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We Should All Be Feminists is a book written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. By definition, feminism is described as the belief in women’s rights based on gender equality. While the goal is noble, feminism in constantly held down by stereotypical beliefs and ignorance among both genders. Based on a TEDX talk given by Adichie of the same name, We Should All Be Feminists tells the story of how Adichie started out as a feminist, how feminism is defined today, and how we can encourage people to be more aware of feminism. This book is a good read for anyone who desires to learn about feminism without worrying about any biases in the content.

In Still Needing the F word, Anna Quindlen explains about how the F Word, as she states, stands for feminism. She gives her opinion about how feminism is still problem in present day. In this article, Anna Quindlen writes that some women believe the need for feminists has come and gone because, people are living in a post feminist era. She gives example how female undergraduate were in the past and she described as “effortless perfection” which explain how female student should be smart, beautiful and popular. In her article, she talks about “new study on the status of women at Duke University, and the notion that we’re post anything seems absurd.” Shows how uncomfortable people may find it. Also, she mention about Betty Friedan’s book about

Roxane Gay, author of the article entitled “Bad Feminist”, is a very accomplished American feminist writer. Her publication of “Bad Feminist” in 2012 gained national public attention (1). Feminism, as defined in the dictionary, is “the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes” (2), but Gay explains throughout her article that being a feminist is not just as simple as agreeing with this need for gender equality. The feminist label is too narrow and because of this the feminist movement is breaking apart. In this piece, Gay addresses how our society currently defines feminism and explains why this definition does not encompass everybody that it should.

Pigsy, Rib of man, Piece of goods, Frail, Scupper are some of the many words that were used to describe over the last millennium, some of the words which are very offensive today. According to dictionary.com, Feminism means the advocacy of women’s right on the basis of the equality of the sexes. In The Awakening by Kate Chopin, Chopin expressed female oppression and feminism through Edna’s life, her choices and the people in her community. Chopin had many examples of female oppression and feminism in her novel, such as Adele Ratignolle’s life, how women were stereotyped in the society at that time, why women in the 1800s fought for their feminist rights,

Feminism has been an explored topic since the early 19th century and has remained an important conversation in our society still today. At the time when Roxanne Gay was approaching this topic within her collection of essays, there were some major feminist triumphs occurring. 2014 was a time where Rape on college campuses was finally announced a national issue. In 2003, there were just 74 women in congress, yet 2014 was the year where we finally hit 100 women in congress. With all of the support and the successes of feminism at this time, it was crucial that Roxanne Gay discuss the way in which she fully supports the feminist movement, while staying true to herself. In "Why I am a Bad Feminist," Roxane Gay colloquially portrays how she imperfectly performs feminism in her daily life and how to deal with the constant struggle of trying to achieve "ideal" feminism while also being human. Gay touches on the fact that as a society, we place a high degree of pressure on women to be perfect. Whether the perfection lies in their looks, actions, or personality traits, women are constantly held to unrealistic standards. Gay effortlessly sheds light on this situation using rhetorical strategies to describe how she does not meet these standards. These rhetorical strategies include imagery, to create a picture of what she is saying, as well as a strong use of ethos and pathos, revealed throughout her essay. Instead of being ashamed she shares how to embrace her inconsistencies while still trying to be a feminist and role model.

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.

In the essay, “Bad Feminist,” by english professor and novelist, Roxane Gay, examines the “myth” of “essential feminism,”which means that there are right and wrong ways to being a feminist. Through her own personal experiences as a feminist, she argues the expectations, and labeling due to cultural stereotypes for not living up to feminist ideals. She claims that there is no certain way to being a feminist. Throughout her essay, Roxanne does an astonishing job at appealing to her audience with strong, emotional context by going into detail with her own thoughts are about feminism. Also, her references such as, popular magazines,

Jessica Valenti is a 37 year old American columnist and author. Valenti earned a Masters in Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University (Jessica Valenti). She is a writer for The Guardian US and host of a podcast called What Would a Feminist Do? In which she shares stories, conducts interviews, and discusses issues from a feminist perspective. Her articles in The Guardian US also focus mainly on political issues concerning feminism.

According to the New York Times, eighty-two percent of Americans don’t identify as feminists, though eighty-five percent of those polled said that women and men should be treated equally, which is the basis of feminism (The New York Times). This schism happens in part because much of the media highlights radical feminists, or “feminazis” as some refer to them, and they become the face of feminism. Stories focused on extremists such as Valerie Solanas, who created a manifesto for a hypothetical feminist society, “Society for Cutting Up Men,” garner more attention and excitement than moderate, rational approaches. In her “SCUM Manifesto,” Solanas said, “The male….is trapped in a twilight zone halfway between humans and apes, and is far worse off than the apes….To call a man an animal is to flatter

Shortly after, Emma Watson gave her legendary UN speech calling men and women to action in support of the newest wave of feminist understanding. Her campaign swept my school and I found that while many of the students were embracing this new definition of feminism; an air of uncertainty still prevailed. While some men and women were happily adopting this revived movement, others lashed out, calling it “irrelevant” and “extremist”. Even the word feminism quickly became taboo at my school. I kept quiet and decided to take these condemnations and refute them in my writing. A few months later the school magazine was published, my article included. The spread was boldly titled “The New ‘F’ Word” and clearly explained that feminism is not bra-burning, misandry, and utter chaos and hatred. My intention was to set aside basic misconceptions and negative connotations, instead I was denounced for only writing about mainstream ‘white’ feminism. A friend told me that by only focusing on gender issues, I ignored black feminism and the other intersectional fights against racism within the feminist movement. I was appalled, I felt that I was being berated for something that was intended to be

Feminism is pro-women and pro-men, and the feminist agenda includes fighting for men’s equality in regards to child custody, rape culture, toxic masculinity, parental leave and gender stereotypes. However, feminism is often incorrectly assumed to be pro-female and anti-male, but feminism is not misandry, or “the dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against men” (Merriam Webster). Feminism is the belief and movement that attempts to raise women to the same societal status as men, not to bring men down. The confusion or misinterpretation is a result of some using feminism in the wrong context or by demonizing the word itself. For example, “femininazi” is a term or slur first popularized and used since the early 1990s by Rush Limbaugh, a conservative radio talk show host (Rudman). The term, a combination of feminist and Nazi, is often used disparagingly to talk about feminists. The political technique has had a good deal of success because many people don’t identify as feminist even though their beliefs on equality align. In some instances, feminism has somewhat become a dirty word without people actually knowing its true meaning. When asked if someone is a feminist, a common response is, “No! I don’t hate men!” This public attitude is partially due to the propaganda that has twisted the meaning of feminism. This technique is just one example of how some with opposing ideologies attempt to discredit feminism, but there has been significant push back from the feminist communities to re-empower the word,

During my residence in Southern France I had a friend, Millan, who was your average “feminazi”- at least that’s what I thought at the time. In the summer of 2013, the more she spoke about gender equality the more annoyed I became with the entire idea of feminism. It seemed less like equality and more like an attack on men. The night of Wendy Davis’ filibuster against a bill with strict restrictions on abortion, I just knew that Millan and I would be bickering the next morning. Although I wasn’t actively against abortions, her constant nagging about women’s rights irritated me to no end.

We live in a world where being a girl is used as an insult. "You throw like a girl,""don't be such a girl,""stop crying, you look like a girl." The list of insults goes on, and it's such a common part of life that, we say it without realizing the damage. Being a girl myself, I have to face the challenges that accompany my gender on a daily basis, and that is something I believe to be very unfair. Women are paid $0.74 to every man's $1 in the same job, with the same credentials and some people can still stand up and say we don't need feminism. Feminism is a word with an extremely negative connotation, but I regret to inform you that if you believe in equality, you are a feminist. It has been way too long that women have been fighting to be equal to men, and as a woman who is about to enter the world of adulthood, I am fighting for change.

Feminists were once thought to be “hairy, ugly, man-hating, angry women” (Costello, 2014), but as times changed, the idea of who these feminists really are have changed. The connotation of feminism has changed because it was originally considered a dirty word, and something you did not want to be. Today with the help of celebrities, including Beyoncé, feminism is no longer dirty, and a lot of both females and males around the world identify as a feminist.

Firstly, they are felt as personal attacks, directed at individuals, and secondly as assertions that ‘males are inherently bad and we are out to get you’… The power of masculine meaning systems ensures that men tend to hear even the most gentle criticism as an attack, and this is strongly reinforced by the mainstream media’s continued portrayal of feminism in clichéd, confrontational terms.”