A few weeks ago, I had an idea for a project that I would do on my blog. Today, that project begins! I am so excited to share my Feminism Project with you!
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People often ask me if I would consider myself to be a feminist, and truthfully, I feel extremely anxious every time it comes up. It's such a hard issue for me to take a stance on: there are so many things I love about feminism, but also so many that I hate about it.
I think that feminism started as a really positive thing, but in some ways it's become something much more negative. Feminism began as a women's rights movement, but I feel like it's become a "women are superior to men" movement. Women helping women only because they share the same gender is still sexism. While this is true, women are still paid less than men (on average} and that there are a lot of gender biases in the world. Somehow, I still don't feel like I can completely get behind feminism.
So, since I'm someone who sits on the feminism fence, I decided to get some amazing women involved in the project! Over the next week and a half, three of my lovely friends will be posting their contrasting views on feminism right here on my blog! I can't wait to share this project with you all!
Why don't YOU weigh in? Are you a feminist? Why or why not?
I have heard some people suggest that women are paid less on average because they put less time into their careers because of having children and taking care of a family. I don't see that as a bad thing!
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ReplyDeleteI am definitely a feminist. I'm sad to hear that you think feminism is now women thinking they are better than men. Sadly, sometimes this can be the case. I have seen both sides of feminism. In my opinion, feminism isn't just women thinking they are better than men.
Here's a perfect example of a feminist, who doesn't think she's better than men: Elle Woods, from Legally Blonde. Elle Woods is confident and headstrong. She does what she wants. She doesn't conform to what society screams she should do. Elle Woods does what's best for her, and when she realizes that her love with her boyfriend has fallen through, she keeps going.
If you're looking for the more feminist side of the fence, I would advise looking at this blog post. http://sorayachemaly.tumblr.com/post/50361809881/why-society-still-needs-feminism-because-to-men
Also: Wendy Davis. If you don't know who she is, you should look her up!
Hey there!
DeleteThanks for your comment! I'm glad my blog can be a space for debate!
I love Elle Woods just as much as the next girl; Legally Blonde is one of my favourite movies ever! I do agree with not conforming to what society would say - this is definitely a side of feminism I support!
The topic of Wendy Davis, however, brings up a reason I do not support feminism. Senate Bill 5 was something I was in support of. "The bill would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, require abortion clinics to meet the same standards that hospital-style surgical centers do, and mandate that a doctor who performs abortions have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital." (Wikipedia)
I don't think abortions SHOULD be legal after 20 weeks (studies have shown that fetuses in utero can feel pain after 20 weeks). This doesn't come from my Christian beliefs but my beliefs that we shouldn't cause pain to someone because it is a convenience to us. The other parts of Senate Bill 5 were actually details for the protection of women; they were laws that would make abortion safer!
Again, this shows how feminism thinks that women are superior! How is it okay to kill something that can feel pain? In abortions before 20 weeks, fetuses can't feel pain. I just can't get behind hurting other people. My rights, as a woman and as a human, are not more important than anyone else's.
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ReplyDeleteI'm sorry but I am also a feminist. I would also like to point out that you said "How is it okay to kill something that can feel pain?" and I would like to ask you, are you vegan/vegetarian? If you are, my apologies but people do still hunt so killing things that can feel pain DOES happen. Also, I feel abortions has nothing to do with "dominance over men" because men can't even have abortions.
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DeleteMy understanding was that a right to an abortion became a part of gender equality because men are never "tied down" to their children in any literal sense, so women shouldn't have to be either. The fact that men can't have abortions is irrelevant.
DeleteAnd since you raised the issue of eating meat and hunting, if you're going to compare an animal to a late term fetus (which I would consider to be a full person), you're getting into difficult territory where you need to defend ascribing similar rights to that animal that you would to a person. And if you're going to go there, then you have to go into animal medical testing, the impact of residential and commercial development on animal habitat populations, then there are issues about how hunting helps prevent widespread and decidedly worse deaths by starvation and disease caused by overpopulation...
I think you get the point I'm trying to make. I'll be happy to go deeper into that conversation with you if you'd like, I just don't think it's as simple as your initial comment seemed to imply.