equality and some young women back down to avoid the mistreatment (WVFV p.719). Women believe if they hide their beliefs everything will be fine, they can be a feminist in private and a non-feminist in public. But, beliefs like this cannot be suppressed in public, many notices by the beliefs talked about in conversation. The term feminist is problematic based on the history of stereotypes and mistreatment that has formed around it. Many want to judge and convince

Throughout the essay the phrase “I want a wife” followed by another statement shows both sides. When the author talks of tasks like ironing, taking care of children, washing, and mending, she could support the side of poking fun of the feminist movement. The feminist

Just as feminism is not a women’s rights issue only, as it extends a framework for creating an equal system for all people regardless of race, class and gender, ecofeminism is a movement that beckons to evolve from the historically patriarchal oppression of the environment and restore a balance of power, through extending rights and justice to the non-vocal environment. Through eco-feminism, climate justice and social justice can Some people have argued that the environment cannot argue a position as it without with vocal chords, therefore humans must take the vocal position and through social action, climate studies and civil law, speak for the voiceless. We wouldn’t be alive is it weren’t for female, likewise males carry half the

The Contribution Made by Feminist Sociologists to the Study of the Family Feminists' stress that gender is a major feature of family living, they argue that it should be recognised that families contain both men and women and that gender often has a profound impact on the ways in which the individuals actually experience and understand living in families. They highlighted 'patriarchy' and a need for change and women's independence. However there are a variety of feminisms such as liberal, radical, Marxist and difference which have all made their own contribution. Liberal feminists' believe that women were once oppressed in the family and society, but now as law changes and attitudes have changed