What is the greatest myth the feminist movement has had to try to dispel in the last 40 years?

Question

Since I have been so disrespectful to the fems lately, I decided to ask a pertinent and valid question. Don't get used to it.

Answer 1

Women are too weak (emotionally and physically) to be effective leaders.

They are still working hard against that one.

Answer 2

Probably the biggest one is that "a woman's place is in the home/being a mother is a full time job/patriarchy will save females/women are only meant to be nuturers and mothers."

Scientists and some Christians say that a woman's natural place is in the home because she's weaker than the male. Well, it's proven over time that people evolve, and don't you think if most females spent all there time in the home cooking, cleaning, and child bearing that her body would adapt to those tasks. Like, smaller hands, larger hips, and they would become smaller because they're not doing any really heavy lifting. So, really that's been just about dispelled, but some hold on to that will there life.

Pretty much, a mother is a full time job has been dispelled because of the counter statement: Being a father is a full time job. It's been dropped by most, but some continue to say that.

Patriarchy will not save females. Yes, patriarchy has been practiced for a long time, but during those times a female has been the brunt of her husbands anger. Domestic violence and rape were still possible. Yes, females traveled with "chaperones," but sometimes the chaperones were killed and the females were still raped. These were most likely left untouched because I woman was subservient, unimportant, and the fact that no one would want to doing something that vulgar.

That is not true. If a woman was only on earth to have and nuture children than that would make men more important. So, if males are so "important and better" why were they blessed with child-bearing abilities. Men were blessed with nuturing qualities. Whenever a man holds and takes care of a baby his body floods with estrogen which holds the infamous maternal/paternal instinct. Also, if that was a woman's sole purpose why was she blessed with the ability to comprehend things besides nuturing and child-bearing.

Answer 3

That feminists are ball busting man haters. I don't see anything wrong with an intelligent woman choosing to stay at home and raise children. I think women become weak when they think they have to fufill some ideal of what a modern woman is. It is unfortunate that the feminist movement has received so much backlash and that the current administration has knocked us back 30 years. It's also disappointing that as a result women became more aggressive in a push to 'compete' with men, instead of creating an environment where it is okay for men to be more sensitive.

Answer 4

Many people today still believe that a woman's body and her opinions are less important than a man. I'm not talking on a massive societal level. I'm talking about the way men and women relate on a daily basis in a casual setting. Most of my friends are men, but they treat me differently because I'm a woman. They use the term "bitches" as a general term for women, and they tell me that my logic is flawed because I'm a woman. They think I can't drive well, think properly, or have fun because I'm a woman. Sadly, this sort of thing still exists all over the world (including the U.S.), and it makes me sick.

Answer 5

That strong successful women are necessarily lesbians. Makes me nuts that if a woman is strong her sexuality is questioned.

Answer 6

That you need a penis to have an orgasm. They really just need the tongue!! Yeah baby!!!

Answer 7

that women cant do men's work. clearly they can