What do you believe are the defining aspects of today's feminism? What rights take or should take center stage?
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Feminism in 2013
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Cassiopia
Sugar and Spice
In the west we need to guard against the feminist agenda being taken over by right wing and reactionary intellectuals many of whom still seem to be living in the 1950s and in the east basic rights such as education for girls must be protected and championed. The priority should be to protect girls like Malala Yousafzai and women like the Delhi rape victim. Feminism still has a very long way to go.
dust1n
Zindīq
I think human trafficking ought to be given much more attention within ANY organizational activism these days. I think feminism is just as guilty as other advocacy groups.
What other directions do you see feminism going?
Unfortunately, I'm seeing large segments of feminism favoring and being driven by political minutia than it is about focusing on basic human rights.
Unfortunately, I'm seeing large segments of feminism favoring and being driven by political minutia than it is about focusing on basic human rights.
Yeah, and the problem is so pervasive around much of the world, that it's kind of like not really noticing the smell in the air when there's elevated levels of carbon monoxide poisoning. It's everywhere, and it violates so many aspects of human rights, that it's slowly killing us while lulling us to sleep.
That deserves a frubal.
Embracing the psychology of feminism....
As in Deconstructionist/Anti-Colonial theory....
This is the Feminist perspective I practice in my life.
And a way of embracing the title 'feminism' which is to say 'question the system'...
The system which promotes or side steps many of the issues brought up above.
As in Deconstructionist/Anti-Colonial theory....
This is the Feminist perspective I practice in my life.
And a way of embracing the title 'feminism' which is to say 'question the system'...
The system which promotes or side steps many of the issues brought up above.
The lack of a centralized focus is one of the main criticisms for Third Wave and post-modernist feminism. Usually it comes from Second Wave feminists - at least what I've heard.
I'd say it's a hodgepodge of issues - queer rights, slutshaming, wage equality, reproductive rights, and FGM here and abroad (many feminists find labioplasty to be not much better than the cliterodectomies in Third World countries).
In addition to the human rights issues presented above, as well as others yet unsaid, one thing that feminism definitely needs to address this year, and address it hard and fast, is the misconception that many people have that feminism = man-hating.
As long as that misconception exists, feminism will be ignored by a lot of people its trying to reach.
As long as that misconception exists, feminism will be ignored by a lot of people its trying to reach.
As far as I've been alive, and helping my mother stuff envelopes for the Equal Rights Amendment when I was a little girl, that message has been conveyed and assured and spoken and written and declared by the majority of feminists.
How else can it be addressed? I've found myself in the position of maintaining repeatedly to critics of feminism that I have three sons and a husband in my direct family that I care deeply about and whom I do not hate nor place mistrust. In those threads where I've maintained that position, it's been ignored and glossed over by those who refuse to hear it. And truly believe I'm a man-hater and a misandrist.
The perception of man-hating seems rare. More widespread is that feminism is about exclusive
focus on & special privileges for women folk. That would be a good thingie to get rid of.
Pegg
Jehovah our God is One
Perhaps society needs to stop looking for bandaid solutions to women rights and tackle the problem at its source.... male domination and misogyny
If men were educated to changed their own attitudes and behaviors, then women might find life a little easier.
Horrorble
Well-Known Member
As far as I've been alive, and helping my mother stuff envelopes for the Equal Rights Amendment when I was a little girl, that message has been conveyed and assured and spoken and written and declared by the majority of feminists.
How else can it be addressed? I've found myself in the position of maintaining repeatedly to critics of feminism that I have three sons and a husband in my direct family that I care deeply about and whom I do not hate nor place mistrust. In those threads where I've maintained that position, it's been ignored and glossed over by those who refuse to hear it. And truly believe I'm a man-hater and a misandrist.
I agree feminism has always gotten bad press. why should we constantly walk on egg shells and apologise and explain ourselfs because some people can't handle their guilt? I refuse to start a sentence with "I honestly don't hate men, I love men, but..." please get over yourself.