Is the feminist agenda really about equal rights for women?

Question

"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, fundraising letter, 1992

Answer 1

Pat Robertson, as usual, demon stating his psychosis. Feminism is simply acknowledging that yes, women are just as fully human as men. And as such, need to have equal rights. Unfortunately, it still isn't so in our society. Girls are still being discouraged in math and science and women are overwhelmingly being paid less and last time I checked we still have not had a female for president. Many other countries in the world have had female heads of state but not yet in the US.
Oh, and here's an interesting point: while here in the US we still discourage many girls from developing their natural interests in math and science ergo so few of them go on into grad school in this area, middle eastern Muslin women, you know the scarfed ones with the long covered outfits, are going onto grad school in math and sciences and medical schools outnumbering the US girls! Now who's sexist!

Answer 2

First of all, Pat Robertson.........not really a reliable source on these things. Women's studies classes talk about this quote. Having taken a Women's Studies class (going into it not considering myself a feminist), I would have to say that the feminist movement is definitely about equal rights for not just women, but all people. It is a movement to create social justice and eliminate sexism, homophobia, racism, and classism in the world. I would consider myself a feminist and cannot wait to have a family, adore my husband, and watch my children live long, happy, and healthy lives. Statements like this are made to undermine the voice of people who are fighting to change the things people like Pat Robertson cherish.

Answer 3

That's a little extreme. To some degree it is about equality because it was needed. On the other hand you have the Nazi-ish feminists trying to brainwash other people and going to extremes to bring attention to their own agendas. Those are the ones I don't agree with because they're doing more harm than good.

Answer 4

Pat Robertson was right on.

In fact Susan B. Anthony who fought for omen's Rights to vote would be very upset at today's Feminist movement, Susan B. Anthony was in fact against Abortion.

Answer 5

obviously there isn't any longer some thing incorrect with objecting to feminism. although witht hat stated you may continuously be careful at the same time as utilising the blanket generalisation it quite is "feminism". I too idea a similar as you until eventually I took up feminist philosophy. there's a huge discrepency between feminist circulate/ theory and feminist philosophy.the shape of feminism that you describe is better customary feminist theory which receives its help from unsubstantiated bias as adverse to feasible, academic feminist theory it really is better mediated. help for the likes of Germaine Greer is in sharp decline. So in case your going to merchandise to feminism you may be sparkling which style of feminism to that you're objecting.

Answer 6

It started out to be equal rights... then it got a little out of hand. I am a woman and in all honesty I must say I don't agree with a lot of the things feminist's are trying to achieve. They want equal pay but they don't want to do equal work. And when they get equal pay, they want their husbands or boyfriends to pay for everything. Granted; nobody really wants to spend their own money when someone else can spend theirs for us but if you're going to work so hard to be treated equally you should take responsibility for yourself. I just think that feminists contradict a lot of the things they work so hard to achieve. I don't know if that helped but that's my opinion.

Answer 7

If Pat Robertson said that its a little extreme,

Answer 8

I never pay attention to extremists like Pat Robertson.

Answer 9

pat robertson is an evil sexist fascist pig.
Why would anything he says matter to anybody with an IQ over
80?

Answer 10

I've never heard of Pat Robertson, but I guess I haven't been missing much.